Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs with emerging-growth start-ups and later stage companies with fifth-year projected revenues exceeding $20 million seeking venture capital funding should submit their business plans to the California Coast Venture Forum (CCVF).

Approximately 25 companies will be selected for the Venture Forum to communicate their business plans to venture capitalists, institutional investors and angel investors. In the past, the previous Venture Forum Conferences have hosted over 100 emerging companies raising in excess of $110 million in new capital and establishing valuable business relationships. The past CCVF Venture Forum Conferences have had over 350 in attendance. Approximately 1/3rd of the attendees are professional accredited investors.

Representatives of selected presenting and exhibiting companies must attend the Venture Forum. In addition, companies selected to present will participate in several coaching sessions designed to help them refine their business plans and prepare their presentations. Companies who are selected to exhibit, but not present, will have the opportunity to meet potential accredited investors to demonstrate or describe their products in the "Marketplace" at the Venture Forum.

You will need to follow the steps below to be considered for the Venture Forum Conference. The materials you submit will be used by our selection committee which includes both industry and financial experts. Upon review of your materials, you will be contacted by one of the committee members with our decision. If you are selected to present or exhibit at the Venture Forum Conference, the materials you submit during this process will also be used to create a company summary for your firm that will be distributed to our investors and conference attendees. Our investors and conference attendees will also have online access to your company summary during and after the conference. You will be able to update your materials online at anytime.

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How to Apply for the Venture Forum Conference

Using the “Submit” link below you can establish the credentials you will need to submit your materials and to later update those materials as you refine your message, presentation, etc. After you establish your credentials and pay your non-refundable processing fee, you will be asked to provide us with both summary information on your firm and electronic copies of your Business Plan and Executive Summary. You are also invited to provide additional documents that you would like us to consider. These documents should be placed in the dedicated, “Secure File Room” for your specific submission. If you are selected to present or exhibit, the high-level, summary information from your submission will be used to generate the Venture Forum conference book page for your firm. CRITICALLY IMPORTANT: At a minimum, you must submit an electronic copy of both your Business Plan and Executive Summary during this process.

• Submit your Company Summary, Business Plan, and Executive Summary
• Click here for a list of the benefits you will receive

 

Participation criteria:  We are looking for entrepreneurs with both start-up and later stage companies to participate in the Venture Forum Conference. Selected participation criteria include the following :

Revenues:	5th year projected revenues of at least $20 million
Equity:	Seeking at least $500 thousand in equity financing

Need help?  Contact: Jeknotts@ccvf.org

What is required:  An Executive Summary of no more than 2 pages AND your Business Plan submitted through the CCVF online application process outlined above. Both documents must be in Microsoft Word (.DOC) or Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) format.

What happens after submission:  A committee of business persons, professionals and investors will review your plan. Notification to participate in the Venture Forum will begin April 28,2008.

There are two ways of participating in the Venture Forum:

Presenting Company:  As a Presenting Company you will receive:

• Two coaching sessions to fine-tune your pitch and prepare you for the conference
• Professionally generated PowerPoint presentation
• Executive Summary in the conference guide. After you register and submit both your executive summary and business plan, you will be given a case sensitive prepaid code that you will need in order to submit the materials that may be used to create your company summary that will be included in the printed and online program guide.
• A table in "The Marketplace"
• A maximum of 2 presenting company representatives must attend the conference, having access to Venture Capital, Institutional and Angel Investors
• Following the Venture Forum, you can direct prospective investors and conference attendees to your online company summary located on the CCVF site. After the Venture Forum, registered investors and attendees can access your online summary and any file attachments, e.g. presentation, you make available. You can access and update your materials at anytime.

Exhibiting Company:  As an exhibiting company you will receive:

• Executive Summary in the conference guide. After you register and submit both your executive summary and business plan, you will be given a case sensitive prepaid code that you will need in order to submit the materials that will be used to create your company summary that will be included in the printed and online program guide.
• Exhibition space in "The Marketplace"
• Attend dry run sessions for presenting companies
• A maximum of 2 exhibiting company representatives must attend the conference, having access to Venture Capital, Institutional and Angel Investors
• Following the Venture Forum, you can direct prospective investors and conference attendees to your online summary located on the CCVF site. After the Venture Forum, registered investors and attendees can access your online summary and any file attachments, e.g. presentation, you make available. You can access and update your materials at anytime.

If you are not selected:

• Your Executive Summary will be in a special handout distributed at the conference.
• After you register and submit both your executive summary and business plan, you will be given a case sensitive prepaid code that you will need in order to submit the materials that will be used to create your company summary that will be included in the printed and online program guide. If you are not selected to present or exhibit, the committee may include your company summary in the printed and/or online program guide. We also encourage you to submit your materials so that we may better track your progress and consider your company for future events.
• Following the Venture Forum, if your company summary is included in the online program guide, prospective investors and conference attendees will have access to it. After the Venture Forum, registered investors and attendees can access your online company summary and any file attachments, e.g. presentations, you make available. You can access and update your online company summary at anytime.

Critical Dates:

Review Begins:	Monday, April 28, 2008
Notification Begins:	Monday, April 28, 2008
Coaching* (Presenting Companies):	April 28 - May 2, 2008
	* As a presenting company you must participate in the coaching sessions.
CCVF Networking Venture Forum:	Friday, May 16, 2008   7:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Fees:

Non-Refundable Application Fee:	$150
Presenting Company:	$1000 (additional fee) which includes 2 company attendees
Exhibiting Company:	$500 (additional fee) which includes 2 company attendees

• Submit your business plan and executive summary now.

Step 2: Submit Materials for Inclusion in the Printed and Online Program Guide