REMINDER/MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta Satellite Broadcast to Offer Tips on How Entrepreneurs Can Attract Interest from Investors.Business Editors REMINDER...for Thursday (June 5, 2003) ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 2003 MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum of Atlanta: WHAT: "What Private Equity Investors are Looking For Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. " -- A follow-up to the MIT Enterprise Forum's highest attended broadcast ever in 1999 on the same topic. The broadcast will focus on the current environment for start-ups and early-stage companies with a look at the best practices for attracting attention from investors. "We thought it was time to revisit re·vis·it tr.v. re·vis·it·ed, re·vis·it·ing, re·vis·its To visit again. n. A second or repeated visit. re this important topic," says Edmund M. Dunn, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc. " With investors much more careful with their money than four years ago, we hope to help our audience understand how they can help their start-up ventures rise above the pack in their attempt to attract angel investors An individual who invests his or her own money in a private company, which is typically a startup. An angel investor is not an employee or member of a bank, venture capital firm or other financial institution that normally makes such investments. and VC funding." Moderating the broadcast is Paul Ferri, founding partner of Matrix Partners. He is joined by a handpicked panel of experts from a range of backgrounds and experiences including Noubar Afeyan of Flagship Ventures; Alec Dingee, co-founder and director of the MIT Venture Mentoring Service and chairman and founder of Kortec, Inc.; Helen Greiner Helen Greiner (born Dec. 6, 1967) is the co-founder and chairman of iRobot, a consumer robotics company headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. In 2003 she was named one of the Ernst and Young New England Entrepreneurs of the Year for 2003 (with iRobot co-founder Colin , co-founder and president of iRobot Corporation; and Allan Wallack, former CEO and President of Spring Tide Networks. Atlanta venture capitalists Nelson Chu of Kinetic Ventures and David Ellis of EGL EGL Enterprise Generation Language (IBM) EGL European Gemological Laboratory EGL Elegant Gothic Lolita (Japanese fashion) EGL Energy Grade Line EGL Eagle Global Logistics, Inc. Holdings will be on hand and available to respond to any media queries. This event is sponsored in Georgia by MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta (http://www.mitforum-atlanta.org). -0-
WHEN: Thursday, June 5, 2003
WHERE: GCATT Auditorium, 250 14th Street NW, Atlanta GA 30318
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Georgia Southwestern State University, Americus GA
Morgan Hall Conference Room (Room 106)
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Coastal Georgia Center
305 Fahm Street
Savannah, GA 31401
TIME: Light Dinner/Networking begins at 5:30 p.m. EST
Program starts at 7 p.m.
MEDIA: Please call Scott Mills at 678-781-7201 for press
registration or email: scott@williammills.com.
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