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SUMMARY:Investor Ready™ Workshop
URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/investor-ready-workshop/
LOCATION:Accelerate Tectoria Boardroom :: 2659 Douglas St., 2nd floor Victoria, V8T 5M2
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Investor Ready™ Workshop is a half-day workshop for entrepreneurs and business investors interested in high growth companies.=0D=0A=
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Topics covered are:=0D=0A=
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    - Financing Map & Options=0D=0A=
    - What do Investors look for (Due Diligence)=0D=0A=
    - The Art of Investor Presentations=0D=0A=
    - Small group DD case study=0D=0A=
    - Valuation of Pre-Revenue startups=0D=0A=
    - 20 second Elevator pitches by attendees=0D=0A=
    - Why Management, Management?=0D=0A=
    - Panel of 1-2 local investors & entrepreneurs=0D=0A=
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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. =0D=0A=
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Why come? If you are planning to raise private equity or invest, ask yourself:=0D=0A=
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    - What are the sources of money for a new company?=0D=0A=
    - How does one correctly value a private pre-revenue company?=0D=0A=
    - What areas of a startup company, require due diligence?=0D=0A=
    - What are the key ingredients of a pitch to investors?=0D=0A=
    - What attributes of management are important to investors?=0D=0A=
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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.=0D=0A=
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Workbook for each attendee: 150+ pages of presentations, substantial reading materials, a comprehensive glossary, bios on each speaker and sponsor.=0D=0A=
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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.=0D=0A=
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Local Panelists: 1– 2 successful entrepreneurs & investors to be Panelists.=0D=0A=
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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.=0D=0A=
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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.=0D=0A=
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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) .=0D=0A=
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Save 10%: register for both workshops or bring a friend on your registration.=0D=0A=
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Each workshop fee: $80 for first 10 people, $100 for next 20 people, $130 after May 10.=0D=0A=
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Use \"Investor Ready workshop\" link during registration:=0D=0A=
http://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=77&tid=71=0D=0A=
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Fore details, please see: http://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=77&nid=2560
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