Entrepreneur & Inventors Club First Anniversary

FREEPORT, IL – A special November meeting celebrating the first anniversary of the Blackhawk Hills Entrepreneur & Inventors Club will feature Tom Szaky of Terracycle. The E & I Club meeting will convene on November 30, 2006, at 6:00 pm in room 2K2 at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, IL.

Szaky will tell of the trials and tribulations he experienced as he developed his New Jersey based Terracycle into a major and inspirational success story. His innovative use of worm excrement and garbage has placed Terracycle’s competitive organic plant food onto shelves of major home and garden centers across North America. At age 25, Szaky, the founder and CEO of Terracycle, has already been the subject of articles in The New York Times as well as Time, BusinessWeek, and Inc. magazines.

“We are fortunate to have Tom as our November speaker”, commented Dave Keiser, Carroll County Economic Development Director. “He is in great demand, but as a true entrepreneur prefers to network with groups like our E & I club. It’s great that he can be here to help us celebrate our first anniversary.”

All inventors, entrepreneurs, business & industrial representatives, economic development professionals, along with community leaders, county leaders and anyone else who might be interested are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served.

“This is a great opportunity for us to hear from an individual who has nearly done it all, and not necessarily in a conventional manner”, commented Russ Simpson, Small Business Development Counselor. “Tom’s amazing story is what being an entrepreneur is all about.”

For more information please contact Ms. Michele Miller, Director of the Small Business Development Center at 815-288-5511, ext. 320, or Russ Simpson, SBDC Counselor at 815-599-3654, or visit www.businessblender.org.