CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Dan Gilbert, majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, will bring an entrepreneurship boot camp to downtown Cleveland next year.
Bizdom U will train aspiring entrepreneurs and help them to create businesss plans for new technology companies in the city. Entrepreneurs will apply for a four- to six-month full-time training program, with education in marketing, sales and finance from business professionals.
Gilbert, founder of Quicken Loans Inc., launched Bizdom U in Detroit in 2007 and has provided financial support for the nonprofit operation. Of roughly 35 entrepreneurs that have completed the program in Detroit, about 15 have opened eight businesses near downtown Detroit. At least seven additional businesses should be open by early 2011, said Ross Sanders, the program's executive director.
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Author: Michelle Jarboe
