MCSB SmartZone Best Small Business, Accelerated Filtration
In a lead-up to the 2023 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala Celebration, Jeffrey Mosher spoke with several winning companies from this cycle. This year’s gala will take place at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI, on May 2nd! Please visit michigancelebrates.org/
Here, Jeffrey Mosher speaks with Scott Burr, Founder, and CEO, of Accelerated Filtration, Midland, MI, a SmartZone Best Small Business award winner.
To listen to their full interview please click on the embedded SoundCloud PodCast shared below!
About Accelerated Filtration
Accelerated Filtration delivers packaged turn-key filtration solutions for the consistent removal of fine suspended solids in variable water streams. Our innovative technology offers fine particle filtration for large and small water processing challenges across a range of industries and applications.
Problem We Solve
We solve the problem of removing large amounts of fine suspended solids from high-volume water streams in an affordable and automatic manner. Under conditions that cripple current products in the market, the VelRay X™ accomplishes ≥ 20µm filtration in a single step.
Value We Bring
We offer customers a compact, automatic, cost-effective solution for removing fine particles from water and wastewater streams over a wide range of suspended solids levels.
About Scott:
My top skills include:
Strong people leadership skills with the ability to lead diverse teams through complex development projects.
Experience in developing technology from lab level validations through commercialization.
Extensive experience in front end concept development utilizing diverse brainstorming, idea generation, and affinitization tools.
Strong skill sets in intellectual property strategy evaluation, development, and maintenance.
Experience in leading technical teams within start-up organizations and integrating those organizations into large corporate structures.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; innovative and effective problem-solver; highly organized and detail-oriented.
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About Michigan Celebrates Small Businesses
Michigan Celebrates Small Businesses is a non-profit (501c3) organization that is composed of statewide founding organizations that provide small businesses with resources to help their company grow. MCSB has Since 2005, their awards gala has celebrated and honored the impact small businesses have on our communities and state. MCSB makes small businesses their priority and will continue to support, connect, and celebrate small businesses in Michigan.
Michigan Celebrates Small Business is a partnership of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Edward Lowe Foundation, Small Business Association of Michigan, U.S. Small Business Administration, Michigan Business Network, and the Michigan Small Business Development Center.
Kinexus Group is the Managing Partner of the 2022 Michigan Celebrates Small Business gala.
Information about Michigan Celebrates Small Business can be found at www.MichiganCelebrates.org
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