Vermont Venture Network: Insight into Vermont's Entrepreneurial Business Practices

Archived Meeting

Innovative Chip Design	April 17, 2003 Breakfast * 8:00am Speakers * 8:15am Networking * 9:30am Wyndham Hotel 60 Battery Street Burlington, Vermont

Main Speaker

Jeff Finkelstein & Mark Lyons, Microprocessor Designs, Inc.

Microprocessor Designs is an electrical engineering and product design consulting group, founded in 1987 by Jeff Finkelstein. Mark Lyons joined the company as Vice President in 1993. The group specializes in microprocessor based product design and development from the concept phase through manufacturing. In this capacity the group has provided hardware, firmware, and software expertise for numerous clients within the US and Canada. The team, seven full time engineers and one technician, occupies 3500 sq ft of labs and offices in Shelburne, Vermont.

Jeff and Mark presented the approach they've used to build a high technology consulting business in Vermont, as well as demonstrated the products that incorporate their services. They also described how they plan to grow the business over the next few years.

Growth Company Showcase

Pure Innovations, Inc., Jonathan Dancing