{"id":608,"date":"2014-08-15T10:34:43","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T07:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biopark.ee\/?p=608"},"modified":"2014-09-12T10:35:02","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T07:35:02","slug":"19-september-seed-forum-fundraising-education-seminar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biopark.ee\/et\/uudised\/19-september-seed-forum-fundraising-education-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"19.september: Seed Forum Fundraising and Education Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Invitation to Seed Forum Fundraising Education and Pitch Training seminar<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">Seed Forum is a global market place for \u201cgrowth companies\u201d looking for financing and for financial investors\u00a0looking for new business ideas and investment opportunities. Seed Forum\u2019s activities include Seed Forum\u00a0Fundraising Education Process and Match-Making Process with Investors. Fundraising Education Process is\u00a0organized in several levels \u2013 local, national and global. The main objective of Seed Forum is to facilitate\u00a0obtaining initial (\u201cseed\u201d) financing or next stage &#8211; venture capital for \u201cgrowth companies\u201d without any regional\u00a0or national borders. Seed Forum is currently running Investor Matchmaking Forums in more than 25 countries\u00a0Worldwide.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">The Seed Forum Process includes 4 activities: nomination of suitable companies for SF Education Process,\u00a0fundraising education and pitch training, selection of companies for presentation at investor forums and\u00a0matchmaking forums for companies and investors.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Companies looking for financing are invited to apply for Seed Forum Process!<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">The only requirement for the company is to fill in and submit to Seed Forum Latvia Foundation the Standard\u00a0Business Summary in English (http:\/\/seedforum.org\/register\/company ). September 19th, 2014 all nominated\u00a0companies will be invited to an one-day Fundraising Education and Pitch Training seminar in Tallinn which\u00a0includes an intensive theoretical lecturing as well as individual coaching and drilling in public business concept\u00a0presentation techniques. Lectures and individual training program are conducted by very experienced Seed\u00a0Forum lecturers, coaches and expert professionals in English language.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Theoretical lectures cover issues like:<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; What are the benefits (and risks) of private financial investing and Venture Capital fundraising?<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; How to find private financial investors and to present them your business project?<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; What are the investors looking for in target companies and what are the major corporate Value\u00a0drivers?<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; How to plan and build the corporate financial development strategy?<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; What the investment process consists of (the phases and documentation)?<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; What should you be aware of when meeting\/negotiating with potential financial investors?<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; How to avoid selling company under-priced?<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">and numerous other important fundraising process concepts.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">Fee for participation at the seminar in\u00a0<b>Tallinn September 19th, 2014 is EUR 100,-.<\/b>Seminar is organised By Seed\u00a0Forum International Foundation in close co-operation with Estonian partner organizations. All companies &amp;\u00a0presenters participating in the Seminar will be evaluated and out-selected to present in the Seed Forum\u00a0Investor Forums. Seed Forum Tallinn investor conference will take place October 3th, 2014. Venue will be\u00a0announced in September.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Seminar participant target group:\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">Innovative startups, actively looking for initial funding as well as well established conventional companies in\u00a0need for extra financing are invited. Growing, export-oriented companies seeking expansion into new markets\u00a0use Seed Forum International Investor forums for finding partners and entering new markets and partnerships.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">For more detailed information contact:<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">Edgar Pravon,<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">+372 55 82798<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">edgar@seedforum.org<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">www.seedforum.org\/estonia<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Presenters and Couches at Fundraising Education and Pitch Training seminar:<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Steinar N.Korsmo<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 is the CEO and founder of Seed Forum International Foundation. Steinar\u00a0Korsmo is actively developing organization as well as still personally conducting many of the\u00a0Seed Forum Education Process activities as well as moderating Seed Forum investor\u00a0conferences.\u00a0Steinar N.Korsmo has been leading Campus Kjeller business incubator in Norway in 2001 from\u00a0where Seed Forum originates. Steinar N.Korsmo has since grown The Seed Forum concept\u00a0from a local process in Norway to a global concept, and it is currently a global process including Education\u00a0process and Investor Match-making conferences for investor ready companies from all over the World. In co-operation with numerous Norwegian and International organizations, private companies and National\u00a0Governments emphasizing the need of a strong financial market place Seed Forum Process is currently a main\u00a0tool and a model for regional development and the establishment of regional and national innovation systems\u00a0in many other countries. Seed Forum is after 12 years of existence annually bringing a great amount of\u00a0investor ready born global companies to pitch to investors in more than 30 countries locally, nationally and\u00a0overseas. The process has created a tremendous activity and tremendous amount of investor leads for\u00a0companies and investors.