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[Heather Hesketh <heather AT hesketh.com>]

Folks,

As a Springboard Forum Committee member, I've been tasked with helping to 
identify women-led entrepreneurial companies who are seeking venture 
capital (equity financing) in the next twelve months. By "women-led," this 
means that the company  has a woman (women) in key management position(s) 
and who has a substantial equity interest in the business. If you know any 
companies that fit this demographic and would be interested in hearing 
about a program that could improve their chances at getting venture, please 
forward the application information included below to them. If they have 
any questions, they can contact Springboard, CED, or me.

If you're unfamiliar with Springboard (the conference folks, not the 
hosting company), they are a national, not-for-profit venture dedicated to 
increasing women's participation in the equity capital markets as both 
entrepreneurs and investors. The Springboard Venture Capital Forums provide 
women-led firms' access to investment opportunities and to assist women 
entrepreneurs in navigating the equity markets.  The forums provide women 
entrepreneurs with a platform for greater visibility and strategic 
connections to investment and business development experts..  Eight forums 
have been held in major markets since early 2000 and presenters from those 
forums have gone on to raise more than $750 million in equity capital for 
their businesses. Springboard: Southeast 2002 will be hosted by CED 
(www.cednc.org) and Springboard Enterprises and held at the Kenan-Flagler 
Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill on September 27, 2002.  It is a great 
opportunity to tap investors from throughout the U.S. who are interested in 
expanding their pipeline of deals.

The final application deadline for Springboard: Southeast 2002, is just 
around the corner Friday May 31st! You can complete the application on line 
at:

        http://www.springboardenterprises.org/progeven/pe2.asp?pid=72.

Final Application Deadline is May 31st

If you aren't interested in presenting, but are interested in becoming 
involved, contact CED about:

        -Becoming a sponsor
        -Sign up for a committee
        -Becoming a venture partner
        -Signing up as a supporting organization

Or:
        -Refer women entrepreneurs to apply at www.springboard2000.org
        -Spread the word through your networks and communities

Thanks for your help.

Heather

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