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Inaugural Northern Colorado Startup Summit Just Three Weeks Away; Speakers and topics set, registration deadline is March 26th
The Northern Colorado Idea Lab presents the inaugural Northern Colorado Startup Summit March 30th
(PRWEB) March 10, 2004 -- WHAT: The Inaugural Northern Colorado Startup Summit is an event to provide northern Colorado entrepreneurs with an opportunity to learn from and network with successful entrepreneurs and business experts. Attendees will benefit from an interactive day filled with practical information and insights into what it takes to successfully start a business. The event focuses on educating participants on many common issues encountered with a startup, and connecting entrepreneurs with northern Colorado resources. There will be interactive panel sessions on assembling the right team, marketing ideas and different financing options for starting a new business. There will also be a resource fair with booths hosted by local entrepreneurs, corporate service providers, and small business community resources. Morning refreshments will be sponsored by MUGS coffee house and lunch will be provided.
Scheduled sessions include:
Keynote Address: Debra Benton, president, Benton Management Resources, Inc.
Panel: "Assembling a great management team" (Bob Vinton, founder of VO2MAXconsulting; Todd Kerr, president and CEO of Managed Business Solutions; and Art Rancis, CEO of Amidex. Moderated by Debra Benton)
Panel: "Creative ways to build awareness" (Kim Jordan, CEO and president of New Belgium Brewing Co.; Mike McCurdie, CEO of Colorado Inspection Agency; and Laura Love, founder and president of Groundfloor Media. Moderated by Luke Bemis of Market ink)
Panel: "Equity, traditional and bootstrapping approaches to funding a new venture" (John Greff, Managing Partner/CFO, Sequel Partners; Julian Gallow, an angel investor; and Bill Ward, CEO, Front Range Internet, Inc. Moderated by Vista Ventures.)
WHEN: Tuesday, March 30th, 2004. Registration is from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Program begins at 8:45 a.m. and concludes at 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Fort Collins Lincoln Center, 417 West Magnolia in Fort Collins, at the corner of Magnolia (Colorado Highway 14) and Meldrum.
WHO: Presented by the Northern Colorado Idea Lab (NCIL) and the Colorado State Entrepreneurship Center.
Title sponsors are Vista Ventures and Faegre & Benson. The media sponsor is the Northern Colorado Business Report and W3W3 radio. Publicity sponsor is Shannon Marketing Communications. In-kind sponsors include the Fort Collins Virtual Business Incubator, the Larimer and Weld County Small Business Development Centers, the Northern Colorado Economic Development Corporation, the Weld/Larimer Revolving Loan Fund, the Loveland Center for Business Development, Larimer County Workforce Center, Fort Collins Womens Network, and the Fort Collins, Bethoud and Loveland Chambers of Commerce. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available.
For more information, visit www.ncidealab.com, call (970) 613-8555 or email business@ncidealab.com.
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