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Event Notices From October 8

Ann Arbor Spark Offers Business Formation Event: Ann Arbor Spark will present "Starting your Own Business" on Friday, Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Spark East, 215 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. At this forum you will learn about personality traits that impact entrepreneurialism, creating a marketing plan for your business, legal, accounting, and risk considerations, product development, business plans and financing options. You will have an opportunity to get advice from a variety of business experts and organizations that are available to support new ventures. More at www.annarborusa.org/events/details?e=11265.

Detroit Speed-Interview Job Fair Links Candidate To Corporations: A Speed-Interview Job Fair sponsored by HiredInDetroit.com, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 31 at the Westin Hotel-Southfield allows both the interviewee and hiring company to assess the potential match of candidate to corporation.  It also exposes the applicant to a large number of hiring companies in a short timeframe, thereby maximizing the candidate's chance of finding a job. More than 40 companies are ready to interview and hire candidates; it is mandatory candidates dress for success. Participating employers will hire in the following industries: Engineering, Manufacturing, Sales, Finance, Customer Service, Management, Retail, Information Technology, Machining, Restaurant, Medical and many other great industries. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Westin Hotel Southfield, 1500 Town Center. Additional expo information is available at www.HiredInDetroit.com. Businesses interested in registering for career expo should contact Lucy Wade at lucy@hiredindetroit.com or (734) 956-4550.

Startup Soup Nominations now open: Want to pitch your social business venture for a chance to win funds plus business training from TechTown? Apply to pitch at Startup Soup on Friday, Nov. 9 at www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1035117/startupsoupnov. Nominations close Sunday, Oct. 14. Each entrepreneur, hand picked by a panel of expert judges, will have five minutes to present their business and field questions from the crowd. Attendees then enjoy soup, discuss the businesses and vote for their favorite. Not interested in pitching but want to attend? You're welcome to attend. Register at http://startupsoupnov.eventbrite.com/#. The event runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Gleaners Community Food Bank,  2131 Beaufait St.. Detroit. Admission is $5 at the door. Startup Soup provides an entrepreneurial twist on the established, highly popular crowd-funding model. To host the event, TechTown has partnered with Detroit Soup, a micro-granting dinner that funds creative projects in Detroit. For more information on TechTown's programs, visit www.techtowndetroit.org.

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