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Tuesday 2/2/2010, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM 111 S. Wacker Drive, 41st Floor
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Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP is a full-service, national law firm of approximately 700 attorneys with offices in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

 

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Entrepreneurs, send your executive summary to len_bland@conceptequity.com to be considered to present at the BNC Venture Capital Group.

 

 

 

 

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The BNC Venture Capital Group introduces exciting investment opportunities to professional investors (angels, early stage venture capitalists, and private equity firms seeking add-ons) and fosters the growth of entrepreneurial activity.
 

Len Bland, CEO of
Concept Equity, and David Carman, CEO of Business Network Chicago, lead the BNC Venture Capital Group. 

 
We will review four entrepreneurial opportunities.  Each presentation lasts 10 minutes, followed by a 15 minute Q&A.

Effective presentations answer 4 questions:

·What is the product or service?
-Why will customers buy it?
·Why is the management team qualified to execute the business plan?
·How will the investor make money?


5:00 PM -  Networking
5:30 PM -  Champion Medical Technologies
6:00 PM -  EcoGen
6:30 PM -  Break
6:45 PM -  Healthy Heroes
7:15 PM - 
Presentation

Champion Medical Technologies revolutionizes medical industry inventory tracking with their software as a service (SaaS) platform.  Their programs help hospitals and medical device manufacturers, manage their growing inventory of expensive medical products including human tissue grafts, metal or synthetic implants.

EcoGen provides affordable alternative fuel technology to emerging economies that are dominated by older vehicles which are acutely sensitive both to fuel prices and emission pollutants.  The company's major innovation is a Catalytic Fuel Enhancer that injects hydrogen into any internal combustion engine.

 

Healthy Heroes believes that there is an unmet need in the character licensing market place.  That parents, kids, caring adults and consumer-oriented companies are seeking hip, cool brands for kids that are associated with healthy lifestyles.  No more bouncing toothbrushes.  No more talking vegetables.  Shakti Warriors is a high-energy, high-entertainment brand able to compete with the likes of Spiderman, Superman and other pop icons to deliver valuable messages becoming true role models for today's children. 

 

Admissions.  Hollywood actors Kevin Bacon and Meg Ryan star in the new romantic comedy "Admissions." Producers have a track record of more than $1.2 billion in box office sales with award-winning movies such as Home Alone, Mystic Pizza and Smoke Signals.

Location:

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
111 South Wacker Drive, 41st Floor

Chicago, Illinois 60606

 

Sign up at 123Signup - Event cost $25

Evening Meeting includes food and beverages


Call Len Bland at 847-317-0656 or write len_bland@conceptequity.com  with questions or if you have any difficulty registering.  Other investors welcome.

If you have a scheduling conflict, please join us for the next meeting set for 3/2/2010.

 

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