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JUNE 2008 Events

JULY 2008 EVENTS

ANNUAL ITDA FEDERAL FUNDING SEMINAR

Meet the Angels: Perspectives from Investors Beyond Chicago

Rock River Valley Entrepreneurship Center: FastPitch 2008

BRIDGE2GROWTH: A QUICK START, LOW RISK PROGRAM
FOR PURSUING UK MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

Bridge2Growth is a unique public-private partnership program designed to help North American companies establish a business in the UK. The program provides for company registration, creation of banking relationships, office space and market research support in the UK all for free. The Bridge2Growth team does the paperwork and you grow your business. The program has resulted in 19 seminars around the world and 23 new registered companies located in the Midlands.

Chicago Area Program Agenda:

AGENDA for Bridge2Growth

Date:	Wednesday June 4, 2008
Time:	2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Location:	Intercontinental Hotel 505 N. Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60611 Empire Room 7th Floor
Cost:	Free Limited Seating

please click here for more information and registration

The ITDA's annual Federal Financing Seminar provides detailed information about NASA and Department of Defense (DoD) programs including the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs; Broad Agency Announcements (BAA), and NASA Space Act Agreements.

We Increase the federal research and development dollars that flow into this region by ensuring that area companies with a technology or product that could be of interest to federal agencies understand how to efficiently navigate the process to obtain grants or technology development contracts.

These seminars do more than educate. We introduce local businesses - both small and more established - to NASA and DoD personnel as well as leaders from other regional companies with the potential to partner on projects.

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Forum

725 W Roosevelt Rd.

Chicago, IL 60608

7:30am - 12:00pm

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$40 - Online Registration

$60 - Walk-in (cash and check only)

continental breakfast will be provided

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LAST DAY TO REGISTER ONLINE IS MONDAY, JUNE 16th, 2008 at 5pm.

Presented by the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center at DePaul University

Thursday, June 12

8:00--8:30am:Registration & Networking

8:30--11:00am: Program

Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Crystal Room

$60 registration fee until 6/9;

$75 thereafter

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: At this program, start-up and early-stage firms will have the unique opportunity to network with angel investors from various parts of the country, and hear stories of their past deals. A panel of angel investors will discuss the criteria that were used to make some of their investments, what went right and wrong in due diligence, how relationships with their portfolio firms have evolved, and factors that contributed to the success and/or failure of their deals.

In addition to the panel discussion, there will be roundtable discussions hosted by the angels where entrepreneurs can ask questions and gain further insight into how that particular investor (or his/her network) makes investment decisions.

"Meet the Angels" is the only educational and networking program of its kind for entrepreneurs. One of the Coleman Center's most popular events, it has attracted nearly 500 attendees during the past two years, as well as some of the best known angel investors and networks from the Midwest.

PANELISTS:

Lauren Flanagan
Aziz Virani
Rick Galdi

ROUNDTABLE HOSTS:

Lauren Flanagan, Phenomenelle Angels
Aziz Virani
Rick Galdi, Great Lakes Angels
Frank Ballantine
Sharon McDade, Hyde Park Angels
Jeff Carter, Hyde Park Angels
Bill Houston, Elsworth & Associates

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

6

Bridge2Growth

11

ITDA

45 Minutes With...Steve Miller on Company Valuation

12

Meet the Angels: Perpectives from Investors Beyond Chicago

18

ITDA

Annual Federal Financing Seminar

24

RRVEC

FastPitch 2008

What is FastPitch?
In three minutes entrepreneurs pitch their business or business concepts to a group of judges from the business and investment community. There are very creative and interesting concepts from people in the Region and at FastPitch they can showcase those ideas and learn what it takes to advance them. This year, the presentations are grouped into five categories: Technology, Services, Consumer Products, “Green”, and Students.

What are the prizes?
The finalists win a cash prize as well as exposure to investors, business leaders, media and potential mentors.

This year, we would like to offer cash awards to the top finalists:

First	$5,000.00
Second	$2,500.00
Third	$1,000.00
Student	$500.00

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

NIU Outreach Center - Rockford, Illinois

8500 East State Street

3:30pm-9pm

open to public at 6pm

there is NO registration or admission fee

For competition registration please click here

FastPitch Website please click here