Startech presents the New Venture Forum 1st Quarter Series 2011 First Session starts February 2, 2011 Entrepreneurs, inventors and businesses seeking Emerging Technology Fund (ETF) funding and/or Angel Equity Investment sign up today for the New Venture Forum! MISSION : Startech’s New Venture Forum will provide start-up technology companies with the basic knowledge and skills needed to improve their probability of equity funding. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The New Venture Forum is a presented in 6 core sessions designed for start-up technology companies pursuing Angel equity investment and/or ETF funding. Each session is approximately three hours in length, one session per week for six consecutive weeks. The forum is designed as an interactive workshop with dialogue between experts and entrepreneurs. Participants are encouraged to apply their company as a case study for group discussion. Class size is limited. COST: $250 for all 6 sessions. Attendees who complete 5 of the 6 Core Sessions will receive waived application fees to the ETF and/or STAN - a $250 value. To learn more about the ETF and STAN, www.startech1.org Where: UTSA –Downtown Campus Durango Building 501 West Durango, Room 3.326, San Antonio, TX 78207 When: Wednesdays 1:30 - 4:30 pm February 2 – March 9 Sessions Include: February 2 - ETF Funding & Angel Equity Investment Overview February 9th - Intellectual Property & Market Research February 16th - Building Your Management Team February 23 - Financial & Contract Preparation March 2 - Investor Presentation & Elevator Pitch March 9 - Term Sheets & The Business Plan RSVP to Startech:210-458-2760 or marketing@startech1.org