EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 1-4:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, 2013

EVENT: Entrepalooza, the University of Michigan’s annual entrepreneurial symposium, brings together established leaders in entrepreneurship and venture capital to share the secrets behind their success with students, alumni, faculty and members of the business community. The half-day symposium is free and open to the public. Adam Lilling of LaunchPad LA will speak at 1:15 p.m.

Michigan’s Ross School of Business was named the No. 1 graduate entrepreneurship program in the nation on Thursday by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine in recognition of the programs offered through the school’s Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.

U-M has been a driving force in the advancement of entrepreneurial education since 1927, when it offered the nation’s first course in entrepreneurship at what is now the Ross School of Business.

One of U-M’s top priorities is to help spur economic development through a rich variety of programs in entrepreneurship, tech transfer, venture creation, business engagement, research and education. Learn more at www.innovationeconomy.umich.edu

PLACE: Blau Auditorium, Ross School, 701 Tappan St., Ann Arbor

SPONSOR: Ross School Entrepreneur and Venture Club and the Zell Lurie Institute

INFORMATION: To register to attend the event, visit www.epalooza.bus.umich.edu. To view event updates or share news from the symposium, use hashtag #epalooza on Twitter.

CONTACT: Mary Nickson, Zell Lurie Institute, mnickson@umich.edu, (734) 615-4424.