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Gints Vins<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 is Vice President of Seed Forum International and one of the Seed Forum\u00a0international couches, responsible for Seed Forum activities in Central Eastern Europe.\u00a0Gints Vins has an extensive personal business career \u2013 from being serial entrepreneur,\u00a0starting out several of his own companies, developing them, raising financing, selling, till\u00a0leading one of the largest corporate investment funds in the Baltic region as well as sitting\u00a0on the boards of large international financial institutions. During early 90-ies Gints Vins has\u00a0been involved in private media market \u2013 initiated and participated in establishment of several major Latvian\u00a0media outlets, including Latvian daily newspaper \u201cDiena\u201d, news agency \u201cBaltic News Service\u201d and English\u00a0language newspaper \u201cThe Baltic Observer\u201d. Co-founder of Baltic News Service A\/S, currently the biggest Baltic\u00a0wire service belonging to Finnish Alma Media Group. From 1997 Gints was General Manager and Director for\u00a0the largest Baltic investment house and Fund Management company Hansa Investments Ltd. responsible for\u00a0all Hansa Investments Latvian operations. For five years Gints Vins has also been representing Norwegian\u00a0Government business development agency \u2013 Norwegian Trade Council in Latvia. Since 2001 Gints Vins works\u00a0for his own investment company and is actively involved in M&amp;A business as well as fundraising for his own\u00a0companies and his clients.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Dr. Eythor Johansson<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 is Chairman for Seed Forum Academy. Eythor Johansson is a\u00a0Professor of Entrepreneurship and lecturer in University of Copenhagen and an author of\u00a0most of the Seed Forum Education Process lecture courses.\u00a0Eythor Johansson was the first Seed Forum Partner outside Norway and started Seed Forum\u00a0Iceland Foundation back in 2003. Eythor Johansson established Seed Forum Iceland in-to\u00a0the main Entrepreneurship promotion and Fundraising national event in Iceland. Seed\u00a0Forum Iceland maintains a stunning 60% funding success rate for Icelandic companies\u00a0selected to present at Seed Forum Reykjavik investor conferences. In autumn 2013 Seed Forum investor\u00a0conference in Reykjavik was opened by by the Minister for Trade and Industry of Iceland, Ms. Ragnheidur Elin\u00a0Arnadottir and attended by the acting President of Iceland Dr. \u00d3lafur Ragnar Gr\u00edmsson.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Fundraising Education and Pitch training Seminar<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">08.30-09.00 Arrival \/ Registration<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">09:00-10:00 Innovative Entrepreneurship and Fundraising Basic concepts<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">10.00-10.30 Introduction to Investor Mind-set and Value Drivers<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">10.30-10.45 General information about the Seed Forum Process<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">10.45-11.00 Plenary presentation round \u2013 all participants<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">11.00-12.30 Practical run-through of comp presentations, Investment Process Concepts<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">12.30-13.30 Lunch, corrections in pp-slides<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">13.30-15.00 Practical run-through of comp presentations, Investment Process Concepts<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">15.00-15.30 Documents in the Investment Process and preparation for Due Diligence<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">15.30-16.00 Negotiation techniques with investors, value drivers and exit strategies<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">16.00-16.15 How to protect your competitive edge<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">16.15-17.00 The art of networking<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">17.00-17.15 Coffee break<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">17.15-18.15 Investor Readiness workshop &#8211; companies working in groups<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">18.15-19.00 Drilling of Power Pitch, summing up and conclusions on progression for\u00a0further development of the pitch<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">For the Seminar Entrepreneurs are asked to prepare Draft Presentation of their company\/business\u00a0project on pp (not on .pdf!) slides in English language and personally present it during 7 minutes\u00a0Pitch (apprx. 10-14 slides \u2013 see Seed Forum guideline\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.seedforum.org\/uploads\/lolita\/upload\/file\/asset\/201205\/254\/how_to_make_a_7_min_investor_presentation.pdf\">siin\u00a0<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">Entrepreneurs are expected to bring their own laptop computers and throughout the seminar\u00a0actively work on development and improvement of their investor presentation.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">Companies are expected to be presented by their owners, CEO\u2019s or General Managers. In case if they\u00a0are not fluent in English, company might be presented by another Presenter but the main decision-makers of the company are required (!) to be present.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">Participation Fee of EUR 100,- per company is to be paid before the seminar!<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">Through-out the Seminar participating companies are evaluated for their preparedness and\u00a0progress, their English language and presentation skills as well as business concept application for\u00a0Seed Forum investor conferences. After seminar based on the Process Manager recommendations,\u00a0Seed Forum Selection Pannell invites ~50% of the seminar participants to present their company\u00a0pitch at the national Seed Forum Investor conference as well as upon invitation \u2013 in any of the 20+\u00a0other Seed Forum conference destinations around the World.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">About 20% of all of the Seed Forum presenters get funded!<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">Be sharp, show your drive!<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Invitation to Seed Forum Fundraising Education and Pitch Training seminar Seed Forum is a global market place for \u201cgrowth companies\u201d looking for financing and for financial investors\u00a0looking for new business ideas and investment opportunities. 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