Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, service providers, educators and others will converge on the Hilton Garden Inn in Perrysburg next week for Venture Tech -- a series of events designed to support Ohio startups.
Sponsored by the Toledo-based Regional Growth Partnership (RGP), three events -- Venture Fair, Tech Connect, and Business Acceleration Tracks -- are all aimed at connecting entrepreneurs and those hoping to launch new business ideas with resources that can help them.
The Venture Fair on Wednesday will include a full day of exhibitor tables, networking opportunities, and panels, according to the RGP. Question-and-answer sessions with venture capitalists and successful CEO entrepreneurs, sessions focused on venture capital for biosciences and alternative energy and discussions on Ohio's capital ecosystem are included.
That evening, the RGP will host Tech Connect, which it describes as "a casual networking event which offers attendees the chance to meet the 'right people' to help launch their business idea. "
On Thursday, Venture Tech will offer what it calls Business Acceleration Tracks, designed to provide information about taking innovative high-tech business ideas to the next level. The half-day session is designed to "help attendees learn how to identify critical issues regarding their business plan and discover keys to planning, launching, and operating a high-growth business."
Tracks will focus on attracting capital through a strong business plan, business plan execution, bootstrapping strategies, government funding opportunities, venture capital and angel funding basics and how to develop relationships and present to such investors.
For more information and to register, go to www.rocketventures.org
Source: Regional Growth Partnership
Writer: Gene Monteith