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Southeast Resource for Entrepreneurs Seeking Venture Capital Now Accepting Applications
Submissions for the Southeast Venture Capital Forum will be accepted until February 21 via www.sevencap.org
(PRWEB) January 28, 2005 -- Entrepreneurs from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, the Carolinas, and beyond are encouraged to Stay in the Race" and submit an application to present at the second annual Southeast Venture Capital Forum. Several of the forums extracurricular activities will once again be at the Barber Motorsports Park, one of the newest race tracks in the country with state of the art circuit race design and the exclusive home of Porsche Driving Experience.
Frank Cano of Vaxin presented last year and said, This was really a great forum for meeting the investors from the Southeast region." The gala event on Wednesday night will be held at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum adjacent to the race track and provides executives from presenting companies with an exclusive opportunity to network with the visiting venture capitalists. Presentations will be made on Thursday at the Birmingham Hilton, followed by one-on-one meetings with interested investors.
Companies can submit a fact sheet, extended executive summary and other documents in order to apply for business plan analysis, mentoring assistance sessions with venture capitalists and the opportunity to present at the forum. The submission deadline is February 21, 2005.
Wayne Brown Institute (www.venturecapital.org), one of the nations most successful nonprofit venture accelerators, will provide their mentoring expertise to guide presenting companies through the venture capital process. They will turn their attention to the Southeast event after completing their 21st Annual Investors Choice Venture Capital Conference next week in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the last four years, presenting companies at the Investor's Choice conferences raised more than $250 million. Since inception, more than $1 billion in equity capital has been raised by institute alumni companies.
The Southeast Venture Capital Forum is an opportunity for technology based businesses from across the southeast to introduce their company to a large body of investors at one time. It is a joint program between the Birmingham Venture Club, the Alabama Information Technology Association, the Biotechnology Association of Alabama, and TechBirmingham. Open to growing companies with all types of business models and technologies, the forum connects entrepreneurs from start ups and growth companies with venture capital industry professionals.
A detailed executive summary, a one-page fact sheet and a non-refundable application fee of $195 must be submitted via the website by February 21 in order for a company to be considered. Once submitted, materials will be reviewed by a panel of venture capitalists that will then select some companies immediately, while placing others in a pending status file to be notified later. An additional $500 presentation fee will also be required of those companies selected to present at the conference.
See www.sevencap.org for the Southeast Venture Capital Forum's website about the special events and detailed information on how to present.
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