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Tuesday, June 19 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Funding and Financing Issues for Startups

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External funding is important to the development of start-ups and to create and
maintain a successful business. This panel, consisting of lawyers and other
experts in the finance industry, will explore the various finance opportunities
available to start-ups in the metro-Detroit area and what they need to do to obtain
such financing.

Program Partner / Speaker
avatar for Jason Barnett

Jason Barnett

Invest Detroit
Mr. Barnett joined Invest Detroit in October 2016 with over 12 years of commercial banking and underwriting experience. He is focused on the activities of the Small Business Fund and Urban Loan Fund, designed to provide financial support to neighborhood retail businesses in targeted... Read More →
avatar for Kurt Baumgarten

Kurt Baumgarten

Applied Licensing
Kurt has a background in public policy and law, and is a member of the State Bar ofMichigan and the State Bar of Wisconsin. He founded Applied Licensing, an angel investmentorganization specializing in the development and monetization of intellectual property, andserves as the company’s... Read More →
avatar for Chair Lauren Verbiscus – Miller Canfield

Chair Lauren Verbiscus – Miller Canfield

Lauren Verbiscus is an associate for Miller Canfield, a full-service international law firm headquartered in Detroit.She represents national, regional and local financial institutions in real estate, construction, working capital, equipment and aircraft financing, including syndicated... Read More →
avatar for Michael Cole

Michael Cole

Bank of Ann Arbor
Michael Cole is the Founder and President of the Technology Industry Group atBank of Ann Arbor. Founded in 2002, the Technology Industry Group providesbanking and financial advisory services to more than 150 regional technologyand life sciences based businesses, venture capital firms... Read More →
avatar for Joseph Morrison

Joseph Morrison

Bodman
“Joseph R. (Joe) Morrison, Jr., represents early and high-growth companies in an outside general counselcapacity. He focuses on technology-enabled emerging companies and the venture capital firms thatinvest in them. His business and technology background gives him the ability to... Read More →


Tuesday June 19, 2018 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
20 Witherell