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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
New England Venture Summit - Dec. 8
If you're looking for capital or thinking of starting or expanding your business, Venture Summits are great to attend. The New England Venture Summit is now accepting applications from companies that want to present.
If you're not at a stage where you are ready to present, you can still learn a lot about what Venture Capitalists are looking for, if you go with your ears and mind open. Talk less and listen more.
You can find out which niches the investors operate in, how much they are looking to invest and how much they expect to make on their investments. They will tell you what they want to read in your business plan.
(By the way, I have no association with the upcoming summit, but I do want to spread the word about it for the good of my readers.) Read on....
New England Venture Summit announces:
Call for Presenting Companies
4th annual conference will showcase 50 of the hottest early stage and emerging growth technology, life sciences and clean tech firms
Friends,
If you are a startup seeking capital and/or partnerships submit your plan for the opportunity to present at The 2009 New England Venture Summit, the premier venue connecting emerging growth companies with active venture capitalists, angel investors, Corporate VCs and investment firms.
Now in its 4th year, the program will bring together over 500 executives and feature thirty leading VCs on timely panel discussions, presentations by 50 cutting edge companies and high-level networking opportunities.
The early application deadline for presenting opportunities is October 21st, 2009.
Warm Regards,
Joe Benjamin
Founder & CEO
youngStartup Ventures
Where Innovation Meets Capital
If you're not at a stage where you are ready to present, you can still learn a lot about what Venture Capitalists are looking for, if you go with your ears and mind open. Talk less and listen more.
You can find out which niches the investors operate in, how much they are looking to invest and how much they expect to make on their investments. They will tell you what they want to read in your business plan.
(By the way, I have no association with the upcoming summit, but I do want to spread the word about it for the good of my readers.) Read on....
New England Venture Summit announces:
Call for Presenting Companies
4th annual conference will showcase 50 of the hottest early stage and emerging growth technology, life sciences and clean tech firms
Friends,
If you are a startup seeking capital and/or partnerships submit your plan for the opportunity to present at The 2009 New England Venture Summit, the premier venue connecting emerging growth companies with active venture capitalists, angel investors, Corporate VCs and investment firms.
Now in its 4th year, the program will bring together over 500 executives and feature thirty leading VCs on timely panel discussions, presentations by 50 cutting edge companies and high-level networking opportunities.
The early application deadline for presenting opportunities is October 21st, 2009.
Apply to Present:
To be considered for one of the Top Innovator slots, please e-mail iwant2present@youngstartup.com for an application.
Inquiries:
Inqueries related to presenting? Contact Adam Negnewitzky at adam@youngstartup.com
Nominations:
To nominate a company send email with details to nominations@youngstartup.com
The 2009 New England Venture
Date:
Location:
Warm Regards,
Joe Benjamin
Founder & CEO
youngStartup Ventures
Where Innovation Meets Capital
Friday, October 2, 2009
Business Tip - Plan & Streamline Your Operations
One of my favorite serial entrepreneurs is an ace at working out all his operational plan. He and his wife and business partner always spend an inordinate amount of time working out all the details of how they will get their business up and running. They have amazed me with how thorough they are in learning about the spaces they could occupy, the government licenses and approvals they would need, and the technology and employees they would need to make the business as productive as possible. I often wish my other clients were as thorough as this couple.
Nevertheless, they still discover things not turning out exactly as planned. When that happens, they figure out a way around the challenge.
When you're planning a start-up or are running a growing business, operations can be an after-thought or can be overwhelming. But having a detailed operating plan can make the difference between success and failure. Understanding the key components that drive your business's productivity can help you free up cash flow and use scare resources more wisely.
Planning and flexibility can help you roll with the economic punches. Another one of my clients during the downturn realized that shutting down his warehouse and business offices could help him cut costs. He and his wife and partner (a different entrepreneurial couple) now work out of their home and outsource all their warehousing, design and manufacturing, allowing them to focus on building sales and managing the outsourcing.
Nevertheless, they still discover things not turning out exactly as planned. When that happens, they figure out a way around the challenge.
When you're planning a start-up or are running a growing business, operations can be an after-thought or can be overwhelming. But having a detailed operating plan can make the difference between success and failure. Understanding the key components that drive your business's productivity can help you free up cash flow and use scare resources more wisely.
Planning and flexibility can help you roll with the economic punches. Another one of my clients during the downturn realized that shutting down his warehouse and business offices could help him cut costs. He and his wife and partner (a different entrepreneurial couple) now work out of their home and outsource all their warehousing, design and manufacturing, allowing them to focus on building sales and managing the outsourcing.
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