Startup Michigan, the Great Lakes State's node for the Startup America entrepreneur network, is set to launch from the Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurs event next week.
The
Startup America Partnership is a national effort dedicated to helping startups grow by connecting entrepreneurs, investors and more than $1 billion in resources across the U.S. Regional affiliate
Startup Michigan will launch with 10 other states next week.
"It's the first time on a national level that there is a concerted effort on a national level to communication in the entrepreneurship community," says Diane Durance, executive director of the
Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest, which oversees this year's
Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurs, or ACE 12. She went on to compare Startup America's potential impact to the interstate highway system and how it connects businesses and people from states across the country.
ACE 12, which will be held at Ann Arbor's Skyline High School on Tuesday, is an annual event that revolves around entrepreneurship in Michigan. The event features opportunities for entrepreneurial education, networking, funding and mentoring resources. This year's attendance is expected to exceed 1,000 participants.
"We have a great entrepreneurial infrastructure," Durance says. "Other states don't have this kind of infrastructure."
Source: Diane Durance, executive director of the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest
Writer: Jon Zemke
Read more about Metro Detroit's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at SEMichiganStartup.com.
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