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Wednesday, September 21
Time: 5:00PM-6:30PM
Venue: Isenberg School of Management
Room 210
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Information Session
Learn about…
- The Entreclub
- Technology Innovation Challenge
- Elevator Pitch Competition
- $5K Executive Summary Competition
Panel Discussion: UMass Amherst Entrepreneurial Alumni
- The realities and challenges of an entrepreneur
- The realities of funding
a startup with discussion about bootstrapping, venture capitalists,
angels, etc.
- The importance of networking and how to effectively network as an entrepreneur.
The audience will have the opportunity to ask these successful entrepreneurs questions.
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TBA
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Wednesday, October 12
5:00PM – 6:15PM
Venue: Isenberg School of Management
Room 210
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Elevator Pitch Workshop
Learn…
- The key components of the pitch
- How to sell your idea/concept
- How to convey your idea in 90 seconds
- The common mistakes of a pitch
- How to know your audience
For those interested, you will have an
opportunity to practice your pitch and receive feedback from the guest
speaker. Please sign up in advance, since slots are limited.
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Tom Loper,
founder and president of Post Road Ventures, LLC, brings more than 25 years
of operating expertise and an advanced degree in organization development
(Ed.D., UMass Amherst,‘80) to his venture development initiatives.
Tom’s business career
includes general management and other executive level assignments with Avery
Dennison, Steelcase, Herman Miller, Inc., and Lifeline Systems, Inc. He has
managed start-ups, turn-arounds, mergers, acquisitions and extraordinary
strategic shifts in business in several industries. He has also served as
Executive Vice President of Mass Ventures, Hadley, MA further developing his
venture funding contacts and skills.
Most recently, he helped the
founders of Protedyne, Inc., a laboratory automation company focusing on
gene-based drug discovery, to secure $12 million in equity funding at the
height of one of the most challenging financing eras in recent memory.
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Wednesday, November 9 (Tentative)
Time: TBA
Venue: Isenberg School of Management
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Business Plan Workshop
Learn…
- A basic template to follow for an effective B-plan
- What are the common mistakes of a B-plan
- What investors look for in a B-plan
For
those interested, you will have an opportunity to receive feedback on
elements of your B-plan from the guest speaker. Please sign up in advance,
since slots are limited.
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TBA
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