'Starting a New Business'
Filipino Business Alliance Seminar

June 5, 2004
3 to 6 p.m.
Fenwick and West Silicon Valley Center
Mountain View, California

THE FILIPINO Business Alliance, an organization of professionals in the fields of business, law, finance, technology and venture capital, presents its second network mixer and seminar on June 5.

The speakers are David Guo, managing partner, 3rd Wave Ventures and OCSF
Ventures; Dennis Fernandez, Esq., Fernandez and Associates, LLP; and Denny
Roja, Esq., Acuity Ventures II LLC. The seminar is for anyone who wishes to arm up on running a smooth entrance to managing a company whether it be on technology, health care, food, services, retailing or other such industries. This is an opportunity to learn from a couple of experts both seasoned San Francisco Bay Area venture capitalists.

This seminar is a primer to help understand the basic pitching skills and closing techniques one can successfully employ when accessing the private capital markets. It summarizes the fundamentals of the engagement, and due diligence, giving you a perspective on how to present the "must have" points so you can create a fundable venture. Understand the aspects of developing an "elevator" pitch, a tag line, and a fully developed Q&A response to targeted investors. This seminar will outline the method of approaching funding sources, the techniques used by private investors to validate the potential of your business, and the decision-making process used by venture capitalists and other sources of capital.

Learn how seasoned entrepreneurs and financiers and venture capitalists think through issues associated with turning a concept into a product and a business. Understand what to look for in a great idea and determine its potential to become a great product. Learn how to develop the basic structure of your value proposition and how to navigate through the pitfalls, issues, risks and challenges every entrepreneur must consider when creating a new business. Understand the various financing options and sources and get some guidance on how to build a winning team.

Who should attend:

Entrepreneurs, startup executives, middle managers, professionals, engineering and business students, and anyone who wants to understand the capital-raising process.

Major sponsors are Wells Fargo Bank, Merrill Lynch, Fenwick & West LLP. Co-Sponsors: FILPABA, STAC, FBANC, Young Filipino Professionals Association, FilAm Chamber of Commerce of The East Bay, Fil Am Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, Fil Am Chamber of Santa Clara County. Come to network and learn from the masters, bring your ideas and questions. Registration and Networking starts at three in the afternoon. Pre-register on the web at www.filipinobusinessalliance.org or email info@filipinobusinessalliance.org.


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