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Web Seminar
Developing Community-Based Venture Financing
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registration
Date: Thursday, January 21
Time: 2:30 - 4:00 pm EST
Cost: $85 for IEDC members, $125 for Non-members
Registration
deadline: Wednesday, January 20
Login instructions: Emailed to
participants on Tuesday, January 19
Last date to request a refund or
cancel registration: Monday, January 18
Content contact: Dana Rothstein, drothstein@iedconline.org
Registration contact: Earnestine Jones, ejones@iedconline.org
Businesses that start up and grow in your community are the backbone
of the local economy. Unfortunately, the recession has shown how lean financial
times can harm the growth of early-stage and growing entrepreneurial companies.
Venture capital, angel funding and other financing options all have been in
short supply over the past year - yet some communities still have been able to
help their entrepreneurs. By taking proactive and creative steps to establish
new sources of funding, these communities have been able to ensure that new
companies can get the financing they need to grow and be successful.
Join IEDC On January 21to hear from two communities that have successfully
helped entrepreneurs jump-start new businesses. Web seminar attendees will:
- Hear two successful community case studies
- Get details on what worked well
- Discover how to replicate part or all of these programs locally
Speakers
Steven W. Weathers, CEcD
President & CEO
Regional Growth Partnerships
Toledo, OH
 Steve Weathers has been President & CEO of the Regional Growth
Partnership (RGP) since September of 2005; in addition, Steve leads Rocket
Ventures as its President & Managing Director. Since Steve's arrival at RGP,
the organization, working in conjunction with its many partners in the region,
has taken a leadership role that has lead to the creation of more than 4,000 new
high-paying, high-skilled jobs in the region. Steve also led the effort to
create the region's first ever pre-seed venture fund, Rocket Ventures. Rocket
Ventures is a $22.5 million early-state investment fund comprised of $7.5
million of private investment capital, as well as a $15 million grant from the
State of Ohio.
Steve has been in economic development for almost 20 years, with 11 of those
years in San Diego, California as Vice President of the San Diego Economic
Development Corporation and 5 years in Tucson, Arizona as President of the
Greater Tucson Economic Corporation.
Steve is also actively involved with the venture capital community, having
raised more than $75 million dollars, as well as investing in numerous start-up
companies over the years.
Prior to economic development, Steve held various senior management positions
with the financial firms of Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Bank at their west
coast headquarters located in San Francisco and San Diego, California.
Ronald Kitchens, CEcD
Chief Executive
Officer
Southwest Michigan First
Kalamazoo, MI
 Described by The Economist as “an energetic economic development
leader,” Ron Kitchens is the Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Michigan
First, as well as the General Partner of Southwest Michigan First Life Science
Fund. He is the author of the best-selling book, Community Capitalism: Lessons
from Kalamazoo and Beyond, which presents a ground-breaking economic development
strategy for individuals, groups and organizations wondering what they can do to
make a real difference in their communities. He also writes a monthly business
column.
Ron has worked with more than 200 Fortune 500, international and regional
corporations as diverse as Stryker, GE Capital, Aker, Celanese, Scholastic,
Kiewit, Boeing, Exxon Mobil and Ryan Sanders Baseball. Along with his 25 years
of experience as an economic developer and venture capitalist, Ron has
successfully started and operated multiple privately held companies. In
addition, he has been an elected official and staff member to U.S. Senator John
Danforth.
Ron’s work has been recognized with dozens of awards, including the
prestigious National Marketing for Results Award, The Wall Street Journal’s
Winning Workplaces, the Leadership and Innovation Awards from CoreNet Global and
numerous International Economic Development Council Awards.
Instructions and Technology
Instructions and dial-in information will be sent up to one week prior and a
minimum of three times. If you do not receive an email from IEDC or iLinc
Conferencing 24 hours prior to the start of the web seminar, it is your
responsibility to contact Dana Rothstein at drothstein@iedconline.org. No
refunds or credits will be given for not receiving the dial-in information for
the web seminar.
Audio
- Using a telephone: A touch-tone telephone
- Using Desktop VoIP: A computer equipped with the following:
• a
supported sound card
• speakers or headphones
• a microphone (for
speaking during the conference)
Web
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Mozilla Firefox 1.5 for Windows/Mac/Linux,
or Safari 2.0 for Macintosh
- Broadband Internet connection
You can test your computer for compatibility at demo.ilinc.com/systest.
Cancellation, Refund and No-Show Policy
• Refunds are available with cancellation until January 18. There are no
refunds for cancellations received after January 18.
• All cancellations must be received in writing by email, fax or mail to
Earnestine Jones (e-mail: ejones@iedconline.org / fax (202)
223-4745). Cancellations by phone are not accepted.
• All cancellations and requests for a refund after January 18 need to be
submitted in writing to Earnestine Jones and will be considered on a case by
case basis. There is no guarantee of a refund or credit after January 18 and
each will be given consideration under unforeseen circumstances.
Attend Web Seminars and Earn Recertification Credits from the Comfort of
Your Office
We understand that CEcDs have a constant yearning to grow and improve their
knowledge and expertise in economic development. Therefore, the IEDC web
seminars have been approved as professional development programs for
recertification. The web seminars provide a convenient and cost-effective online
environment for economic developers to learn about cutting-edge research,
techniques, and tools that are prevalent in the field.
CEcDs participating in a minimum of three (3) web seminars during a
three-year recertification cycle can now earn recertification credits. If you
have questions or would like more information, please contact Kobi Enwemnwa at
kenwemnwa@iedconline.org.
About the Collaboration for Success Web Seminar Series
As many economic development organizations, have learned, it is impossible to
accomplish projects alone. By building strategic partnerships, economic
development organizations are able to be more competitive when working
collaboratively. This year, IEDC will present a series of web seminars entitled
Collaboration for Success.
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