Speed-Venturing Event for Growth Capital!

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Speed Venture Summit is brought to you by the NH High Technology Council and the NH Small Business Development Center.

October 28, 2008
The Center of New Hampshire, Radisson Hotel, Manchester, NH

2 PM to 5 PM -- Businesses seeking growth capital for all stages of development will speed pitch to the region's savviest and shrewdest investors, ranging from individuals and Angels to venture capital firms and private equity and mezzanine financers.
5 PM to 7 PM-- A business networking session, open to the public, will include a pitch-off from among the day's top companies. This reception will be an exciting opportunity to meet innovative companies, people with ideas, and investment funders.

The Speed Venture Summit is the meeting place in New England for investors, companies and individuals with great ideas. Businesses seeking growth capital for all stages of development will speed pitch to the region's savviest and shrewdest investors, from individuals and Angels to VC firms and private equity and mezz-debt investors. Following the presenter-investor segment, the Summit will include a business networking session, open to the public, and a pitch-off among the day's top companies.

Speed Venture Summit (TM) is brought to you by the NH High Technology Council and the NH Small Business Development Center.

Speed Venturing Participants:
25 top Private Equity Investors
50 exciting small businesses in search of growth capital

Business Networking Participants:
125 movers and shakers in the region's business community

Register at www.speedventuresummit.org

The New Hampshire High Technology Council's purpose is to bring together representatives from the private and public sectors to establish and maintain financial, technical, management, legislative and educational support programs that encourage innovative research and technology-based industrial development in NH.

The NH SBDC provides confidential, long-term management consulting and educational programs to more than 3,000 New Hampshire businesses each year. www.nhsbdc.org offers a variety of e-tools including e-Learning for Entrepreneurs - OnLine AnyTime, as well as access to information and referral. Specialized services include the Environmental Management Program and the Restaurant Initiative. The NH SBDC is an outreach program of the UNH Whittemore School of Business and Economics, and a cooperative venture of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of New Hampshire (DRED), the University System of New Hampshire, and the private sector.