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Brite Idea Lab launches new “match” portal connecting Entrepreneurs to Corporate America
Atlanta, GA, December 12, 2015 - Brite Idea Lab, a Georgia corporation, is empowering today’s Internet connected world matching entrepreneurs to resources, based on their specific NEEDS, then managing the engagement once the connection is established.
The Match process connects “Submitters” (inventors, entrepreneurs, students, small business owners based on NEEDS with “Collectors” (corporations, organizations, education, government and business service providers) based on what they are looking for or services they provide.
Founder, Larry White, stated that Brite Idea Lab grew out of the need to connect Entrepreneurs with Corporations recognizing the diversity that exists finding resources based on the stage of growth from an idea to a fundable series A or B round company. Corporations have the resources and infrastructure to scale “Ideas.” Their challenge is generating ideas internally and from the external entrepreneurial community. Conversely, entrepreneurs have no clear conduit to submit ideas to corporate America or other resources providing services to grow early stage small business ventures.
Brite Idea Lab provides both a Public-facing and a private-branded internal “match” platform to manage the pipeline of innovation coming from external and internal resources.
The proprietary Matching Algorithm extends today’s advanced search engine processes where “Ideal” candidate sets are automatically delivered based on members business credentials, needs and match preferences. Matches can be distilled to validate the fit, request connection for more details and then followed in the members back office to establish an automatic dialogue and notification going forward.
Portfolio Management enables both parties to group and store profiles and ideas in their back office to evaluate, incubate, curate, and most importantly, “Dispatch” to ideas downstream to other colleagues or business units.
Brite Idea Lab provides a modern cloud-based pipeline management solution for business, organizations, universities and government to “collect” Innovation based on their specifications from employees and the outside grass roots entrepreneurial world. Conversely, Brite Idea Lab enables “submitters” to confidently post multiple ideas, without giving away their IP, to find resources in today’s global Internet world based on “Matching” their needs.
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Brite Idea Labs Partners with the Ritz Group to Launch eco-System Network for Georgia
Atlanta, GA, December 12, 2015 - Brite Idea Lab, a Georgia corporation, is launching a new program to make Georgia the first state with a state-wide network connecting Entrepreneurs with the State’s corporations, business resources, organizations, universities, and government resources.
The new network, known as GBIN (Georgia Brite Idea Network), goal is to connect Georgia’s entrepreneurs, inventors, students and small business owners, based on “needs,” to the State’s 47+ Fortune 1000 corporations (plus others), 60+ Universities, 16 SBDC’s, Government Agencies and 20+ organizations in Georgia’s entrepreneurial eco-system.
The GBIN solution is a modern day Match-Engine, extending today’s search processes where “Ideal” candidate sets are automatically delivered based on members business credentials, needs and match preferences. Matches can be distilled to validate the fit, request a connection for more details and then followed to set up an automatic notification going forward.
More importantly, the companion to matching “submitters” with “Collectors” is Portfolio Management once the connection is validated. This enables both parties to group and store profiles and ideas in their back office to evaluate, incubate, curate and most importantly “Dispatch” to ideas downstream to other colleagues or business units.
Larry White, President and CEO of the Ritz Group Organization, stated that the Ritz Group is pleased to support promoting GBIN because Georgia has so much state-wide Entrepreneurial resources with support from the Governor, Atlanta and Alpharetta Mayors, world-class Corporations, Innovation Foundry’s, incubators, accelerators, plus new Entrepreneur Degree Programs evolving throughout the University System. Missing is the infrastructure to connect these resources and foster collaboration to accelerate growth, job creation, as well as serve as proof-item that Georgia is a leader in small business growth.
GBIN is hosted on Brite Idea Lab. Brite Idea Lab provides a cloud-based pipeline management platform for business, organizations, universities and government to “collect” Innovation based on their specifications from employees and the outside grass roots entrepreneurial world. Conversely, Brite Idea Lab enables “submitters” to confidently post, without giving away their IP, to find resources in today’s global Internet world based on “Matching” Needs.
Ritz Group launches "New" Angel Club
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Atlanta, GA, May 8, 2015 - The Ritz Group, a Georgia Non-Profit, is announcing the formation of the Angel Club for accredited Angel Investors in the Buckhead Metropolitan business community. The by-Invitation-only “Club” members will meet monthly for lunch at the City Club 3343 Peachtree Road in Buckhead, Georgia, 30326.
The luncheons are designed to expand private equity investment interest and confidence by Angels sharing their experience and from invited guests covering current issues and topics related to “Smart” Angel Investing.
