It was an interesting evening at the SEMEE event tonight. Several new businesses presented their stories and it was exciting to see so many people in the audience who care about entrepreneurship in Central Iowa. Thanks to the Steens of Transition Capital Management for organizing the event.
The star of the show? Undoubtedly Charlie Anderson
The second meeting of SEMEE ("Society for Entrepreneurial Minded Executives") is tonight at the EMC Insurance Building in downtown Des Moines. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.
For details, please check out Adam Steen’s Growth Capitalism blog. More information is also available on the Iowa Biz Events Web site.
The event involves presentations by four
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