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October 7, 2008

Bizdom U grads set to launch, ready for success

Bizdom U's businesses are ready to take the Motor City by storm before they take on the world.

Excerpt:

Just several weeks out of school, Mason Levey is ready to launch his own business, a mobile marketing agency that will employ 10-12 workers and operate out of an office in Midtown.

Such ambitions may sound lofty, but the 21-year-old has a sound business plan and plenty of expertise behind him. He is among the first students to graduate from Bizdom U, an intense one-year boot camp that develops entrepreneurs to launch and lead successful Detroit-based businesses. The school is the brainchild of business mogul Dan Gilbert, founder of Quicken Loans.

The program "is a lot of work," said Levey, a Royal Oak resident who bucked the traditional college route when he couldn't take advanced courses as a freshman. "You have to be disciplined to go after your dreams."

Read the rest of The Detroit News story here.
Neighborhoods: Midtown