From Startup to Global Success: Inside the mind of MFG.com's Mitch Free

Location: Vinings Club, 2859 Paces Ferry Rd Club Level, Atlanta, GA

November 6, 2008
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

As the founder, chairman and CEO, Mitch Free has grown Atlanta-based MFG.com into the leading global online marketplace by melding two industries – technology and manufacturing. With billions of dollars in transactions completed through MFG.com each year, his company is the platform for which the global manufacturing community does business, an eBay-type model that matches sourcing professionals and engineers with suppliers that can create parts on demand.

On November 6th, CatalystMag.com is proud to present local entrepreneur Mitch Free as a special guest speaker. Listen and learn from Free as he discusses his strategies on:

• Growing his idea into an international multi-million dollar business.
• Managing his company’s tremendous growth.
• Attracting significant investors, including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and the Fidelity Investment Group.
• His company moving forward, including his expansion into China and Europe, and Free’s search for a new CEO.

Free has been profiled in Inc. Magazine for his global initiatives, and has been named a finalist for the magazine’s "Entrepreneur of the Year ” in 2005. CatalystMag.com has also named him a Top 25 Entrepreneur in 2007 and 2008, and MFG.com has consistently been ranked by Deloitte and Touche as one of the top technology growth companies in the U.S.

Join us on November 6th to meet Mitch Free to find out how this dynamic entrepreneur revolutionized an entire industry.

Agenda
5:30 - Network with business owners, entrepreneurs and Mitch Free.
6:30 - Introduction and Mitch Free’s presentation
7:10 - Question and Answers Session
7:25 - Adjournment