CED Announces Updates to Venture Workshops.Two-Part Program to Give Early Stage Entrepreneurs Tools to Pursue Venture Capital and Long-Term Success RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C. -- The Council for Entrepreneurial Development has altered the dates of its new program, Venture Capital for Entrepreneurs, which is a two-part program to provide knowledge and resources to early stage entrepreneurs who want to attract funding for or grow their venture-backed company. The two programs, each led by a cadre (company) CADRE - The US software engineering vendor which merged with Bachman Information Systems to form Cayenne Software in July 1996. of experienced entrepreneurs and accredited investors Accredited Investor A term used by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under Regulation D to refer to investors who are financially sophisticated and have a reduced need for the protection provided by certain government filings. Also known as "qualified purchaser". , will take place on November 29 (Session 1) and January 16 (Session 2). Session 1, "Venture Capital Reality - Matching Company Goals with VC Strategies", will take place on Thursday, November 29, and will explore the characteristics of venture-backed companies; formation and founder matters; protecting and commercializing intellectual property; and preparing the pitch to investors. Session 2, "The Art of VC Relationships - From Deal Structure to Board Seats", will take place Wednesday, January 16, 2008, and will cover venture economics and valuation; choosing an investor; understanding term sheets; and "life as a venture-backed company". A confirmed list of speakers includes: * Jan Bouten, The Aurora Funds * John Cambier, IDEA Fund * Jason Caplain, Southern Capitol Ventures * John Fogg John Fogg is an American politician, and since 1994, the mayor of Pensacola, Florida. Fogg was appointed to the post by the Pensacola City Council in 1994, and reappointed in 1995, 1997, and 1999. In 2001, he became the first elected mayor since 1913. , Hutchison Law Group * David Griest, SJF SJF Shortest Job First SJF Schweizer Jugend Forscht (German) SJF Sustainable Jobs Fund SJF Social Justice Fund SJF Single Jewish Female SJF Skopje Jazz Festival SJF San Jacinto Fault SJF Saint John Fisher Ventures * Justyn Kasierski, Hutchison Law Group * Garheng Kong, Intersouth Partners * Brooks Malone, Hughes Pittman & Gupton * Caroline Horton Rockafellow, Hutchison Law Group * Michael Ramich, Frontier Capital * Adam Smith, Square 1 Bank * Michael Wasserman, H.I.G. Ventures * Janet Yang, Novak Biddle Both sessions will run from 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will be held at the N.C. Biotechnology Center, located at 15 T.W. Alexander Drive in Research Triangle Park, N.C. The workshops are supported by Hutchison Law Group, Hughes Pittman Gupton LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , NC Biotechnology Center, Square 1 Bank, and RTI International RTI International was established in 1958 as Research Triangle Institute, the founding tenant of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. RTI was founded as part of a larger effort to harness the intellectual capital of the area’s three major universities— North . "These workshops will offer first-hand knowledge from the entrepreneurs, investors and advisors who are doing deals every day," said CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) An earlier videodisc technology from RCA that was released in 1981 and abandoned five years later. Like phonograph records, the analog disc contained grooves that a stylus rode over. President Monica Doss. "Whether you are in the idea stage or whether you've already entered the financing pipeline, entrepreneurs will learn how to successfully attract the right investors to their companies and negotiate relationships for long term success." Pre-registration is strong recommended due to limited space availability. CED members may attend one session for $45 or both sessions for $65; non-CED members may attend one session for $60 or both sessions for $90. CED offers online registration at www.cednc.org/ventureseries. About CED: The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, headquartered in Research Triangle Park with a divisional office in Wilmington, is a private, nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation and growth of high-impact companies in the Research Triangle and North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . In July 2005, Wilmington's Coastal Entrepreneurial Council merged with CED to create CED-Coastal, a divisional office focused on entrepreneurial development in Wilmington and throughout North Carolina's entire coastal region. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED is the largest and oldest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 4,000 members representing over 1,100 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. www.cednc.org |
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