Ritz Group President and CEO, Larry White, stated that seed-round funding is, and continues to be, the Achilles heel of Georgia’s private equity funding food chain. In the Valley and major cities, this GAP is fulfilled by Entrepreneurs and Investors exiting and taking lucrative lead seed rounds for new early stage companies. Yes, they are playing with “house money,” but mitigate risks by forming familiar teams consisting of ex-founders and syndicates with proven track records. Of course, we do some of this in Georgia, but need to close the GAP with more early stage lead Angel round investing. The Angel Club is designed to foster Angel investing collaboration and confidence. We believe that will lead to more funding engagements in early seed round companies. Creating more confident Angels will lead to funding more companies.
The goal of the Angel Club is to foster more Angel investing through Angel-to-Angel information sharing and collaboration. It is a non-pitch forum designed to support and inform Angels on “best practices” strategies from existing Angels who are engaged in the process. It is an informal, low key approach, to perfecting successful strategies, minimizing risks, sharing investment information and testing new concepts among peers.
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Atlanta GA, February 20, 2017, the Ritz Group, a Georgia non-profit is announcing Ritz Group 3.0 for 2017 featuring four new programs, plus a new ACCELERATOR NETWORK called
Innovation Stars
designed to recognize the TOP 100 Entrepreneur-based companies, 50 Future Stars raising capital, plus the TOP private equity funds responsible for driving Georgia’s capital exits.
Innovation Stars is the recognition that Georgia has a rapidly emerging ecosystem, but now needs to “Connect” and focus not only our Technology Stars, but recognize Georgia’s investment in entertainment, food & beverage, consumer goods, real estate and Bio Science. Atlanta is the beverage capital of the world and the headquarters for 17 Fortune 500 companies. Georgia has over 67 active Funds, 40 Co-Working/Accelerators, 67 Universities, 20 Government funded agencies and 40 entrepreneurial organizations, like the Ritz Group, focused on growing our economy through today’s new age of entrepreneurism.
Innovation Stars is a TOP down Accelerator Network to coalesce Georgia’s entrepreneur ecosystem, plus showcase critical resources essential to foster deal flow and sustain the funding food chain.
Innovation Stars will partner with the TOP 25 fund managers and angel pools, to amplify DEAL FLOW, plus electronically connect critical resources (organizations, co-working space and accelerators) who support Georgia’s TOP Stars.
The Accelerator Network will be supported with both the electronic collateral (website and platform), printed collateral, plus support the production of quarterly events, leading-up to Georgia’s fourth quarter national event - Venture Atlanta.
President and CEO of the Ritz Group, Larry White, stated that….”Innovation Stars addresses a common theme we continually hear from our 2,500+ members and our Angels in Angel Club….that is, we need to connect - there is so much going on in Georgia and more coming every day. It’s overwhelming.”
Innovation Stars represent the “Who’s Who” of the Georgia entrepreneur ecosystem. Future Stars recognizes essential bench strength, plus showcasing the support infrastructure is essential to drive Georgia’s pipeline of innovation success in multiple industries.
Ritz Group launches "New" Accelerator Network
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The 3 ICON Sharks will be experts in the Food & Beverage marketplace, as well as the three presenting companies. Sharks for the event will be John Stephensen - Chick-Fil-A and College Football Hall of Fame, Erica Barrett - Southern culture Artisan Foods and Jake Rothschild - Irwin Street Community Kitchens. Shark attack will be hosted by Radio Talk Show host Jim Beach.
Ritz Group President and CEO, Larry White
, stated that we are pleased to host special Industry oriented Shark Attacks because they represent an annual event that brings a vertical entrepreneur community together to raise capital. In that process, we recognize the leaders and also voids in the funding ecosystem. Georgia is a leader and headquarters for major Food & Beverage brands. The Ritz Group also supports Food & Beverage as a vertical market in our Innovation Stars Accelerator Network where our goal is to recognize the TOP 100 later-stage ventures and the TOP 50 Future Star Entrepreneurs in Georgia. On behalf of the Georgia entrepreneurial eco-system, the Ritz Group is honored to host this special event
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Event Chairperson and Ritz Group Industry Group Leader for Food & Beverage is Barbara Guillroy. Her team consists consist of Jake Rothschild (Jakes Ice Cream) and Charleton Cunningham (Start-Up Atlanta). The team goal is to promote the event, but also screen, coach and select five (5) Food & Beverage Entrepreneurs competing to pitch at Shark Attack.
The event will begin with Networking at 4:30p, featuring a “tasting event,” followed by Open Mike at 5:40p and Shark Attack from 6:00 to 7:30p at the City Club of Buckhead 3343 Peachtree Road, Buckhead, Georgia 30326.
For more information on attending or sponsoring the Food & Beverage Shark Attack - contact Barbara Guillroy at
Levelblend@yahoo.com
