Developing Funding Opportunities in Montana

The seminar will cover topics including due diligence, term sheets, valuation, a case study and post investment relationships. It is open to Accredited Investors, entrepreneurial support professionals, university faculty and policy makers who are preparing their client entrepreneurs for the angel investing process.

“We think that is the big, so far unwritten, story,” OVP said in the newsletter. “The U.S. venture industry has been cut in half. That certainly qualifies as a major shake-out.”

A thorough discussion of the value of and the methods of developing a state-wide Angel network.

“We would like the reader to come away with a healthy dose of skepticism and some insight regarding the type of research they need to do to protect themselves before investing in new or existing business opportunities,” Bradford says.

Seminar is offered by the Education Committee of the Frontier Angel Fund, LLC http://www.frontierangels.com to grow expertise and knowledge about direct investment in entrepreneurial enterprises.

In anticipation of the proposed regulation changes, many feared that the SEC would take an aggressive approach in limiting the number of individuals who would qualify as accredited investors.

When investors get together, stuff happens.

The Kansas City area does not have any venture capital firms actively pumping money into the life sciences.

A little more venture money (1.5%) financing a lot more deals (25%) highlights the second quarter Money Tree report. But the batting order remains the same with California and Massachusetts batting clean-up while the usual bench warmers await a chance to get to play:

“Coastal investors have clearly discovered the Midwest’s abundance of investment opportunities.”