Startup Series - Management Teams 4/28/14

Innovate @ UIC invites you to join professional service experts, entrepreneurs and your peers for insights into entrepreneurship. Learn the myths and truths of taking your innovative research from the lab to the marketplace through your own high-tech startup Monday afternoons beginning March 3, 2014 through May 12, 2014.

Located at:

HTI

2242 West Harrison, Suite 201

Chicago, IL. 60612

STARTUP SERIES SCHEDULE:

Venture Validation Monday March 3, 4pm-6pm

Funding Options Monday March 10, 4pm-6pm

Forming a Company Monday March 17, 4pm-6pm

Operating a Company Monday March 24, 4pm-6pm

Startup Finance and Accounting Tips Monday March 31, 4pm-6pm

Pitch Practice Monday April 7, 4pm-6pm

Venture Capital 101 Monday April 21, 4pm-6pm

Management Teams Monday April 28, 4pm-6pm

Networking Monday May 12, 4pm-6pm

Click the dates listed to register for each session.

STARTUP SERIES WITH ENTERPRISEWORKS CHICAGO

Commercializing innovation and launching high-tech startups spans a breadth of activity and new ground for many in academia. As a general education and awareness series, EWC has designed a series of presentations as an introduction to the legal, financial and business planning issues an early stage innovator and entrepreneur needs to know. These ten general topics presented by various experts are intended to spur conversations and questions for anyone in the community considering starting a high-tech company.

Venture Validation- Technology and market feasibility

Funding Options- From friends, family and fools to IPO

Forming a Company- Structures, shareholders and boards

Operating a Company- Basic legal and liability issues

Startup Finance & Accounting Tips- The least you need to know to get started

Pitch Practice- Pitching to investors, prospective employees and anyone else you need to will listen!

Venture Capital 101- Dive into capital structures, investor requirements and relationships

Management Team- Who do you want on your bus – and who should be driving?

Networking- Meet, talk, explore, engage as many people as you can. Learn about coNnecting with other communities.

Contact ewchicago@uillinois.edu to learn more about oureventsand programming