The Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship (ACE), now in its tenth year, is taking place next Thursday, January 21, 2010, at Skyline High School in Ann Arbor (2552 N. Maple, Ann Arbor, MI 48103).  Registration begins at 4:00 p.m., with the program running from 4:30 to 9:00 p.m.  What exactly is ACE?  From the website:

The Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship is an event that celebrates and promotes entrepreneurship in the Great Lakes region. ACE brings together entrepreneurs, service providers, investors, students, government agents, and other members of the business community to network, learn, and connect. In 2009, about 550 people attended ACE.

ACE began in Michigan in 2001 as a joint meeting hosted by the New Enterprise Forum (NEF) and the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Great Lakes. Today, additional organizations participate in organizing, supporting, and promoting the event, and the scope of ACE has grown to encompass participants from the broader Great Lakes region.

ACE is expecting 700+ attendees this year and will be showcasing more companies than ever (including some Safford & Baker clients).

Hope you can make it.  Registration can be found here.

–Matt