About
Len Bland is a Capital Matchmaker(tm) who has founded five companies including Concept Equity Group. He specializes in preparing entrepreneurs for investment and introducing qualified entrepreneurs to Investors. He coaches these companies in refining their strategic position, building their financial model, and communicating their value on executive summaries, business plans, and investor presentations.
Len coordinates and runs the BNC VC Group - Business Network Chicago Venture Capital Group http://conceptequity.com/BNCVCGroup.htm.
Prior to founding Concept Equity Group, Len was VP of Sales for Tesseract, a human capital management software vendor, and Napersoft, an international document management software vendor. In these roles he implemented successful sales strategies targeting the C-level executives of Global 2000 companies. Previously, Len automated operations while managing information systems at Kraft Foods and Unisys, and analyzed company financials as an auditor for Grant Thornton.
Len is a CPA, and earned his MBA at Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and his Bachelors in Accounting from the University of Illinois.