The Ignite Lansing 2.0 event was a huge success, with roughly 500 people packing the Temple Club in Old Town Lansing to toss around ideas and listen to multiple, five minute presentations.
According to excerpts from the article:
The Ignite program is a worldwide event hosted by individual communities. Lansing’s first Ignite event was in April, and program volunteers said they hope to host another event next spring.
“I think it’s a really cool opportunity, especially for start-up firms to get their ideas out there,” said international relations senior Jennifer Seager, a volunteer at Ignite Lansing. “A lot of times these ideas sit under the water because they can’t find people to fund them, or get them off the ground, because you need support.”
Before the event, Spotlight Michigan, an MSU group, hosted Eve of Ignition. It encouraged MSU students to mimic the IgniteLansing event by presenting their own projects.
Five students were selected from five student organizations to make their presentations and compete for the opportunity to start their own business.
Spotlight Michigan was born out of a James Madison College seminar last year, which since has grown to a yearlong seminar promoting entrepreneurship in Michigan.
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