North Carolina’s Small Business and Technology Development Center’s  “Becoming an Investor-Ready Entrepreneur” course will be held on July 11 in RTP at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center.

Many small businesses need to raise money from investors at some point in their lives. Are you and your business prepared to take this leap?

Join investors and companies that have successfully raised capital for a full day of discussion.

Learn about:

Investor expectations and norms
The equity funding landscape and the key players
How to position your company for a successful raise
How investors approach valuation and structure deals

Investor panelists:

Eva Doss, The Launch Place
Kip Johnson, Morningstar Law Group
Ed Pettiss, RTP Capital Associates
Bill Warner, IMAF-RTP

Keynote speaker:

Joy Parr Drach, Advanced Animal Diagnostics, Inc. President & CEO. Joy has raised over $40M to develop and commercialize AAD’s diagnostic platform products.

Registration:

Early-bird price of $95 until June 24th
Seating is limited – registration required to reserve a spot
Breakfast, lunch, workbook, and all materials included

More information:

Visit the website http://www.sbtdc.org/investorready/index.html