Event Date\: Thursday\, October 08\, 2009
Event Time\: 5\:30PM-8\:00PM
Event Location\: Naples Grande Beach Resort 475 Seagate Drive Naples\, FL 34103
Event Description\: Join us as a panel of experts discuss funding options for entrepreneurs.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100909T101354Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091014T223000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091014T223000Z UID:http://www.thelaunchpad.org/florida-venture-forum-state-venture-capital-industry URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thelaunchpad.org/florida-venture-forum-state-venture-capital-industry SUMMARY:Florida Venture Forum\: State of the Venture Capital Industry DESCRIPTION:Event Date\: Wednesday\, October 14\, 2009
Event Time\: 5\:30PM-8\:00PM
Event Location\: The Ritz-Carlton\, Sarasota 1111 Ritz-Carlton Drive Sarasota\, FL 34236
Event Map
Event Description\: Join guest speaker\, Mark Heesen\, President of the National Venture Capital Association\, as he discusses the state of the Venture Capital Industry both from a regional and a local perspective.
5\:30-6\:00 PM Registration/Networking
6\:00-7\:00 PM Guest Speaker
7\:00 PM - 8\:00 PM Reception
Event Price\: $65.00 pre-registered $75.00 Walk-up
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100909T101354Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091010T050000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091010T050000Z UID:http://www.thelaunchpad.org/mct-shakibi-give-primer-microsofts-cloud-computing-vision URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thelaunchpad.org/mct-shakibi-give-primer-microsofts-cloud-computing-vision SUMMARY:MCT Shakibi To Give A Primer On Microsoft's Cloud Computing Vision DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, September 10th in Boca as MCT Servin Shakibi gives us a primer on Microsoft's Cloud Computing vision. From SQL Server online to .Net Services\, ASP.Net web applications\, the various implementations of SharePoint Online\, CRM Online\, and the Business Productivity Online Services are investigated. There is a huge investment going on in moving the infrastructure to the cloud. Come check out the future!
For more information and to register\, click\:
http\://www.sherstaff.com/EventDetails.aspx?EventID=637
University of Miami School of Business / School of Education
CENTER FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT
presents
Team Building - Creating &\; Maintaining a Winning Team
Managing a nonprofit institution is hard work. Even when you are totally committed to the cause\, every day brings new challenges and complications. The only way is to build a great team\, with every member as inspired and dedicated as you are. Can it be done?
This workshop offers practical ideas to help you\:
- Define roles and get everybody on the same page
- Find the right person for the right job
FIU's Fall 2009 Entrepreneurship Workshop Series
The Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center proudly presents\:
\\"Build Your Company From the Ground Up\\"
Develop Your Business Plan and Concept
The session will focus on how to develop a business model and integrate a growth strategy in a business plan to raise capital.
Led by\:
Robert H. Hacker
Managing Director
GH Capital Partners
Florida International University
College of Business Complex (CBC)
Special Events Room 232
http\://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/info/invitation.aspx?e=2afa8618-0d61-46bd-...
The University of Miami School of Business
and
The Johnson A. Edosomwan Leadership Institute
Present
CAREER STRATEGIES FOR UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC TIMES
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100909T101354Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091023T165500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.thelaunchpad.org/um-business-plan-competition-concept-paper-due URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thelaunchpad.org/um-business-plan-competition-concept-paper-due SUMMARY:UM Business Plan Competition - Concept Paper Due DESCRIPTION:Announcing the Kick-Off of the 2009 - 2010
UM BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
Sponsored by the School of Business Administration
$36\,000 in prizes and awards
Open to all current UM students - Graduate and Undergraduate tracks
Round One\: Concept Paper due Friday\, October 23rd
Visit www.umentrepreneurship.com for full details and eligibility
Questions? Contact Ken Colwell at kcolwell@umiami.edu
\\"The Five Documents Needed When Seeking Angel Investor Money and How Investors Conduct the Screening Process\\"
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100909T101354Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091016T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091016T210000Z UID:http://www.thelaunchpad.org/learn-excel-entrepreneurial-finance-workshop URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thelaunchpad.org/learn-excel-entrepreneurial-finance-workshop SUMMARY:Learn to Excel\: Entrepreneurial Finance Workshop DESCRIPTION:FIU Entrepreneurship Workshop\: Learn to Excel
Create an Accounting and Finance Model for Your Business
with Robert Hacker\, Managing Partner\, GH Capital Partners
Friday\, October 16\, 2009
9\:00a.m. - 4\:00p.m.
Uncover the financial health of your business by using an industry-tested and strategy-driven method. You will learn one of the most effective tools for understanding your business’s potential and its driving forces.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100909T101354Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091023T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091023T210000Z UID:http://www.thelaunchpad.org/get-investor-ready-discover-venture-capital-process URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thelaunchpad.org/get-investor-ready-discover-venture-capital-process SUMMARY:Get Investor Ready - Discover the Venture Capital Process DESCRIPTION:FIU Entrepreneurship Workshop\: Get Investor Ready
Discover the Venture Capital Process
with Nicholas W. Robbins\, Attorney\, Gunster\, Yoakley &\; Stewart\, P.A.
Friday\, October 23\, 2009
9\:00a.m. - 4\:00p.m.
Geared towards those new to venture capital\, this session will provide a core understanding of venture capital and increase your knowledge of the South Florida VC marketplace.
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10/19/09 from 12\:30-1\:15 at the Toppel Career Center Library
Speakers will discuss\:
-Identifying the major pros and cons of franchising.
-Explain franchising options and the structure of the industry.
-Describe the process for evaluating a franchise opportunity.
-List four reasons for buying an existing business and describe the process of evaluating a business.
Pizza and drinks will be provided.
Sponsored by the University of Miami Citizen's Board
The Launch Pad Presents- The Business Plan\: Visualizing the Dream
10/26/09 from 12\:30-1\:15 at the Toppel Career Center Library
Speakers will discuss\:
1. Explain the purpose and objectives of business plans.
2. Give the rationale for writing (or not writing) a business plan when starting a new venture.
3. Describe the preferred content and format for a business plan.
4. Offer practical advice on writing a business plan.
5. Explain what investors look for in a business plan.
6. Identify available sources of assistance in preparing a business plan.
MIT Enterprise Forum
Presents
Winning Strategies\: Secret Behind Dynamic Companies Like Google\, Amazon\, and eBay
Part of the MasterClass series of Virtual Live Conversations with leading thinkers in business and entrepreneurship
Learn in an interactive MasterClass how to\:
- Implement six strategic steps to become a dynamic catalyst company
- Generate value by creating relationships among your different groups of customers
- Create profitable and flexible business models by assembling audiences\, cutting costs and connecting other companies
Featured Speaker\:
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