Angel Groups in Action: Funding Early Stage Innovation (an MIT Global broadcast)
	6/15/2005 5:30PM      |  Send this page to a friend.  Santa Barbara, CA
	Program Description:
	The Central Coast MIT Enterprise Forum is pleased to present our June program:\n\nCabrillo Pavilion Arts Center\n1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd.\nSanta Barbara, CA 93103\n\nProgram Details\n\nYou’re an entrepreneur at a crucial junction in the early stage of your company. Your choices are to pull your bootstraps so tight they cut off circulation, ask the bank to further extend your loan, and deliver your elevator pitch at the next family function. \n\nOr you can talk to an Angel.\n\nThe Central Coast MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc. presents a rare insider’s look into the ever increasing role of Angel Investing in early stage technologies. Featuring a panel of experts from across the country, “Angel Groups in Action” will close the knowledge gap entrepreneurs and the tech community experience regarding the practices and principles of angel investing.\n\nProduced in association with the Angel Capital Association, program attendees and viewers will learn:\n\n• the truth behind common myths about angel investors;\n• common mistakes entrepreneurs make when approaching angels;\n• the evolution of angel investing and how groups can and do organize effectively today; and\n• expected future trends of angel investments.\n\nThis program will feature a live panel of local angel investors, as well as the recorded comments of Ed Roberts ’57, MIT Sloan School of Management Professor and Founder of the MIT Entrepreneurship Center; James Geshwiler GM ’00, Chairman of the Angel Capital Association and Managing Director of CommonAngels; and Dan Roach (moderator); INSERT INTO events2 (id, isopen, title, location, briefdescrip, ldescription, date, [current], attendees, map, [time], capacity, reminders, doorpay) VALUES of Brown & Brown LLP.\n\nFollowing the panel discussion, members of the audience will have the opportunity to address questions to the local panelists.\n\nFor further information, please visit http://www.centralcoastmit.com/redirect.php?id=177947&url=http://www.centralcoastmit.com.\n\nAbout the Central Coast MIT Enterprise Forum \n\nThe Central Coast MIT Enterprise Forum is a non-profit organization that is committed to the promotion of entrepreneurial innovation and the sharing of knowledge and expertise. The Forum addresses the critical business issues of emerging growth companies by selecting a panel of local entrepreneurs, as well as business executives and industry experts, to discuss the topics before an audience of fellow entrepreneurs and interested business professionals. The Forum provides a network for entrepreneurs, serves as a resource to the community, and promotes the cultivation of individuals and businesses. The Forum receives funding from its membership and other organizations equally committed to the promotion of the emerging growth business market along the Central Coast.\n\n
	When:
	Wednesday, June 15, 2005 5:30 PM
	Where:
	Santa Barbara, CA
	Cost:
	Student $15.00 Regular $30.00 At the Door $40.00 Parking $0.00