Increasing angel investing in upstate SC
INNOVENTURE ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF ANGEL INVESTOR EDUCATION SEMINARS
Three seminars have been added to help entrepreneurs and angel investors
GREENVILLE, SC - InnoVenture 2007, an annual conference of innovators and entrepreneurs, today announced the addition of three morning seminars about angel investing. These seminars on the morning of March 27, 2007, will serve as a kickoff to the conference as a way to increase the amount of angel investor capital in South Carolina.
Angel investing is at an all time high in the United States according to statistics recently released that shows an 11% increase to $25.6 Billion in a report from the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. These angel investor seminars at the InnoVenture Conference are aimed at helping entrepreneurs understand what high net worth individuals look for when investing in early stage companies. This will also be an excellent opportunity for potential angel investors to meet and network with experienced investors they can partner with in the near future to invest more capital into South Carolina companies.
Presentations and presenters at the angel investor seminars include:
Improving Your Investor Presentations
(10:30 AM , March 27)
Bill Warner, CEO of Paladin & Associates, (RTP, NC)
Learning From the Source - Panel of Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists
(11 AM , March 27)
Paul Solitario - Wed3 Inc. - Charlotte based Angel Network
Troy Knauss - Fund Executive, Piedmont Angel Network, Fund II (Greensboro/ Winston Salem)
Grady Vanderhoofven - Meritus Ventures, (Tennessee, Kentucky) (Invests in the Southeast)
Conversation between Investor and Funded Entrepreneur
(11:30 AM, March 27)
LouAnne Flander - Stec - Former Fund Executive, Piedmont Angel Network, Fund I
Greg Frisby - CEO, Sensory Analytics, (Greensboro, NC)
Moderated by Chris Derrick, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice (Greenville, SC)
InnoVenture is an annual conference of innovators and entrepreneurs building personal relationships to enhance products sold to existing customers, improve the productivity of existing processes, or create new markets. The fourth annual InnoVenture conference will be held March 27 and 28, 2007 in Greenville, SC. InnoVenture 2006 attracted over 650 participants from 250 organizations from across the southeast. Additional information is at www.InnoVentureSE.com.
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