Please Welcome the Quad Cities E&I Club

The NewVentures Center in Davenport, Northwest Regional Entrepreneurship Center, and the Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce their partnership in the development of the Quad City Regional Entrepreneurs & Inventors Club(E&I Club).

The purpose of the Quad City Regional E&I Club is to provide an opportunity for entrepreneurs and inventors in the Western Illinois and Eastern Iowa area to network and draw on the experience and expertise of other like individuals and service providers within the greater Quad Cities region.

Developed from a model created by Terry Whipple, Executive Director of Juneau County Economic Development Corporation, Juneau County Wisconsin, the formation of the Quad City Regional E&I Club looks for many new ventures to develop, adding to the creation of jobs, increased tax base, and community development.

The partnership of The NewVentures Center, the Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce and the Northwest Regional Entrepreneurship Center in the creation of the Quad City Regional E&I Club demonstrates area organizations can work together to assemble available resources, and present them to entrepreneurs, inventors, and businesses in a manner that services many individuals at one time while creating opportunities for attendees to network and learn from each other.

The Club will hold its first monthly meeting on Wednesday October 18, 2006 at The NewVentures Center at 6:00pm. Special Guest speaker will be Terry Whipple, founder of the Juneau County E&I Club and Director of the Juneau County Economic Development Corporation.

Participation in these events will not be limited in any way. All interested parties wishing to participate, either to network or just “to see what is going on” are encouraged to attend. Similarly, all service providing entities are also encouraged to participate in order to provide expertise to other club members who may benefit from it. There will be no charge to attend monthly club meetings.

For more information contact Bill Maurer at The NewVentures Center at 563-327-0162 or Molly Foley at the Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce at 309-757-5416. Click here for the flyer.