MORGAN STANLEY SPONSORS THE 2003 DINGMAN CENTER ENTREPRENEUR INVITATIONAL
Global Financial Services Firm Joins Sylvan Learning Foundation As Major Sponsor For Benefit Golf Event
(PRWEB) October 7, 2003
College Park, MD (PRWEB) October 7, 2003 – Morgan Stanley has agreed to serve as a “Silver Corporate Sponsor” of The 2003 Dingman Center Entrepreneur Invitational. One of the entrepreneurial community’s major social gatherings in the Mid-Atlantic region, the tournament will take place at P. B. Dye Golf Club in Ijamsville, MD on Wednesday, October 15, 2003. Proceeds of the event will benefit the Lamone Entrepreneur Scholars Program.
“Morgan Stanley is committed to supporting educational organizations, like the Dingman Center, the Robert H. Smith School of Business, and the University of Maryland,” said Jeff Grinspoon, vice president of Morgan Stanley and a former Lamone Entrepreneur Scholar. “I can tell you firsthand that the Dingman Center was an excellent place for me to learn as an entrepreneur student and continues to be a great resource for me as a professional.”
“We welcome Morgan Stanley as a major sponsor of The 2003 Entrepreneur Invitational,” said Charles O. Heller, Ph. D. – the chairman of the Dingman Center Advisory Board. “We thank Jeff Grinspoon and his business partner, Rick Weeks, for their leadership and support. Jeff is a great example of our successful alumni, and he is a true friend of the Dingman Center.”
Morgan Stanley joins Sylvan Learning Foundation as a Silver Corporate Sponsor of The 2003 Entrepreneur Invitational
Additional sponsorships are still available. For more information, please call Phil Bundy, tournament director, directly at 301-874-1880.
About The Entrepreneur Invitational
Recognizing the popularity of golf and the benefits of doing business on the golf course, the event will host presidents and CEOÂ’s of high-growth venture businesses, as well as principals of firms that provide services to entrepreneurs. Sponsors and participants will enjoy a memorable golfing and corporate entertainment experience at a beautiful setting, while creating and enhancing business and social associations with each other. The tournament will feature a unique and exciting $1 Million Shootout. For the eleventh year, this special occasion will support the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship and the Lamone Entrepreneur Scholars Program.
About the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
Founded in 1986 as one of the earliest entrepreneurship centers in the country, the top-rated Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship is a national catalyst for entrepreneurship and is dedicated to facilitating, supporting, and encouraging new enterprise growth in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Part of the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland at College Park, the Dingman Center offers innovative services and programs to help business owners and managers develop successful companies, including market and technology assessment, business plan review, mentoring, investors network, University technology commercialization, and special educational and networking events.
Recognizing its mission of championing entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and service providers, the Dingman Center has developed the New Markets Growth Fund, an independent $20 Million venture capital fund that invests in early-stage deals in low-income areas of the Mid-Atlantic region. The Fund is the first university-based fund to raise external capital focused both on technology startups and community development.
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