Turner Associates

Information Technology and
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology industries
  • Competitor Analysis
  • Interviews
  • Market Analysis


Turner Associates is a contract market analysis firm
servicing high growth companies and new product development.


The Turner Associates, December 1, 1997 Seminar

Learn From The Experts

Featuring Don Frey, former Chairman of Bell and Howell Company, inventor of the Ford Mustang, Art Roldan, Venture Partner with Newberry Capital and Tom Thornton of the Illinois Coalition.

How To Achieve Dramatic Growth

Don Frey is currently professor of Engineering at Northwestern University and advises entrepreneurial companies. Art Roldan was recently involved in a successful acquisition of a company he helped found. Newberry Capital invests in emerging information technology companies.

The purpose of the evening is for people involved in building companies to learn from the experts and for the experts to learn from you. Tom Thornton of the Illinois Coalition will update you on the important happenings there. We will have entrepreneurs, investors, service providers and other members of the entrepreneurial community attending.

Monday evening, December 1st

6:00pm Turner Associates Networking - Coffee & Cookies
6:25pm Turner Associates Opening
7:55pm Q & A
8:15pm Turner Associates Adjournment

RSVP's have been received from the following people:

Name Company Phone Number
Anderson, Dan Ernst & Young 847/240-5560
Bosch, Terry Nova Solutions 800/730-6682
Chu, Richard Ganymede 312/663-4500
Cooper, Paul Perceptual Robotics 847/475-0512
Drew, Kevin eBridge 773/395-1515
Eckhardt, Rob Visual Systems 847/726-0470
Gelb, Steve Yield Management 773/665-1595
Geras, Bob LaSalle Investments, Inc. 847/272-9333
Hagstrand, John Interage Research, Inc. 773/764-1892
Heber, Al Third Coast 847/559-9082
Heber, Amy Third Coast 847/559-9082
Katcha, Joe High Street 312/697-4990
Kotak, Ketan Net Accent 630/435-5903
Lechmann, John Nova Solutions 800/730-6682
McCrohn, Craig Freeborn & Peters 312/360-6722
McGivney, Pat North American Business Dev. 312/332-4950
Miller, Chuck Lakeshore Communications 847/332-1676
Murphy, Jeff Entrepreneur 312/642-4348
O'Connor, Karin Sanwa Business Credit Corp. 312/580-5164
O'Malley, Michael Canadian Consulate General 312/616-1870
O'Roark, Michael Planetary Motion 847/835-6703
Pham, Tai Paragon Solutions 312/913-9813
Punzel, Jeff Octagon 847/843-7400
Salvadore, Rick Perfect Placement 847/374-3169
Tassone, Dominic Streams 773/342-7747
Walton, Sonyini Assett E3, Inc. 312/663-9963

Number attending: 26


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847/266-9828
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