[Hidden-tech] RTC's Entrepreneurial & Flavor of Capital Event --Dec 7

[April Cloutier]

boot camp for Entrepreneurs and investors

with the Flavors of Capital

 

Springfield, MA-November 14, 2007 - The Regional Technology Corporation
(RTC) is pleased to announce that it will be holding the half-day
Entrepreneurial Boot Camp & Flavors of Capital seminar on Friday,
December 7th 8:00 a.m. -12:00 noon at the Kittredge Center for Business
& Workforce Development at Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, MA.

The first half of this event will feature a workshop on "How to Speak
Investorese", presented by Paul Silva, Managing partner at Angel
Catalyst.  Banks, investors, and funding agencies use specialized
language to describe and analyze companies.  Companies that don't speak
this language have much more difficulty in securing funding.  This
lecture will teach you the basics of how to talk to bankers, investors,
and granting agencies so they will hear the actual potential of your
business.  You will also be shown how to identify weaknesses in your
business before they become a problem-and stop you from being funded.

The focus of the second half is a panel discussion on the "Flavors of
Capital", moderated by Joseph Steig, Managing Director of Innovation
Path Inc. and co-founder of the River Valley Investors angel group.
Attendees will learn which types of funding source are a good fit for a
given opportunity.  The panel will include experts from: Venture
Capital, Angel Investors, Regional Banks, the Western Massachusetts
Enterprise Fund, SBIR/STTRs and State Treasurer Cahill's office
(invited).

Following these presentations, attendees can talk one-on-one with the
presenters and visit their table top displays for helpful literature and
handouts.

Ellen Bemben, President of the RTC, announced recently that, "the RTC is
very honored to partner with the Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation
(HGCF) in developing, presenting and promoting seminars that teach and
grow entrepreneurship in our region.  We thank co-conspirator, Paul
Silva, for working with the RTC in developing this half-day seminar.
Paul is very involved with the HGCF and the UMass Amherst EI and is
active in the Angel investing world himself.  We hope this event helps
to cause more new business and therefore, economic development in our
own backyard.  Please join us on December 7th-and register soon as seats
will go quickly for this event!"

This December 7th event is $25 for RTC members and $50 to non-members.
Advanced registration is required, seating is limited.   Contact April
Cloutier at acloutier at rtccentral.com <mailto:acloutier at rtccentral.com>
to register. 

 

April Y. Cloutier
Director of Operations
Regional Technology Corporation (RTC)
An Affiliate of the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council
(EDC)
1441 Main Street, Suite 136
Springfield, MA  01103
(413) 755-1314
www.rtccentral.com <http://www.rtccentral.com>  

 

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