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Each year, TBTF hosts a two day intensive Entrepreneur Boot Camp. The program, taught by veteran entrepreneurs and service providers with experience in helping early stage companies get off the ground, takes a group of new entrepreneurs through a rigorous program that covers everything from how to develop a business plan to finding the best approach for selling a product or service in the marketplace. The class hears advice from several distinguished experts dispensing the best legal, accounting, marketing, operations and management expertise, among other things. Special guest Jonathan Baer of Silicon Valley’s Threshold Ventures flies in to share with the group what it takes to get funded in today’s high-tech marketplace. More than 200 entrepreneurs have graduated from the program since its inception in 2002. Here is an example of what this amazing program has to offer: The 7th Annual TBTF Entrepreneur Boot Camp Agenda Monday, February 23, 2009 – Day One 7:30 - 8:00 AM Check in and Breakfast 8:00 - 8:30 AM Welcome and Boot Camper Introductions
- Michelle Bauer, TBTF Entrepreneur Boot Camp Director 8:30 - 9:30 AM I’ve Got a Great Idea! But is it a Business?
- Gary Langton, Quadrant Software
9:30 –10:30 AM Refining Your Value Proposition
- Susan Gear, Catalina Marketing 10:30 – 11:00 AM Morning Break 11:00 AM– 12:00 PM Top 10 Legal Mistakes Made by Growing Companies
- Curt Creely, Foley & Lardner LLP 12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch and Elevator Pitch Practice 1:00 – 2:00 PM Legal Issues: Securing Your Intellectual Property
- Brent Britton, GrayRobinson 2:00 – 3:00 PM Recruiting Your Board of Directors and Advisors
- Ray Weadock, LSW Partners
3:00 – 3:30 PM Afternoon Break 3:30 – 5:00 PM Raising Capital: Preparing Your Business for Venture Capital Financing
- Jonathan Baer, Partner, Threshold Ventures 5:00 PM Adjourn End of Day One
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 – Day Two
8:00 – 8:30 AM Coffee, Continental Breakfast 8:30 - 9:30 AM Cash is King: Smart Money Management
- Jack Rybicki, LarsonAllen
9:30 – 10:30 AM Building Great Management Teams
- Tony DiBenedetto, Tribridge 10:30 – 11:00 AM Morning Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Leading and Motivating Your People
- Greg McLaughlin, Bright House Networks 12:00 – 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 PM Small Company, Big Impact: How to Use Your Web Site and Online Marketing Strategies to Gain Market Share and Generate Buzz
- Bernie Borges, Find & Convert 2:30 – 3:00 PM Afternoon Break 3:00 – 4:00 PM Lead Generation and Sales Strategies
- Heather Kenyon, iDatix 4:00 - 5:00 PM The Path Toward Successful Entrepreneurship
- Tom Wallace, RedVector.com 5:00 PM Wrap up – Congratulations to Boot Camp Class of 2009!
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