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SUMMARY:NC Center For Eng. Tech. hosts Becoming an Investor-Ready Entrepreneur Conference 4-3-2019
DESCRIPTION:Home Register Agenda Speakers Venue Contact\n\n \n\n\n\n\nApril 3\, 2019\n\n8:00 am - 4:30 pm\n\nCenter for Engineering Technologies\n\n1990 Main Ave SE\n\nHickory\, NC\n\n \n\nRegister Today\n \n\n\nIRE Flyer\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n \n\na program of the\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAre YOU an investor-ready entrepreneur? \n\nRaising equity capital is challenging at best. Becoming an Investor-Ready Entrepreneur (IRE) is designed to educate and prepare growth-oriented entrepreneurs to successfully engage private equity investors.\n\nThis full day program was developed by experienced entrepreneurs\, angel investors\, angel networks/fund executives and venture capitalists\, and provides an "insider's look" into the world of equity funding.\n\nBy viewing investors as "customers of equity"\, entrepreneurs can reduce barriers to funding\, navigate the process more easily\, and increase the chances of obtaining funding.\n\n\n\n\n\nATTENDEES WILL:\n \n\n\n\n	Learn what investors look for and expect from the companies they fund\n	Understand the private equity investment process and terminology\n	Find out how investors really approach valuation and deal structure (including cap tables and term sheets)\n	Learn how to make your company "investor-ready" (and improve your business while you're at it)\n	Hear from those who've "done it". Panelists include serial entrepreneurs and angel investors who've "been there".\n	Receive a comprehensive workbook\, ongoing counseling support and access to additional online resources\n\n\n\n\n\nNC Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC)\n\n5 West Hargett Street\, Suite 600\, Raleigh\, NC 27601\n\n(919) 715-7272 | www.sbtdc.org\n\n \n\nThe SBTDC is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="text-align: center\;">\n<nav class="w3-sidebar w3-red w3-collapse w3-top w3-large w3-padding" id="mySidebar" style="width: 300px\; font-weight: bold\; z-index: 3\;"><br />\n&nbsp\;</nav>\n\n<div class="outer-container">\n<div class="banner"><img border="0" src="http://sbtdc.org/investorready/IRE_Web_banner2.png" style="height: auto\; margin-right: auto\; margin-left: auto\; display: block\; max-width: 100%\;" />\n<hr /></div>\n\n<div class="topnav"><a class="active" href="http://www.sbtdc.org/investorready/index.html">Home</a> <a href="http://www.sbtdc.org/investorready/register.html">Register</a> <a href="http://www.sbtdc.org/investorready/agenda.html">Agenda</a> <a href="http://www.sbtdc.org/investorready/speakers.html">Speakers</a> <a href="http://www.sbtdc.org/investorready/venue.html">Venue</a> <a href="http://www.sbtdc.org/investorready/contact.html">Contact</a><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div class="container">\n<section>\n<div style="background: rgb(234\, 234\, 234)\; border: thin solid rgb(223\, 17\, 20)\; border-image: none\;">\n<p style="text-align: center\; line-height: 12pt\; padding-bottom: 14px\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>April 3\, 2019</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="padding-left: 20px\; font-weight: 600\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">8:00 am - 4:30 pm<br />\nCenter for Engineering Technologies<br />\n1990 Main Ave SE<br />\nHickory\, NC</span></span></p>\n</div>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<center><button class="button button2">Register Today</button></center>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<center>\n<h3 style="color: rgb(237\, 31\, 37)\; margin-bottom: -12px\;">IRE Flyer</h3>\n</center>\n<a href="http://www.sbtdc.org/investorready/2019IRE_flyer.pdf" target="_blank"><img height="500" src="http://www.sbtdc.org/investorready/images/IRE_Flyer-RTP-2019-sidebar.jpg" style="padding-top: 10px\; padding-bottom: 10px\; height: 500px\; width: 500px\;" width="500" /></a>\n\n<center>\n<h3 style="color: rgb(237\, 31\, 37)\;">Sponsors</h3>\n</center>\n\n<center><img height="75" src="http://www.sbtdc.org/investorready/images/ccse%20logo.png" style="width: 300px\; padding-top: 10px\; padding-bottom: 30px\; height: 75px\;" width="300" /><br />\n<img height="75" src="http://www.sbtdc.org/investorready/images/nccet_logo.png" style="width: 300px\; padding-top: 10px\; padding-bottom: 30px\; height: 75px\;" width="300" /> <img height="75" src="http://www.sbtdc.org/investorready/images/appst_logo.png" style="width: 300px\; padding-top: 10px\; padding-bottom: 30px\; height: 75px\;" width="300" /></center>\n\n<h4 style="text-align: center\;"><i>a program of the</i></h4>\n\n<center><img height="75" src="http://www.sbtdc.org/images/sbtdc.gif" style="width: 300px\; height: 75px\;" width="300" /></center>\n</section>\n\n<aside>\n<div>\n<h1 style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: uppercase\; font-size: 16pt\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Are <u>YOU</u> an investor-ready entrepreneur? </strong></span></span></h1>\n\n<p style="text-align: left\;"><img alt="team" height="220" src="http://sbtdc.org/investorready/images/images/stock/person1.jpg" style="padding: 5px 0px 20px 10px\; float: right\; width: 175px\; height: 220px\;" width="175" /><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Raising equity capital is challenging at best. <em>Becoming an Investor-Ready Entrepreneur</em> (IRE) is designed to educate and prepare growth-oriented entrepreneurs to successfully engage private equity investors.</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align: left\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">This full day program was developed by experienced entrepreneurs\, angel investors\, angel networks/fund executives and venture capitalists\, and provides an &ldquo\;insider&rsquo\;s look&rdquo\; into the world of equity funding.</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align: left\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">By viewing investors as &ldquo\;customers of equity&rdquo\;\, entrepreneurs can reduce barriers to funding\, navigate the process more easily\, and increase the chances of obtaining funding.</span></span></p>\n</div>\n\n<div style="clear: both\; max-width: 450px\;">\n<h3><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">ATTENDEES WILL:</span></span></h3>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<hr style="margin-top: -15px\;" />\n<ul>\n	<li style="padding-bottom: 15px\; text-align: left\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Learn what investors look for and expect from the companies they fund</span></span></li>\n	<li style="padding-bottom: 15px\; text-align: left\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Understand the private equity investment process and terminology</span></span></li>\n	<li style="padding-bottom: 15px\; text-align: left\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Find out how investors really approach valuation and deal structure (including cap tables and term sheets)</span></span></li>\n	<li style="padding-bottom: 15px\; text-align: left\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Learn how to make your company &ldquo\;investor-ready&rdquo\; (and improve your business while you&rsquo\;re at it)</span></span></li>\n	<li style="padding-bottom: 15px\; text-align: left\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Hear from those who&rsquo\;ve &ldquo\;done it&rdquo\;. Panelists include serial entrepreneurs and angel investors who&rsquo\;ve &ldquo\;been there&rdquo\;.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="padding-bottom: 15px\; text-align: left\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Receive a comprehensive workbook\, ongoing counseling support and access to additional online resources</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n</aside>\n</div>\n\n<div class="footer"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">NC Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC)</span></span></div>\n\n<div class="footer"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">5 West Hargett Street\, Suite 600\, Raleigh\, NC 27601<br />\n(919) 715-7272 | <a href="http://www.sbtdc.org/" target="_blank">www.sbtdc.org</a></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div class="footer" style="text-align: left\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><i>The SBTDC is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.</i></span></span></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:NC Center for Engineering Technologies 1990 Main Ave SE Hickory\, NC 28602
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