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VISIONARY SPEAKERS SERIES CONTINUES THIS MONTH |
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October 04, 2006
GROVE CITY, Pa. – The Department of Entrepreneurship’s 2006-07 Visionary Entrepreneurship Speakers Series continues Oct. 12 with the fourth “visionary entrepreneur” visiting campus.
Robert Slee, president of Robertson & Foley, will speak at 7 p.m. Oct. 12 in Sticht Lecture Hall in the Hall of Arts and Letters on the Grove City College campus. Robertson & Foley is a middle market investment banking firm providing finance solutions companies in the U.S.
Slee has published more than 100 articles on private finance topics in a variety of legal and business journals including “The Business Journal,” “Lawyers Weekly,” “Journal of Financial Planning,” “Ventures,” “M&A Today” and “Valuation Strategies.” His book, “Private Capital Markets,” was published in 2004 and is considered the seminal work in finance for private companies. His forthcoming book, “Midas Managers,” describes 20-plus strategies that successful business owners use to create substantial wealth.
Slee is a board member of numerous professional associations and private companies and owns equity positions in a variety of mid-sized private businesses. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Miami University and earned a master’s degree from the University of Chicago and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University. For more on Slee, visit www.robertsonfoley.com/about_us.html.
In September, the first three “visionary entrepreneurs” shared their knowledge as part of the speakers series. Robert Woodson Sr., founder and president of the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, kicked off the series with “The Importance of Character to Economic Success” on Sept. 7. Jack Roseman, former John R. Thorne Professor of Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University, offered “Ten Pointers to Become a Successful Entrepreneur” on Sept. 14, and A. Ray Dalton, creator of PartsSource, the nation’s first and only medical repair parts aggregator, encouraged young entrepreneurs to “Proceed with Confidence” on Sept. 21.
The series is made possible by the Coleman Foundation.
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