—————————————————————————————- 9/12/2007

KESociety Speaker Series Presents

Basic Elements of Starting and Running a Business

by:
Marsha Lyttle
Region 6 Director
Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC)

———————————————————————————————- 8/21/2007

Leaders in cooperation with KEsociety presents:

Mike Cleary ‘98
Co-founder and CEO of Beacon Media, LLC

Don’t Do what I Did!
Reflections of a Young Entrepreneur

————————————————————————- 6/6/2007

Speaker Series

Kyle Schwulst ‘02, is the founder of ElectroJet, a company specializing in designing low cost fuel injection systems for small engines. Kyle spoke on the following topics relating to starting and managing your own business:
Investment capital
ElectroJet Sales Strategy
Struggles encountered
Growing your team – Who do you want to work with?
Growing your business – How do I get from idea to market?
Developing a business plan – Does this make sense?
Working with the Chinese – Go global
Networking – Can’t do it alone
- Useful links – Get help

————————————————————— 3/20/2007

Another Term Ends

We have come to the end of the Winter Quarter 2007. The KES members have successfully completed another term full of lively discussions. We have helped each other to start bringing focus to our entrepreneurial ambitions. We have also spent a great deal of effort in buidling more infrastructure for the Society. Major highlights of the term were:

1. Member-to-member feedback sessions
2. Development of several committees and opertional plans for each
3. Society banner design development
4. Society gathering place development

Best wishes to all members as you return to your work terms, and keep your entrepreneurial mind set intact!
Dr. Tavakoli

1/16/2007

Multi-Billion dollar corporations? Greatest invention since sliced bread? Not Quite! But Kettering Entrepreneur Society (KES) is on its way. On Tuesday, January 16th, KES A-section held its first open meeting. Nearly 40 entrepreneurially curious Kettering students gathered to listen to the KES A-section founders, lead by David Gedraitis, present the basics as well as the dreams and ambitions of the society. The student founders were accompanied by our faculty mentor Dr. Tavakoli (ME), along with Prof. Borchers (Bus).
The society’s vision “To promote an entrepreneurial culture,” was evident in the room. Long after the meeting, the room was filled with a buzz of business plan talk and excitement about the entrepreneur development opportunities. Students, previously with no creative outlet, eagerly discussed business ideas with students and present faculty.
The newly founded KES is eager to develop – with the help of Kettering’s interested students and faculty – into a society that caters to the young, creative entrepreneur talent at our university. So please take a look around the website and don’t hesitate to ask how you can get involved.