9th North Bay Growth and Innovation Forum, Santa Rosa, CA Oct. 20, 2010 - (StartupReport)

Posted Wed, 09/01/2010 - 11:12 by jroymartinez
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October 20, 2010
12 Noon - 5PM

Hyatt Vineyard Creek
170 Railroad Street
Santa Rosa, CA

5 Company Pitches
10 Company Poster Presentations
Rapid Roundtable Educational Program

The October 2010 North Bay Growth & Innovation Forum is the ninth in a series that showcases about 150 CEOs, world‐class business executives, service providers, angel and venture capital investors, and founders of standout emerging and second‐stage companies. The Forum will feature at least five high quality company presentations for investors, along with poster presentations from at least 10 companies looking for advice, strategic partners or other resources. Over 70 companies have participated in the program and received more than $25 million in funding as a result. Past participants have included barspace.tv, Solmetric Corporation, True2Life, Red Condor, Secured for Banking, Mosaic Assist, and Season Studios. This program has won regional, state and national awards for innovative entrepreneurial spirit. The event is a collaborative production of the City of Santa Rosa, the Santa Rosa Chamber of
Commerce, and the North Bay Angels.

The event features a keynote address by Doug Clark, CEO of Métier LTD, along with Rapid Roundtables offering timely advice for today’s business. Topics will be announced as they are confirmed.

2010 North Bay Investor Summit - Cars, Cabernet & Cash! Rohnert Park, CA - (StartupReport)

Posted Fri, 08/27/2010 - 16:09 by jroymartinez
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The 2010 North Bay Investor Summit (NBIS) is a premier gathering of the angel capital community. The goal of NBIS is to bring together investors and entrepreneurs looking for funding and was created to foster collaborations among angel groups, as well as reach out to the larger investment community.

Hosted by the Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster in partnership with the North Bay Angels and the Keiretsu Forum.

Energy Efficiency Start-Up Nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year - StartupReport (Press Release)

Posted Wed, 08/25/2010 - 12:18 by EnovativeGroup
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Venice, CA-Enovative Group, Inc. has been nominated by Entrepreneur Magazine as 1 of 5 finalists for "Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year", a nationwide contests that ends September 10th.

Enovative Group believes that energy efficiency is the easiest and most cost-sensible approach to reducing energy consumption. The company, started in 2007, is dedicated to researching and producing the next generation of energy efficiency solutions.

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