Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Boot Camp 2008
September 16 & 17, 2008 @ Calgary Technologies Inc.
Details
Dates:
September 16th and 17th 2008
Time:
8:30 am to 5:30pm (Tuesday & Wednesday)
Location: Alastair Ross Technology Centre, 3553
– 31 Street NW, Calgary, Alberta
Cost: $300
Contact: Laura Sullivan E: lsullivan@calgarytechnologies.com
P: 403-284-6419
Calgary Technologies has been delivering the
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Boot Camp since 2006 and Boot Camp alumni have won “Best
Presenting Company – IT Stream” at Banff Venture Forum 2006 and 2007!
The boot camp is an intensive two day interactive
workshop designed to help you make your company ready for investment. Last year, there were 25 reasons why the boot
camp worked:
- 2 Venture
Capital firms helped Boot Camp participants:
- Learn about what investors are
looking for in presenting companies and how to make that your advantage
- Prepare and practice your pitch
in front of qualified investors who know what the industry is looking for and
will provide you with solid feedback
understand the investment
process
- 5 Entrepreneurs with a proven track record
of getting venture financing share their experiences:
- Learn from insiders who have
been there and done that
- Get exposure to Angel Investors
18 Companies and 26 attendees:
- Meet and network with fellow entrepreneurs
at all stages of development:
- 4 Concept
- 3 Near Development
- 4 Development
- 1 Near Commercial
- 6 Commercial
“The
Boot Camp was crammed full of great advice from a terrific line up of presenters…
The constructive criticism of my pitch that I received from the Boot Camp’s
expert panel has enabled me to sharpen my presentation”
--- Terry Hughes,
Redwood Technologies
Best Company Presentation - IT Stream Banff Venture Forum 2007
“The boot camp provided invaluable insights
into technology, business, financing and what it really takes to build a viable
business. The biggest value is learning from individuals that have ‘been there,
done that’…”
--- Matthew Dorey, CurveDMS --- 2006