Investor Ready� Workshop

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Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
7:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Investor Ready� Workshop is a half-day workshop for entrepreneurs and business investors interested in high growth companies.

Topics covered are:

- Financing Map & Options
- What do Investors look for (Due Diligence)
- The Art of Investor Presentations
- Small group DD case study
- Valuation of Pre-Revenue startups
- 20 second Elevator pitches by attendees
- Why Management, Management?
- Panel of 1-2 local investors & entrepreneurs

Who should attend: This overview workshop is for entrepreneurs and investors who have a business or technology background with some knowledge of business finance. You are interested in high growth companies, are a first or second time investor or entrepreneur and you want to learn about raising or investing early stage capital.

Why come? If you are planning to raise private equity or invest, ask yourself:

- What are the sources of money for a new company?
- How does one correctly value a private pre-revenue company?
- What areas of a startup company, require due diligence?
- What are the key ingredients of a pitch to investors?
- What attributes of management are important to investors?

Hosted by Accelerate Tectoria and supported by Discovery Foundation and National Research Council. A half day Exit Strategies workshop is offered in the afternoon right afterwards.

Workbook for each attendee: 150+ pages of presentations, substantial reading materials, a comprehensive glossary, bios on each speaker and sponsor.

Networking: All attendees are asked to stand-up and introduce themselves in 20 seconds. Great for networking as a list of attendees is not provided.

Local Panelists: 1� 2 successful entrepreneurs & investors to be Panelists.

Workshop Leader: Bob Chaworth-Musters started in 1997, ANGEL Forum � BC, the first and largest angel group in Canada. Since 2010 he has delivered Investor Ready workshops throughout BC for Entrepreneurship@UBC, Accelerate Okanagan, BC Institute of Technology, Venture Kamloops as well as for MISTIC in Nanaimo, Northern Development Trust in Prince George, KAST in Nelson and OSTEC in Kelowna.

Cost: The full day version of these workshops usually sells out at $300 each in Vancouver but the fee will now average $100 each. And you save on travel costs and time by not going to Vancouver.

The Investor Ready� workshop is made possible with the financial support of Discovery Foundation and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) .

Save 10%: register for both workshops or bring a friend on your registration.

Each workshop fee: $80 for first 10 people, $100 for next 20 people, $130 after May 10.

Use \"Investor Ready workshop\" link during registration:
http://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=77&tid=71

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