Fast growing businesses need capital from a variety of sources, including non-traditional sources. Our featured speakers will explore venture capital, angel investors, mezzanine capital, and grants. If your business needs capital to finance research and development, or if you anticipate needing growth capital, you can’t afford to miss this information and networking opportunity.

The program will describe programs and funds currently available to the region. Speakers are professional investors or fund managers and will be available at the lunch and reception following the presentation. This program is open to any high growth, high tech, or innovative businesses, as well as advisors to this group who want to learn more about non-traditional sources of funding.

Attendees will learn about equity sources and how to tap them, the venture capital process, how angel investors differ from venture capital, and innovation and technology grants, including SBIR and state grants.

Speakers will include Michael Gurau and Michael Burgmaier of Clear Venture Partners, Richard G. Horan of Slater Technology Fund, Peter Dorsey representing Cherrystone Angels and BDCRI, and Tim O’Loughlin of Vencore. Rich Ferro will address SBIR grants.

NOTE: The program and lunch are free, but you must register by November 18th by contacting Jen Walker at jw@clearvcs.com