SYLVAN LEARNING FOUNDATION SPONSORS THE 2003 DINGMAN CENTER ENTREPRENEUR INVITATIONAL
Proceeds Of Golf Event To Benefit Lamone Entrepreneur Scholars Program
(PRWEB) October 5, 2003
College Park, MD --- October 6, 2003 – Sylvan Learning Foundation 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.
“We are delighted to support the Dingman Center, the Robert H. Smith School of Business, and the University of Maryland with the sponsorship of this important event and scholarship program,” said Lee McGee, executive vice president, Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. “With this sponsorship, Sylvan demonstrates it’s commitment to education – in this case, the education of entrepreneurial-minded MBA student who will start new ventures that will contribute to the economy and deliver products and services.”
“We welcome Sylvan as a lead sponsor of our major fundraising event of the year,” said Charles O. Heller, Ph. D. – the chairman of the Dingman Center Advisory Board. “We thank Doug Becker, Sylvan’s chairman and chief executive officer, for his philanthropy and support of our entrepreneur students.”
Additional sponsorships are still available for The Entrepreneur Invitational. 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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