BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.getlocalhop.com//localhop-calendar//EN URL:https://api.getlocalhop.com/calendar?instance=KNpN9Nph6Q&series=false BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-instance-KNpN9Nph6Q@events.getlocalhop.com SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260419T195048Z DTSTART:20180822T210000Z DTEND:20180822T233000Z SUMMARY:Dearborn Entrepreneur Pitch Competition - Part 2 LOCATION:Art Space\, 13615 Michigan Ave Dearborn\, MI 48126 DESCRIPTION:Metromode and Downtown Dearborn invite you to attend the secon d of four Entrepreneurial Events on August 22 from 5-7:30. Entrepreneurs and community members will have the opportunity to network\, learn\, and r ehearse with business resources partners\, followed by a regional panel of art entrepreneurs with experience in running a creative business.\n\nPane lists include:\n\nChristopher Bennett\, Owner\, Image Works\nChris Bennett is a Photographer currently living in Dearborn\, MI. He received his BFA from Indiana University and MFA in Photography from the Hartford Art Schoo l’s Limited Residency Photography Program. Bennett founded and was the Dir ector of Newspace Center for Photography in Portland\, Oregon from 2002 to 2012 and served as its Gallery Director from 2012 to 2014. In 2017\, afte r relocating to Michigan\, he started Image Works\, which specializes in a rchival pigment printing\, also known as giclée printing\, for reproducing photographic and fine art imagery. Image Works also provides a number of digital services including artwork captures\, film & slide scanning\, port folio printing\, posters\, and prepress proofing.\n\nMatt Fry\, director o f Detroit Artists Market\nMatt has spent the last eighteen years in the fi ne arts field\, heading up the marketing departments for two world-class m useums in the Walters Art Museum and the Detroit Institute of Arts. Matt l ed the creative team that developed the DIA’s award-winning “Let Yourself Go” brand advertising campaign. As director of DAM\, Matt works with the b oard of directors to implement the strategic plan and he handles all manag erial aspects of the organization\, including staffing\, operations\, budg eting\, fundraising\, and board relations.\n\nMichelle Plucinsky\, co-owne r of Glass Academy\nThe Glass Academy is a privately owned glassblowing st udio by artists Michelle Plucinsky and Chris Nordin that specializes in ed ucational glassblowing shows\, events\, and classes. Open to the public We dnesday-Saturday housing a beautiful 2\,000sq. ft. gallery selling contemp orary handcrafted functional and decorative glassware with leading edge de sign. Lighting\, ceremonial ashes\, and special commissions accepted by ap pointment.\n\nModerator: Andrea Rosenfeld\nEmbrace Creatives is the brainc hild of professional artist and creative business consultant\, Andrea Rose nfeld. Empowering hundreds of Artists and industry professionals for years \, Andrea saw over and over again the disconnect between the two and reali zed she could solve this problem\, easily. Jotting down her ideas she reac hed out to a tech friend and said\, “I want to connect artists and buyers\ , online while giving them access to business education to guide them to h igher profits and internal value.” And with that commitment\, Andrea lovin gly crafted Embrace Creatives. It’s Andrea’s wish that Embrace Creatives g rows to become the go-to place for MILLIONS of artists\, so together we ca n empower\, uplift and move our creative industries forward for good.\n\nT he Dearborn Entrepreneur Pitch Competition is a four-part event allowing e ntrepreneurs to network\, learn\, and pitch. Coaching will be made availa ble to entrepreneurs from around metro Detroit interested in pitching thei r idea and testing their idea in the Dearborn market.\n\nEach of four nigh ts gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to network with peers as well as pr ofessionals. Resource partners are on site to help with questions to prepa re your business model. Pitch Prep Events will be held on August 22\, and September 26. At these events\, entrepreneurs can test their pitches\, as well as connect with local business resources. A moderated panel of entr epreneurs who have made the move from idea to execution will be highlighte d in the first series event\, which starts at 5:00 pm and ends at 7:30 pm. Stop by after work for an evening of networking\, connecting\, and pitch ing!\n\nEVENT AGENDA:\n** 5 - 6 - Meet with resource partners.\nSCORE and Grind Business Creative will be available to practice pitching your busine ss idea with.\n** 6-7:30 - Panel featuring youth entrepreneurs.\n\nPITCH C ALENDAR\n** WED AUG 22 5-7:30\n** WED SEP 26 5-7:30\n\nFINAL PITCH NIGHT\n ** WED NOV 14\n\nWinners of the final pitch night will be winning 4 months at a Dearborn site pop-up location to test out their market and grow thei r business. On November 14\, following the three Pitch Prep events\, con testants will deliver their pitches to a panel of judges in front of a li ve audience to win a four-month\, rent-free pop-up space in Downtown Dearb orn to test their idea in the marketplace and grow their business. Downtow n Dearborn is looking for retail\, makers\, artisans\, experiential busine sses\, and tech-based ideas. \n\nATTEND each of the events to find out mo re!\n\nThe Dearborn Entrepreneur Pitch Competition is part of the Dearborn series featured in MetromodeMedia.com fostering a narrative for entrepren eurship in Dearborn while building a better-engaged network of people and resources. This series is supported by Downtown Dearborn. URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.getlocalhop.com/dearborn-entrepreneur-pitch-c ompetition-part-2/event/PBirCci7mL/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR