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February 12, 2004
The KVCC M-TEC wrapped up its inaugural, four-Fridays “Boot Camp” on Feb. 6 as eight teams of would-be entrepreneurs interacted with a score of chief executive officers and corporate leaders who acted as both presenters and mentors in helping them mold successful business strategies.
The finale in the four-week competition featured the fashioning of an executive summary and the crafting of a 10-minute, graphics-enhanced presentation that were subject to assessment by two panels of judges.
Winning the first prize of $5,000 was Reality Check, a Grand Rapids-based telecommunications audit/resource outsource company managed by Lorie Nutting and Scott Greenlee.
T.F. Solutions earned the second-place money of $2,500 in describing its concept for a company providing information-technology support and services for local businesses. Its owner is Budd Wright and has been based on Grandville, Mich.
Third place went to Kteq Information Technology Solutions LLC, which has been located in Paw Paw and is owned by Mark Poffenberger and Bob Milbeck. It provides information-technology services to small businesses. A new Gateway laptop was its reward.
James DeHaven, executive director of the KVCC Michigan Technical Education Center (M-TEC) reports the committee that organized “Boot Camp I” will reconvene in the next few weeks to review the first session, the evaluations of its strengths and weaknesses, and select a time frame for the second one.
Joining KVCC, the M-TEC and Fifth Third Bank in sponsoring the “Boot Camp” were TGap Ventures, the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center, Southwest Michigan First, and BlueGranite Inc.
For more information about the “Boot Camp” concept, call James DeHaven at (269) 353-1280.
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