Jason Dettbarn, 39, stands in front of about two dozen other equally enterprising individuals and shares details about his early-stage company. In 2014, the two-time FIU alumnus founded a firm that provides a cloud-based platform to organizations in need of IT management for their Mac computers, and it’s attracting customers worldwide. With slides running behind him, he practices a short speech that he hopes to deliver soon to potential investors. A few minutes later, he clicks on a video.
Next up, Helene Wilson, 35, takes the floor to discuss her artisanal ice cream. In 2016, she walked away from a legal career after people went crazy for the small-batch treats she started crafting for herself in law school. Today she sells to a growing group of fans as well as the general public through a third-party sweets shop.
Image: StartUP FIU helps budding entrepreneurs take their ideas from the drawing board to the production floor. (Illustration by Chris McAllister) - http://news.fiu.edu/
