Sprout Up is a free event for forward-thinking Montreal-area entrepreneurs to gather and mind-meld. A great chance for startups around the city to get friendly, discuss current trends, and network in a casual, open, and focused setting. Attendees will walk away with new insights, new friends and actionable ideas for their businesses.

Join us on November 17th for a special Global Entrepreneurship Week Sprout Up! The theme is Creating a Community, & guest speaker Saul Colt will be talking about how you can connect with your audience. The night will also include presentations from local startups and, of course, networking.

Event details:
Date: Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Time: 6pm-9pm
Place: Brutopia

Guest Speaker:
Saul Colt, former Head of Magic at Freshbooks.com

Participating startups:
SmartHippo & others TBA

For more information contact Erin at [masked].

Join us & be a part of our Sprout Up! It's going to be a fabulous night of invaluable insights, new & old friends, & of course your lovely hosts from Sprouter (www.sprouter.com).

Saul Colt bio:
Saul Colt is self-professed Mayor of Twitter. Previously, Saul worked at Freshbooks & was the first international employee to be hired by Zipcar Inc, now the world’s largest car sharing company, to launch the company’s first foray into the Canadian market. Saul is an accomplished marketer and speaker and has lead discussions on a wide range of topics from Customer Service, Experiential Marketing, Social Media and Bad Television. When Saul is not working he can often be found wearing western shirts and listening to 80’s and 90’s hip hop.