Detroits future is bright thanks to many great companies and entrepreneurs pulling together.

This is your chance to see more than 30 powerful speakers, network with successful entrepreneurs and startup companies and meet VC’s and funders. For more information go to www.thinkbigkansascity.com

High-growth companies in Midwest invited to apply for funding

InvestMidwest’s 2010 Venture Capital Forum will allow up to 45 Midwest companies, including those in the Tulsa region, to present business plans to an audience of the country’s top venture capitalists, corporate and private investors, and investment bankers at the 11th annual event in March in St. Louis. Eligible participants are those who have launched entrepreneurial growth companies in a range of industries, including life sciences, technology/general business and cleantech/alternative energy.

Criteria to apply include: companies must be located within the center corridor of the U.S.; seeking funding from $1 million to $20 million; and have revenue projections of $20 million within five years.

The final application deadline is Jan. 8. Click here for more information or to review the application

It’s true, a simple idea can be worth millions. Successful inventor and licensing expert Stephen Key has made millions of dollars licensing simple ideas. One of Stephen’s most successful inventions is the Spinformation® Rotating Label. This label has appeared on products such as Rexall Sundown Herbals, Jim Beam DeKuyper Pucker, Nescafe Coffee & Lawry’s Spices to name just a few. However even though Stephen has sold well over 400 million labels he has only scratched the surface of the potential of this product.

The Spinformation® label will soon be featured on a new childrens medication product called Accudial. Accudial uses the Spinformation® label to show parents how to properly dose their children based on weight instead of the traditional dosing method based on age. This will help prevent the over 27,000 overdosed and underdosed children in the United States each year.

Accudial will be appearing online soon at Amazon.com, Drugstore.com, Target.com and Accuratedose.com and will soon be on the shelves of 9000 drug stores in the U.S. & Canada. Watch for it in a store near you.

Learn more about Stephen Key and the products he has brought to market.

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