Legal services support by: Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC

Miller Canfield traces its history to 1852 when Sidney Davy Miller (1830-1904) opened a practice on Detroit's Jefferson Avenue. Today Miller Canfield has the most lawyers in Michigan and is one of the nation's leading firms in its specialty areas. We have grown to a professional staff of nearly 450 attorneys and paralegals.

Miller Canfield’s team of attorneys in the Venture and Technology Practice has a long history of working closely with inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies involved with emerging technologies.  We understand the issues and, especially in the initial phase, the budgeting and financial realities faced by such start-up entities.

Financial services support by: Renaissance Financial Group

We at Renaissance Financial Group have learned that our small size is our greatest asset.  We have the ability to perform a wide range of accounting practices (including tax, financial accounting and consulting services) as well as the desire and ability to personalize not only our services but our client relationships.  We place more emphasis on client satisfaction than anything else because at Renaissance Financial Group, we know when it comes to your accounting needs, "we are about more than numbers."

Coaching and Program Management support by: RPM Ventures

RPM Ventures is a seed and early stage IT focused Venture Capital firm that provides sound guidance and support to entrepreneurs and technology startups, helping transform their ideas into the next generation of new economy companies.  Leveraging Midwest Centers of Excellence, RPM Ventures concentrates its investing in IT (Internet, software, semiconductor) or physical sciences (materials, alternative energy) firms selling to the Midwest manufacturing and automotive customer base, as well as Midwest University spin-outs.

Additional support by: University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship

The Center for Entrepreneurship exists to empower students, faculty and staff at the University of Michigan to pursue entrepreneurial achievements that improve people's lives and drive the economies of Michigan, the nation and the world.