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Here are four timely announcements regarding some upcoming events that
are always of high interest to business professionals and leaders in WV.
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On
a personal note - I'm looking forward to my own special event this April
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getting married on the Saturday before Sunday Easter :-) !!
1- West Virginia Vision Shared Annual
Meeting
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April 18th, 2006 at the
Clay Center in Charleston, WV.
Program runs from 1:30pm-4:45pm |
Visit www.visionshared.com
for details and to catch up on the latest progress reports from the
various implementation teams.
2- WV Venture Capital Expo 2006
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April 27th, 2006 at the
WV High Technology Foundation in Fairmont, WV, Program runs from 8am
to 5pm, $75 Fee |
Learn about how to raise venture funding,
finding angel investors and how to leverage local resources to help
launch your company. A great selection of speakers and
programs are focused on helping entrepreneurs enjoy the highest
level of success.
Keynotes by Phillip Singerman, Ph.D., Venture
Partner with Toucan Capital - Discusses "What to Know Before you Try
to Raise Funding" - Dr. Singerman has 30 years of experience in
technology commercialization and a national reputation for
successfully investing public funds in technology start-ups.
Also on the agenda are presentations by Dr.
Gregory Moore, O.D. of the WV Laser Eye Center, "Raising Angel
Capital through the Eyes of an Entrepreneur." A discussion
panel with Steve Platz, CFO of Vested Health and venture partners
Richard Ross, Executive Director of WV JIT and Patrick Bond, Partner
with Mountaineer Capital.
Dr. Henry Harmon, President & CEO of Triana
Energy helps wrap up the day with a presentation entitled "Making it
Over the Financial Hump". This is a full day and an
exceptional learning experience.
3 -
4th Annual WV Leadership Conference
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May 3rd-4th at the
Stonewall Resort,
Program Fee: $325/person, $150/student
11am through Dinner on the 3rd, 8am to 1:15 on the 4th |
This has been one of the best leadership learning conferences in WV.
Each year since its inception it has attracted world-class speakers
and provided an invaluable educational experience to those who
attend.
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Visit
http://wvleadership4.wvu.edu/ for full details.
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Call Sandy Clagett Brown with the
WV Roundtable at
(304) 357-0850 or email her at
sb.wvrt@verizon.net
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The title sponsors sponsors for
this year's program are listed below - We thank them for their
leadership!
4 - 5th Annual WV Entrepreneurship Conference
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Innova Fast Track
Workshop, May 9th, Noon-4pm, $35
Reception, May 9th, 5:30p-7:30p, Embassy Suites, Charleston
All Tracks, May 10th, $155
SBA Small Business Awards Banquet, May
10th, 5:30p-8:30p
Embassy Suites, Charleston, $50 |
Build your Brand. Build your Wealth! This
is one of the most exciting conferences if you are a real-world
entrepreneur and want to learn how to grow your business and take
things to the next level!
The event is attended by over 400+ entrepreneurs
and features excellent world-class speakers and workshop leaders.
 This
year the keynote speaker is
Harry Beckwith,
bestselling author of
Selling the
Invisible and
What Clients
Love. Harry has led major marketing initiatives for 14
Fortune 100 companies, including Target, Wells Fargo, Merck and IBM,
work that has won the American Marketing Association's highest
award.
Also enjoy the SBA Small Business Awards dinner
recognizing the SBA's Entrepreneur of the Year and the DreamQuest
Awards Luncheon honoring a WV high school student for outstanding
achievement in the area of business plan development!
Thank you for allowing us to share this news with you.
We appreciate your relationship and interest.
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