Open to all, since 1981 the Enterprise Forum® has promoted the growth, education, and success of the entrepreneur and business community of the greater Washington & Baltimore area. A non-profit, volunteer organization, it provides exceptional quality events that are open to the public. Its many programs are targeted to local start-ups, high technology businesses, venture capitalists, angels, and the professionals who support them.
Enterprise Forum activities provide excellent time-proven opportunities for the best networking in the area and for generating great ideas for growing and building high technology companies. Several companies that have presented at the Enterprise Forum, have subsequently grown to become highly successful enterprises.
The local chapter is on of a network of 24 worldwide chapters of the Enterprise Forum, which was created as an outreach educational program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.). Participation and membership by the general public, regardless of their affiliation, is encouraged.
Why the Forum is for you!
Although each person joins the Forum or attends Forum events for individual reasons, the most common reasons listed by participants include: - Insights to better run companies, from startups to full size publicly traded companies.
- Preparation to launch or grow a start-up
- Contacts for employment by companies
- Sources of valuable, interested potential employees for companies
- Access to professionals with special services aimed at companies
- Contact with potential clients for service professionals
- Investment opportunities and sources
- General knowledge about entrepreneurship
MembershipAlthough there are benefits to joining the Forum (only $75 per year), membership is not required for Forum events, as all events are open to the public. Similarly, although the Forum is associated with MIT, an MIT affiliation is not required for participation, membership, or leadership of the Forum.
Programs & ActivitiesThe primary Forum activity is a series of large events, often featuring business leaders and case presentations by select businesses, both large and small, located from the local area. Other activities include workshops, business plan competitions, and interactive satellite broadcasts of programs from other MITEF chapters. Except for a break during the summer months, the Forum Events are year round. The case studies are held at the NRECA Conference Center (Ballston) at 6:30 p.m.
Supporting the ForumExcept for one part-time administrative position, all Forum leadership positions and event participants (such as presenters and panelists) are filled by volunteers.
Although membership dues and non-member participation fees generate some revenue, they do not fully cover the costs of Forum events. The Forum would be unable to provide quality programs at low cost to participants without the generous support of Forum sponsors.
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Upcoming Events and Announcements
5/20/2008 - -Startuplab: Featuring:
Two Local RFID Companies,
P. Bronner, Novak Biddle,
A. Kowl, RFID Sitchboard
L Marcus, Edison Venture Funds
S. Miller, Savi Technology
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6/04/2008 - The Analytics Of Marketing (at JHAPL)
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6/4/20008: Innovation to Commercialization:
Using Government Funding to Kick Start Your Co.
Companies Apply to Present at the Various Forum Events
Click Here for Complete List of Upcoming Events
Featured Event Photos and Story
Read an Event Report for the Informatics Talk by Steve Walker on 3/25/2008
.See Photos of Steve Walker and Other At the 3/25/2008 Informatics Event
3/18 Sales Thinkshop Presentation
Read About 10/9/07 TechTransferLab
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Check out the photos from the Startups From Space Event on 9/17/2007
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Read a Review of the Event
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See Presentations from October 9, 2007 TechTransfer Lab
VC Referral Program: If you were referred to the MITEF by a VC, please fill out an application, to Talk to the Angels and indicate "VC Referral" for "What would you like to learn from the workshop?"
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