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SUMMARY:Business After Hours: Marquette's Economic Hub
DESCRIPTION:Business After Hours/Business showcase events are designed to help you make valuable business contacts\, entertain clients\, reward employees\, spend time with co-workers and most of all\, enjoy doing it at the area's premier networking opportunity.\n\n \n\nHere's a casual networking opportunity that's held at some of Marquette County's most interesting locations. Inexpensive and informal\, these early evening events are held from 5 - 7 pm and are ideal for meeting fellow professionals and establishing long-lasting business relationships.\n\n \n\nBusiness people are encouraged to attend and be prepared with a number of their business cards to pass. This event is open to Partnership members and non-members alike.\n\n \nHosted By: CoLab\, Innovate Marquette SmartZone\, Invest UP\, Lake Superior Community Partnership\, Northcross Group\, Northern Initiatives\, Northern Michigan University\n\n\n\nMeet the Host Organizations\n\n \n\nCoLab\n\nCoLab was designed with the professional remote worker in mind. Unlike typical coworking spaces\, CoLab provides private offices along with open works areas that cater to a wide range of officing needs. CoLAB is central to everything your business needs and is conveniently located in the heart of downtown Marquette. \n\n \n\nInnovate Marquette SmartZone\n\nA service provider to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) that transforms our community into a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem. Complete with the necessary resources\, technology\, capital\, and array of opportunities to support local tech-focused start-ups\, new business ventures\, and existing businesses. \n\n \n\nInvest UP\n\nInvest UP is a private sector-led\, regional\, and economic organization for the Upper Peninsula whose mission is to drive prosperity across the Upper Peninsula through partnership and collaboration\, relationships\, and leadership.\n\n \n\nLake Superior Community Partnership\n\nThe LSCP is Marquette County's leading resource for economic development\, providing a wide variety of affordable and effective development services. The LSCP helps their partners make the connections that matter   between businesses\, organizations\, leaders and legislators\, and provides a legislative voice for programs and policies that strengthen our regional economy. \n\n \n\nNorthcross Group\n\nProvides Management\, Cybersecurity & Technology Consulting services to protect their clients from cyber threats and position them to achieve their business goals. They provide tailored privacy\, cybersecurity\, and compliance assessments\, remediation\, and ongoing support with personalized frameworks to maximize the effectiveness of cybersecurity efforts and implement cyber practices\, policies\, and procedures specific to the organization. \n\n \n\nNorthern Initiatives\n\nNorthern Initiatives is a nonprofit lender headquartered in Marquette with of ces throughout Michigan. Northern Initiatives provides loans and business services to entrepreneurs and small business owners who create jobs and help their communities thrive. \n\n \n\nNorthern Michigan University\n\nNorthern Michigan University is a dynamic four-year\, public\, comprehensive university that has grown its reputation based on its award-winning leadership programs\, cutting-edge technology initiatives and nationally recognized academic programs.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Business After Hours/Business showcase events are designed to help you make valuable business contacts\, entertain clients\, reward employees\, spend time with co-workers and most of all\, enjoy doing it at the area&#39\;s premier networking opportunity.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nHere&#39\;s a casual networking opportunity that&#39\;s held at some of Marquette County&#39\;s most interesting locations. Inexpensive and informal\, these early evening events are held from 5 - 7 pm and are ideal for meeting fellow professionals and establishing long-lasting business relationships.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nBusiness people are encouraged to attend and be prepared with a number of their business cards to pass. This event is open to Partnership members and non-members alike.<br />\n&nbsp\;\n<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Hosted By:&nbsp\;CoLab\, Innovate Marquette SmartZone\,&nbsp\;Invest UP\, Lake Superior Community Partnership\,&nbsp\;Northcross Group\, Northern Initiatives\,&nbsp\;Northern Michigan University</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><br />\n<strong><span style="color:#003D7C\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">Meet the Host Organizations</span></span></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:#003D7C\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">CoLab</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">CoLab was designed with the professional remote worker in mind. Unlike typical coworking spaces\, CoLab provides private offices along with open works areas that cater to a wide range of officing needs.&nbsp\;CoLAB is central to everything your business needs and is conveniently located in the heart of downtown Marquette. </span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:#003D7C\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Innovate Marquette SmartZone</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">A </span></span></span><span style="color:#36495F\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001DwqSxpNKLA6edYINUuhPf5MqfTV6sx1Jqlu8kr-f36PLplFPkd7RzBuFhilPwrIrP51kr2CEywEIMhnbLJwpF9W6Ygm2gWXUr8kAFk8Ed_O-CNPflOR3dglpERNogIXZvkNExiiE2_L_It6vYewcmUdXzf2kH_xWQdBvnPIJvDe8tQFnnGTMAQrlugGhYmEn-XK8X4ilX0zsdcjp8VRqLVIBF91ZKIcUVwUF-eAGubU=&amp\;c=zqNVrU7cmyPWuWeepbbN7TBIdA9HLrgvnxTJe9AdDwpBs9kEcyyJog==&amp\;ch=BJZZ6FzwCKI-S8LjYftUky8czdtts_thyZ4k1kwWhc_3XWWBRYU9tA==" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration-line:none\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;">service provider to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)</span></span></span></a></span></span></span><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;"> that transforms our community into a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem. Complete with the necessary resources\, technology\, capital\, and array of opportunities to support local tech-focused start-ups\, new business ventures\, and existing businesses.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n&#65279\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:#003D7C\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Invest UP</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Invest UP is a private sector-led\, regional\, and economic organization for the Upper Peninsula whose mission is to drive prosperity across the Upper Peninsula through partnership and collaboration\, relationships\, and leadership.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:#003D7C\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Lake Superior Community Partnership</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">The LSCP is Marquette County&rsquo\;s leading resource for economic development\, providing a wide variety of affordable and effective development services. The LSCP helps their partners make the connections that matter &ndash\; between businesses\, organizations\, leaders and legislators\, and provides a legislative voice for programs and policies that strengthen our regional economy.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:#003D7C\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Northcross Group</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Provides Management\, Cybersecurity &amp\; Technology Consulting services to protect their clients from cyber threats and position them to achieve their business goals. They provide tailored privacy\, cybersecurity\, and compliance assessments\, remediation\, and ongoing support with personalized frameworks to maximize the effectiveness of cybersecurity efforts and implement cyber practices\, policies\, and procedures specific to the organization. </span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:#003D7C\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Northern Initiatives</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Northern Initiatives is a nonprofit lender headquartered in Marquette with of&#64257\;ces throughout Michigan. Northern Initiatives provides loans and business services to entrepreneurs and small business owners who create jobs and help their communities thrive.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:#003D7C\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Northern Michigan University</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:#010101\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Northern Michigan University is a dynamic four-year\, public\, comprehensive university that has grown its reputation based on its award-winning leadership programs\, cutting-edge technology initiatives and nationally recognized academic programs.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;font-family:&quot\;Arial&quot\;\,sans-serif\;color:#36495F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>\n
LOCATION:101 West Washington Street Marquette MI\, 49855
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