Raising equity capital is challenging at best. Becoming an Investor-Ready Entrepreneur is designed to educate and prepare growth-oriented entrepreneurs to successfully engage private equity investors. Getting ready includes a wide range of activities and decisions that will help the entrepreneur with their business in a number of ways. This program was developed with direct input from experienced entrepreneurs, angel investors, angel networks/fund executives and venture capitalists, and provides an "insider’s look" into the world of equity funding. By viewing investors as "customers of equity", entrepreneurs can reduce barriers to funding, navigate the process more easily, and increase the chances of obtaining funding for their business.
Wilmington Event Details
The following investors and entrepreneurs will lead this Investor-Ready Entrepreneur program:
- Shaun Olsen, Cloudwyze – serial entrepreneur
- Tobin Geatz – investor and former CEO Inclinix
- Scott Anderson, WCSR – transactional attorney
- Dallas Romanowski, IMAF-Cape Fear – early stage fund executive
- Tim Janke, SBTDC / IMAF – investor and early stage fund executive
- Bill Parrish, SBTDC – consultant, entrepreneur and investor
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE: Tom Looney, Entrepreneur, Investor, Worked with Steve Jobs at NEXT