Early Stage Funding Sources
Thursday, October 22, 2009
6 to 8 pm; reception to follow
Rhode Island Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
One Davol Square, Second Floor
Providence, RI  02903
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Cost
$15 BFE Members
$25 Non-Members
Students/Sponsors Free
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Accessing capital is usually the entrepreneur's first concern.  And if yours is a technology company, before you ever see a dime of revenue, you must first fund product development.  So what are your options?  This Forum will discuss several early stage funding sources.  In addition to traditional equity investment options, this Forum will examine the billions of dollars available through the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) grant program and other federal and state funding opportunities that may be right for you.

Host
Roger Bergenheim, Providence Business News

Moderator
James Hahn, Partridge Snow & Hahn

Panelists
Terry Feeley
New Ventures, Rite-Solutions
Presentation: How to make federal funding opportunities work for the entrepreneur
See Terry's presentation

Richard G. Horan
Senior Managing Director, Slater Technology Fund
Presentation: State-funded seed stage capital

Robert J. Manning
President and Owner, Gray's Point Investments
Presentation: Cherrystone Angel Group's investments for first and second stage companies with already developed products 

Christine Smith
Executive Director, RI Science & Technology Advisory Council
Presentation: Competitive federal funding opportunities for RI academic and commercial research institutions
See Christine's presentation

David Speser
Chairman of the Board, Foresight Science & Technology
Presentation: SBIR/STTR grant programs that convert research into technology breakthroughs and competitive products
See David's presentation

Learn more about the panelists