ANN ARBOR – New Enterprise Forum and Ann Arbor SPARK will co-host a panel discussion on venture deals, with a specific focus on term sheets and investor rights.
This discussion, on Sept. 17 at 5 pm at SPARK Central, will help entrepreneurs get informed and prepared prior to inking a deal for their business.
The participants for this event include:
Uzma Ahmed – Attorney in the Corporate Finance Practice Group at Dykema. Uzma’s practice focuses on general corporate, finance, and securities matters. She is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and has previously lectured as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Michigan Law School.
Tony Grover – Co-founder and Managing Director of RPM Ventures. Tony has a strong operating background with over 15 years of private equity, manufacturing, and technical knowledge with experience spanning a wide array of industries and corporate settings.
Mike Klein – Currently President & COO, Online Tech, Mike is a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of high tech business leadership, technology, and startup experience. He has been CEO of Interlink Networks, Managing Partner of CompanyCrafters, and CEO & Founder of Steeplechase Software.
Our moderator will be Skip Simms, a Director at Ann Arbor SPARK, who manages SPARK�??s Business Accelerator program for early stage technology companies, which helps prepare them for equity fund raising. Skip raised and now manages the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund.
Showcase Presentation: Each month, NEF highlights an emerging company and provides them a Showcase Presentation. This month, our Showcase Presenter will be Aaron Nelson of Audiallo, which is bringing to market a biologically inspired processor for hearing aid use and consumer electronics.
Business Introductions/Open Forum: The evening’s agenda includes Business Introductions/Open Forum, during which attendees have the opportunity to make a concise, 10-second pitch for themselves, their company, product/service, or need.
Special meeting location: SPARK Central, 330 E. Liberty Street in Ann Arbor. Registration and networking begin at 5 p.m. with the program starting at 5:45 p.m. Free to NEF members, the cost is $20 for non-members, $5 for students.
The event is sponsored by NEF stakeholder sponsor, GDI Infotech (www.gdii.com).
For information, click on NewEnterpriseForum.Org
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