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The Levy Institute for Entrepreneurial Practice announces the Tour de KAE

The Tour de KAE ("Kellogg Alumni Entrepreneurs") involves faculty from the Entrepreneurship Program visiting the places of business started, owned or run by Kellogg Alumni Entrepreneurs. The Tour de KAE crystallizes the experience that happens when faculty visit our proud KAEs.  Professor Rogers has visited ten businesses in the past year, and five since June 2005. During each visit, Kellogg School professors listen to the KAEs share what their business is about. Entrepreneurs give a tour of the business and introduce us to some of their employees. The visit is rewarding for everyone.  The entrepeneurs receive a Certificate of Achievement and Pride and a photo to commemorate the visit.

The criteria to request a Tour de KAE visit are that the business a) be more than a year old, b) has revenues and c) has a place of business (no basement offices). Visits last an hour.  Businesses all over the world qualify.

Here is a list of a few entrepreneurs that have been visited:

• Jill Gordon '80 & Kim Stolze '80: KidSnips
• Anthony Shurman '98: Momints
• Karen Chung-Davis '98: Nomadic Capital
• Adam Caplan '00; Model Metrics
• Wayne Rothschild '02: Neat-Oh!
• Martin Claure '04: Colfax Realty
• James Neal '98: Food and Fab Events
• Jim Reynolds '82: Loop Capital Markets
• Betty Chow '88: Pacific Global Bank
• Frank Muscarello '03: VisionPOS
• Nelson Head '87: SAFCO
• Doug Cook '98: Feldco
• Jeff Bell '96, Patrick Healy '96, Chris Summersgill '96, Ron Rygiel '96: Bolt Industries
• Scott Mandell '01, Bert Cohen '02: Enjoy Life Foods
• Tom Bedecarre '81: AKQA Inc.
• Noah Robinson '01:GNC Stores
• Zack Gund '00: Cape Cod Foods
• JJ Greenfield '98:Harlem Vintage
• Mike Borkowski '98, PressThis!
• Parry Singh '99, EthnicGrocer.com

Contact the Levy Institute if you would like to have a visit.

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