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FORT COLLINS – The Colorado State
Entrepreneurship Center and the Northern Colorado Idea Lab, or NCIL,
will sponsor the 2005 Northern Colorado Startup Summit from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. March 29 at the Fort Collins Lincoln Center, 417 W.
Magnolia St. The day-long series of events, organized around the
theme, “The Road from Idea to Revenue,” will provide Northern Colorado entrepreneurs with an
opportunity to learn from and network with successful entrepreneurs
and business experts.
Colorado State University President Larry Penley and Brian Vogt,
acting Secretary of Technology and Director of the Governor’s Office
of Economic Development and International Trade, will be keynote
speakers for the event. Penley will address "The Role of Colorado
State University in Entrepreneurship and Economic Development" while
Vogt will speak on "How the State of Colorado Promotes and Supports
Entrepreneurship."
The summit focuses on educating participants on many common issues
encountered with a startup, and connecting entrepreneurs with
northern Colorado resources. It’s open to people who have or plan to
start their own businesses; Colorado State faculty, researchers,
staff and students interested in technology commercialization;
service providers to start-ups and entrepreneurs; and small
companies thinking about growth.
The event will include interactive panels addressing topics
including real-world start-up funding, organizational form,
realizing your success and recent success stories. Panel moderators
will include Garry Krum, CEO of Krum and Company, a former
investment banker and entrepreneurship instructor at Colorado State;
Karen Barsch, a partner at Faegre & Benson, LLC; Jeff Johnson, a
partner at Myatt, Brandes & Gast, PC; and Paul Hudnut, director of
Venture Development at Colorado State and president of EnviroFit
The summit will also feature a resource fair with displays by
entrepreneurs and service providers. Exhibit space is available for
$250, which includes an event pass.
Visit
http://www.biz.colostate.edu/ecenter/ to register by March 25.
Registration costs $100 and includes morning break refreshments and
lunch. Colorado State faculty, researchers and staff may attend for
$50, and students pay $25 with a Colorado State ID.
Event Sponsors
The event’s sponsors include Holland and Hart; Sequel Venture
Partners; Faegre and Benson; Ehrhardt, Keefe, Steiner & Hottman; S&B
Corporate Advisors; City of Fort Collins; Northern Colorado Economic
Development Council; Greeley/Weld Economic Development Action
Partnership, Inc/Revolving Loan Fund. In-kind sponsors include
Shannon Marketing Communications, MIT Alumni Club of Colorado and
the Northern Colorado Business Report. Additional sponsorship
opportunities are available.
About the Colorado State University Center for Entrepreneurship
The Center operates out of the College of Business and has a three
part mission: Creating great learning opportunities for
entrepreneurs, promoting new ventures development from CSU and
building bridges between CSU and the community. The Center provides
support to students, faculty and alumni who aspire to be successful
entrepreneurs.
About Northern Colorado Idea Lab
NCIL is a non-profit organization that works with start ups and new
businesses to help them accelerate their success by matching its
clients with specific business experts, funding providers, and
highly-skilled employees. NCIL works with businesses that have an
abstract, a business plan or a marketing plan, and performs a panel
assessment that creates a “success roadmap,” which is a list of
high-priority recommendations that can quickly take a business to
the next level. For more information, call (970) 219.1952, email
business@ncidealab.com,
or visit www.ncidealab.com. |
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