Virtual Company PROGRAM
Many start-up and small companies are often at a critical phase in their development. Resources are stretched thin and certain critical functions may be overlooked or neglected.
The Initiative has met this need for member companies through the Virtual Company program - one of the many services the Initiative provides to small and emerging organizations. Virtual Company allies provide members with the professional services that are critical to growth and success-services that new and growing companies may otherwise not be able to afford.
Virtual Company allies consist of local, highly qualified professional service firms that provide their time, insight and experience to help Initiative clients achieve their business objectives. Disciplines covered include public and media relations, general legal counsel, human resources, intellectual property counsel, insurance, accounting, marketing and design, and product development.
The Virtual Company allies include: Lambert, Edwards & Associates (public and media relations), Price Heneveld (intellectual property counsel) Reagan Marketing + Design (marketing communications and design) and Warner Norcross & Judd (legal counsel).
Lambert, Edwards & Associates is among the 10 largest Midwest-based PR firms in the U.S. and a top-20 investor relations firm nationally, according to PR industry source O'Dwyer's. LE&A serves middle-market companies and national brands in 20 states with a broad range of services ranging from investor relations and transaction communications to product PR, media relations, social media, branding and complex issues management. LE&A has posted 10 consecutive years of growth and earned numerous industry awards.
Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton, LLP is an internationally recognized intellectual property law firm based in Grand Rapids. Founded in 1952, the firm specializes in patent, trademark, copyright causes, technology-related law, international law, unfair competition, trade secrets, antitrust matters and related law.
Reagan Marketing + Design, LLC has been serving local, national and international companies since 1991. A full-service agency, RM+D offers a wide range of marketing communications and design solutions specializing in new business, product and facility launches. The agency's philosophy: be financially sound and personally responsible to clients, the community, each other and family. Strategic thinking drives the agency's success, while having fun keeps working relationships grounded. RM+D has more than 20 professionals on staff.
Warner Norcross & Judd, LLP is one Michigan's premier law firms with more than 220 attorneys in six offices throughout the state. Warner attorneys bring experience and expertise to clients in virtually all areas of the law. Warner's Life Sciences group is skilled in U.S. and foreign business law, FDA regulatory compliance, product liability, institutional and private sector relationships, research and collaborative development matters.