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Early Stage Symposium links entrepreneurs with investors
Published November 14, 2007 - BizTimes Daily
More than 375 participants - up from 325 last year - are expected for the 2007 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium in Madison at the Monona Terrace Convention Center.
The event, which is being held today and tomorrow, is sponsored by the Wisconsin Technology Council and attracts investors and business executives who need backing to turn their dreams into commercial products.
For more than 20 years, this conference and its predecessors have helped fuel Wisconsin's high-growth economy by matching investors, companies and entrepreneurs, according to Tom Still, president of the council.
Still said about two dozen companies will be telling their tales to financiers from around the Midwest. He said the biggest group consists of biomedical firms, with additional representation from advanced manufacturing, software, advanced manufacturing, "cleantech" and information technology companies.
The annual conference also includes a number of networking events, panel discussions and company presentations, such as the Wisconsin Angel Network Investors’ track and the Elevator Pitch Olympics.
On Thursday, the panel will focus on the so-called "Ten Commandments of Angel Investing." Still said they aren’t written on a stone tablet, but they have been handed down from experienced investors who have worked with early-stage companies.
For additional coverage of the event, visit WisBusiness.com, a media partner of Small Business Times.
