Thursday, May 28, 2009 -- TCVN: Early Capital Sources. We will discuss these important topics and more: Friends and Family Funding Equity Investments Debt Funding Bank Financing Other Capital Sources and Innovative Funding. Raising money is a must for start-ups and the growth of their businesses. Please join us for this first in three sequential Forums on the various funding sources available to early stage start-ups in Southern California For this Forum, our panelists will provide an engaging discussion focusing on how you should approach raising money from the very beginning,

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Thursday, August 27, 2009 -- TCVN Deal Review. TCVN. Is your business "starved" for capital? Attend the TCVN Deal Review and learn how to put money into your piggy bank. Need to raise funds? Entrepreneurs interested in becoming the market leaders in their industry or anyone interested in seeking equity funding should attend See [link] (mor

Thursday, February 12, 2009 -- TCVN Workshop LA. Ochtel have been used to raise over $50M in early stage funding from such venture capitalists as Sequoia Capital, Brentwood Associates, Oak Investment Partners, ATandT Ventures, and Intel Corporation. This workshop is specifically designed to address key issues in the formation, organization and execution of any early stage company. Mr.

Thursday, February 5, 2009 -- TCVN Workshop Orange County. Ochtel have been used to raise over $50M in early stage funding from such venture capitalists as Sequoia Capital, Brentwood Associates, Oak Investment Partners, ATandT Ventures, and Intel Corporation. This workshop is specifically designed to address key issues in the formation, organization and execution of any early stage company. Mr.

Matt Ridenour is presenting the following presentation at TCVN tonight.  A guide for entrepreneurs trying to raise angel and venture capital - Get more Business Plan If you don’t check it out live, be sure to view the following (preferably in fullscreen mode).

Thursday, July 23, 2009 -- Special Joint TCVN and OCTANe Forum - Raising Money: Meet The VC's. For this special program, TCVN and OCTANe are joining forces to produce a timely, interactive program on venture capital financing in todays difficult times. For this very special joint Forum, four local, early-stage, venture capital firms will serve as our panelists. Two programs for the price of one! First, this Forum will serve as TCVNs third, consecutive monthly Forum devoted exclusively to Raising Money.

Thursday, April 23, 2009 -- TCVN Bootstrapping Your Business. Come to the April TCVN Forum and learn that you don't have to wait for angel investors or venture capitalists to fund your business in order to start. Find out how most start-ups launch and grow their businesses without ever receiving outside capital. Its time to bootstrap your business to success. Let's get real.

Thursday, January 22, 2009 -- "How to Win the Funding Game" TCVN. While entrepreneurs spend countless hours defining their market and their customers, they tend not to develop deep expertise when it comes to raising capital. As a result, entrepreneurs spend far too much time trying to raise capital from sources that are very unlikely to invest. Worse, by wasting precious time pursuing low probability investors, entrepreneurs dont spend enough time focused on investors who are a fit and on the appropriate pitch to these investors. In this presentation, Matt will share tools that

How do non-profits compete for capital? Rania Nasis is the second contestant; she won first place in Survivor 4, an open mic competition hosted by TCVN . A double header: two contestants in two different competitions in southern California. One contestant from a non-profit company, a social enterprise, the other a brand new startup competing in an open mic bake-off.