13th Annual Great Midwest Venture Capital Conference; Companies Competing for Selection Face September 12 Deadline; www.gmvcc.com.

Business Editors

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2003

One of the nation's premier venture capital conferences is headed to Kentucky. The Great Midwest Venture Capital Conference (GMVCC(R)) invites a few good companies to take advantage of a golden opportunity to attract investor interest at this year's conference October 22-23, at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, KY.

Innovative companies with a well-developed business model, seeking $1 to $20 million in funding, must submit an application by September 12 to present at the conference. Presenter application information is available on the conference web site www.gmvcc.com.

Two panels of professional investors will review the applications. Companies selected for the GMVCC will give personal audio/visual presentations to an audience of venture capital and other professional investors from more than twenty states.

The Great Midwest Venture Capital Conference provides an innovative forum for companies seeking growth capital to meet with investors looking for firms with good growth potential.

David Doctor, CEO of 2002 GMVCC presenter, Louisville-based Genscape, Inc., said "At the GMVCC, I had the opportunity to meet and talk with a large number of potential investors at a single event. Some took a strong interest in the company and began following its progress routinely. In addition, seeing how other companies presented themselves, and how investors responded was very valuable. The conference was well organized, and the staff helpful."

The Enterprise Corporation of Greater Louisville, Inc. will host the conference in partnership with the Indiana Business Modernization and Technology Corporation (BMT(R)). Leading sponsors include Louisville Metro Government; Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald; the Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation and the Kentucky Office of the New Economy. Venture Capital supporters include Chrysalis Ventures, Blue Chip Venture Company, River Cities Capital Fund, North Coast Technology Investors, Rose-Hulman Ventures, Gazelle TechVentures, NCIC, and others.

The GMVCC is designed by investors for investors. The conference features emerging companies exhibiting a broad range of innovative products for prime growing markets. Companies wanting to present at the conference and potential investors who wish to attend may obtain additional information by calling Bill Glennon of BMT at [phone] ext. 230; toll-free [phone], fax [phone] and e-mail is [e-mail].