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		<title>Entrepreneur / Investor Conference (SPEC) a Smashing Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 12:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been two days since the conclusion of the Southeast Private Equity Conference.   I&#8217;m in Hilton Head, enjoying the view of the pool, drinking my coffee and enjoying my euphoria over the success of the inaugural Southeast Private Equity Conference.   I&#8217;m taking a deep breath and taking time to submit this blog entry.   Drew Ermec [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When do I start pitching to investors&#8230;. after I have all my investor docs?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs Seeking Capital Corner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This question comes up often and we see companies that never pull the trigger because they constantly feel that they aren&#8217;t ready for investors.   We also see companies jump the gun and blow their shot with investors because they don&#8217;t have their act together enough.  
First you must realize that a large portion of the money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the best way to find a venture capitalist?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asked on Linked in, here is the compilation of my answers and Justin Townsley&#8217;s answer.
Venture capital institutions are easy to find through a Google search. Many Venture Capital firms today are really interested in providing later stage growth financing than the early stage rounds that the name would suggest. If it&#8217;s early stage, you&#8217;ll find recommendations in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SPEC will Bridge the Capital Divide</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Current Financing Trends]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneur Biz-Buzz]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to be a part of the coming Southeast Private Equity Conference (SPEC) (http://www.seprivateequity.org) in April.   There are many venture conferences that serve the companies that have Millions in revenue and are seeking large amounts of venture capital, but for many years there has been little support or focus on the early stage company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Flags to spot the &#8220;Decoy&#8221;-Investor</title>
		<link>http://entrepreneurblogspace.com/?p=16</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most tragic things I ever hear about is when young companies, who hold such strong beliefs in their own potential and want desperately to believe investors will also catch the vision they cast for their business, will get sucked into the web of deceit cast by a decoy investor.   Unfortunately, for deceitful people, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;elevator pitch&#8221; to an investor</title>
		<link>http://entrepreneurblogspace.com/?p=13</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every entrepreneur has heard they need to have an &#8220;elevator pitch&#8221;.   So what is that?   What does that really mean?   Most entrepreneurs want to drone on for 30 minutes talking about their business opportunities almost in the hopes that a VC or group of investors will say&#8230;..&#8221;OK, OK&#8230;I give.   I&#8217;ll invest if you will just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angel Investing: What Does It Take To Raise Money and Close A Deal?</title>
		<link>http://entrepreneurblogspace.com/?p=11</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Karen Rands of Kugarand Holdings LLC. shares her insights about Angel Investing in this interesting podcast interview. Karen has raised millions of dollars for entrepreneurs! When Karen speaks, people listen to what she has to say about raising money! Launch Funding Network and The Network for Business Angels and Investors are successfully bringing entrepreneurs and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is a Business Plan necessary when you have a PPM to give to investors?</title>
		<link>http://entrepreneurblogspace.com/?p=10</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get this question quite often.   When we screen companies to present at the private equity investor forums we put on for the Network of Business Angels and Investors (NBAI.net), they complete a comprehensive application form and submit all the documents that they will provide to investors.    Business plans communicate different information than a private placement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angel Investor e-Books Available Now!!</title>
		<link>http://entrepreneurblogspace.com/?p=9</link>
		<comments>http://entrepreneurblogspace.com/?p=9#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Karen Rands has been working with angel investors since 2001. She began capturing their insights, researching and gathering information regarding angel investing to write a series of books to teach high net-worth individuals how to create wealth through private equity investing. 

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She is the managing director for one of the fastest growing angel investor networks, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneur shares insights on how he got Angel Investors</title>
		<link>http://entrepreneurblogspace.com/?p=8</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article in Catalyst Magazine, written by Don Sadler: Heaven Sent&#8230;Should you consider angel investors?
Obtaining financing is one of the biggest challenges for new and startup companies. One possible solution is a unique kind of funding from what are known as &#8220;angel&#8221; investors.
Angel financing is similar to venture capital, but with some key differences, [...]]]></description>
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