Arizona's The IndUS Entrepreneurs - TiE - Chapter Hosts Venture Capitalist to Discuss VC Investment Strategies.Business Editors PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2000 Nouvriet Boutros Discusses Do's and Don'ts of Seeking Venture Capital at TiE's September September: see month. Meeting The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE), a global non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to encouraging and nurturing entrepreneurship en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. , Wednesday announced that Nouvriet Boutros will be the featured speaker at its September Networking Dinner Meeting. Boutros is a seasoned venture capitalist Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. with experience investing in emerging technology companies. The meeting is taking place Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2000 at the Marriott Mountain Shadows from 6 to 9 p.m., and is open to members and non-members alike. The cost to members who sign up by Sept. 8 is $35. All non-members and members who sign-up after said date may attend for $45. "We are very excited about the opportunity to have Ms. Boutros as a guest speaker," said Ganesh Moorthy, president of TiE-Arizona. "It is our mission to provide Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). entrepreneurs with the tools and networking opportunities to establish and grow their businesses." Committed to helping entrepreneurs in the Valley gain knowledge about practices that can help them succeed, TiE will host monthly networking meetings at which prominent guest speakers will discuss issues affecting the entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. community and strategies to help local entrepreneurs succeed. For more information about activities and future speakers visit the TiE Web site at www.tie-arizona.org. About TiE-Arizona Founded in July 2000, TiE-Arizona's mission is to provide an uplifting positive leadership role model and to emphasize value-creation through informed entrepreneurship. TiE-Arizona is one of 10 U.S. chapters of TiE, which is based in Silicon Valley. Entrepreneurs affiliated with TiE have created hundreds of new businesses with an estimated market value of $75 billion. TiE originated in the Indus culture and offers membership to everyone regardless of ethnicity ethnicity Vox populi Racial status–ie, African American, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic and religious affiliation. |
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