Sponsors
Support from the community enables the Adams Center for Entrepreneurship (ACE) to continue its support for entrepreneurial programs and early stage companies.
In 2009, over 65 teams competed in the FAU Business Plan Competition and over $33,000 in prizes were awarded. ACE thanks our community partners for their support of the 2010 FAU Business Plan Competition and their commitment to building a culture of entrepreneurship at Florida Atlantic University.
For more information about sponsorship opportunities, contact us at mcyphers@fau.edu or at 561-297-3982.
Gold Sponsor
Research Park Authority – www.research-park.org
The Florida Atlantic Research Park offers high tech industries the potential for research and development along with partnerships with Florida Atlantic University. As the only university-related Research Park in South Florida, The Florida Atlantic Research Park is home to twenty-eight high tech, high wage companies and operates the only Technology Incubator in the Southern part of the state. They support an angel and venture network from the Incubator, and the Incubator is also the home to the most successful regional economic development engine, the Enterprise Development Corporation.
Gunster - www.gunster.com
Today’s complex business environment requires leadership with a steady hand and an experienced, coordinated team. Gunster’s 140 lawyers work within 14 networked practices, linked across eight offices around the State. The firm’s depth of experience and its powerful base of top-tier business, government and industry-specific relationships have helped its clients navigate challenges, opportunities and legislative changes through every economic cycle since 1925.
Silver Sponsor
Bert Williams, Executive Marketing Consultant – www.linkedin.com/in/percipian
e-Council Inc. – www.ecouncilinc.com
e-Council Inc.’s Professional Business Consultants offer small and start-up companies access to experienced, cost-efficient, one-stop e-solutions. They address a wide range of business planning, including structural, financial, operational, human resource planning along with management of legal services and compliance issues.
Intelligent Office – Virtual Office, Executive Suite, and Remote Receptionist Solutions – www.ioboca.com
Intelligent Office is the leader in virtual officing solutions. They offer services a la carte, so you only pay for the professional services you use. From office space and conference rooms on an as-needed basis. To customized receptionist services. To administrative services and more. Operate professionally within a limited budget with Intelligent Office.
New Management Solutions, Inc. – www.newmanagementsolutions.com/index.html
New Management Solutions Inc. is a privately held consulting firm specializing in providing real world solutions for today’s business climate. At New Management Solutions, they work with each of their clients as business partners. Their advice and solutions are shaped by each client’s unique needs and business context, and are designed to
ensure that clients get the best return on their HR spending.
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network – The Striano Group – www.strianofinancial.com
Northwestern Mutual’s mission is to foster life-long relationships with clients founded on sound guidance, expert solutions, backed by the company’s exceptional financial strength. At Northwestern Mutual, our clients’ financial security is our business. It means we’re committed to delivering on our promises by having a financially strong company that delivers consistent results, even during tough times.
Nvestcom - www.nvestcom.com
At Nvestcom they have the knowledge and experience to help you inform the market of your company’s potential. Nvestcom recognizes that every company is unique and each management team has its own personality and
style. Their services include creating a distinctive corporate profile, building and implementing a communications plan, and targeting the appropriate audience to achieve maximum impact. In addition to facilitating your interaction with the market, Nvestcom can work with you in responding quickly and effectively to those extraordinary events that can affect your company’s valuation.
The Rector Group – www.therectorgroup.com
The Rector Group provides general consulting services, with an emphasis on strategy and finance. These services are provided to a wide variety of industries, including technology, internet website design, long distance telephone services, healthcare, software, distribution and the utility industry. With a strong operational background, as well as significant expertise in finance and strategy, The Rector Group can add significant value to small and large enterprises in short order.
Judith Teller-Kaye
Bronze Sponsor
Crossbow Ventures - www.crossbowventures.com/
Crossbow Ventures, headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL, is a leading venture capital firm focused on investing in the Southeast, the fastest growing region in the United States. The Firm currently manages three funds and invests in early to expansion stage companies in the Information Technology, Life Sciences and Cleantech sectors.
Daszkal Bolton – www.daszkalbolton.com
Daszkal Bolton LLP is the leading certified public accounting and consulting firm serving South Florida. For over 18 years they have been providing financial leadership, guidance and advice to individuals, families, corporations and non-profit organizations. Consistently ranked as one of the Top 25 accounting firms in the region, Daszkal Bolton LLP offers a unique blend of experience, technical knowledge and personalized service. Their firm provides complex technical & forensic accounting, domestic & international tax planning, state and local tax services, assurance solutions, litigation support, valuations, due diligence, M&A assistance, and other consulting services.
Merit Mile – www.meritmile.com
Merit Mile is an experienced team that helps businesses grow by creating, executing and managing integrated marketing, advertising, web and public relations initiatives. They listen, think and recommend business building strategies for start-ups, mid-sized firms and enterprise class clients within various industries and diverse markets. As strategic marketers in the 21st century, Merit Mile develops and executes business-building solutions for clients that rely on technology, creativity, logic, and heavy doses of old-school hard work.
Ribotsky Levine &Company – www.ribotskylevine.com
Ribotsky Levine & Company knows and applies the complex tax laws that are relevant to your business or personal situation so you can focus on other pressing priorities. Their extensive tax services range from the preparation of
simple individual income tax returns to advisement on sophisticated international corporate tax issues, all at a reasonable cost. Ribotsky, Levine & Company is prepared with veteran accounting teams to deliver a broad range of audit and assurance services and to provide those services with the utmost integrity. Additionally, their accounting staff and field auditors have extensive experience working with a wide variety of specialized industries and leading accounting software.
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