 | Richmond's annual event to showcase a select group of innovative companies with high growth potential. JOIN LinkedIn Group: Entrepreneurs in Central VA. (Over 450 members and growing) 2009 Selected Companies to Watch include: |
 Charting a different course. Alumni of the Greater Richmond Companies to Watch were chosen for their ambition to disrupt an industry, introduce major innovations, and take the risks to succeed spectacularly. Beyond the past. Predicting the future. Unlike other awards that are based on historical activities, Companies to Watch is a forward-looking list of area businesses deemed to have the potential to become national leaders and become significant contributors to the area economy. Our alumni have been named National Small Business Person of the Year, Featured by Martha Stewart, raised capital, and made significant contributions to the Richmond region. Hear the stories behind the headlines. On one evening each year, the Companies to Watch alumni gather to welcome the latest inductees and to meet the applicants. This extraordinary opportunity is the ultimate event for entrepreneurs to meet and share their stories with each other.JOIN LinkedIn Group: Entrepreneurs in Central VA. (Over 365 members and growing) | Event Details October 29, 2009 Capital Ale House 623 E. Main Street Richmond, VA
Free parking is available after 4:00pm weekdays and anytime on weekends in the Lanier Parking Systems deck located on the corner of 6th & Main Street, as well as on street parking. Speaker: Dr. E.L. Kesten, Ph.D., Founder, Despair Inc. Austin, Texas-based Despair Inc. produces posters and souvenirs that satirize the motivational sayings generally found in corporate office environments. The company, founded by Kesten, is known for its “Demotivator" items, which parody the grandiose imagery and solemn language of the “Successories” poster series. For example: MEETINGS: None of us is as dumb as all of us. CONSULTING: If you're not a part of the solution, there's good money to be made in prolonging the problem. FAILURE: When your best just isn't good enough. We expect his comic relief will be perfect timing in this down economy.  Presenting and Gold Sponsors |
