Call for Entries Deadline Extended for Wayne Brown Institute Investors Choice Hawaii Venture Capital Conference.SALT LAKE CITY & HONOLULU -- Executive summary, company facts sheet and application fee due by Aug. 2, 2004, for Sept. 22-23, 2004, event on Maui The Wayne Brown Wayne Brown may refer to:
Materials will be reviewed by a panel of senior venture capitalists 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. and industry experts. Successful applicants are then mentored by a venture-centric network of legal, accounting, investment banking, venture capital, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. and marketing professionals, as well as successful entrepreneurs (a nationwide network of more than 300 individuals). An additional $500 presentation fee is required of those companies selected to present at the conference. For submission guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. , including a sample executive summary and facts sheet, go to http://www.venturecapital.org/submission_guidelines.htm. Additional information can also be found at www.venturecapital.org or by calling 801-595-1141. "The opportunity to present at an Investors Choice conference is certainly a valuable one, and we are glad to be able to extend the submission deadline in order to offer companies a little more time to gather the materials and information they need to submit an application," said Brad Bertoch, president of WBI. "There are a number of advanced tools available that can help a company understand how best to succeed and also take steps to secure the funding it needs. No matter what stage a company is in, submitting an entry for consideration to present at the Investors Choice conference is a great investment with very high potential returns," Bertoch added. WBI has conducted venture capital conferences for more than 20 years, with its alumni companies raising a total of more than $1.2 billion in private equity. In the six years that the Investors Choice(R) Hawaii conference has been held, numerous companies in the high-tech and life science industries have participated from Hawaii, the 48 continental states and other nations. Such participating companies have included Hoana Medical, Firetide, EmergeCore Networks, eReinsure, Innovasic and Hoku Scientific. About the Wayne Brown Institute Located in Salt Lake City, the Wayne Brown Institute is the oldest, most successful nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. venture capital accelerator accelerator: see particle accelerator. (1) A key combination such as Alt-G or Ctrl-Shift H that is used to activate a task. (2) An incubator that expects to develop the company considerably faster than normal. See incubator. in the world. Formed in 1983 by Dr. Wayne S Wayne, city (1990 pop. 19,899), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit, on the Lower Rouge River; inc. as a village 1869, and with surrounding areas as a city 1960. It has automobile and aircraft industries and other varied manufactures. . Brown, it seeks to educate early-stage companies through mentor-based training in the methods of becoming attractive, viable investments for venture capitalists, while creating value-added relationships between entrepreneurs, capital providers and key professionals specializing in equity-backed business. The Wayne Brown Institute is nationally recognized for its expertise in understanding and applying the venture capital funding processes of Silicon Valley to areas that are capital constrained con·strain tr.v. con·strained, con·strain·ing, con·strains 1. To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige: felt constrained to object. See Synonyms at force. 2. . |
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