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CED Announces Updates to Venture Workshops
Two-Part Program to Give Early Stage Entrepreneurs Tools to Pursue Venture Capital and Long-Term Success
October 31, 2007, RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, 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 of experienced entrepreneurs and accredited investors, 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, Hutchison Law Group
- David Griest, SJF 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, NC Biotechnology Center, Square 1 Bank, and RTI International.
“These workshops will offer first-hand knowledge from the entrepreneurs, investors and advisors who are doing deals every day,” said CED 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 (CED) is a private, non-profit organization formed in 1984 to identify, enable and promote high growth, high impact entrepreneurial companies and to accelerate the entrepreneurial culture of the Research Triangle and North Carolina. Headquartered in the Research Triangle with a divisional office in Wilmington, 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. 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. www.cednc.org
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