Spotlight on Entrepreneurs

Are you looking for funding? Is time of the essence? Then Spotlight on Entrepreneurs is for you. In one minute you can reach more than 100 people in the audience that night, many of whom are interested in helping start-up companies. With a large audience hearing your story, there is a good chance that just the right connection can be made – investors, bankers, advisors, attorneys, employees, team members, or mentors.

The WPI Venture Forum is specifically oriented to help nascent technology companies make the connections they need to help them grow. When you participate in Spotlight on Entrepreneurs you gain focused, useful exposure for your company, the opportunity to practice your elevator speech, and meaningful feedback. In addition, your story will be highlighted in “Vantage”, the WPI Venture Forum newsletter; posted on our web site; and we forward the information to Mass High Tech for their Pitch column with no guarantee that it will be published.

Logistics

The "spotlight" turns on at approximately 7:15pm at the monthly programs . You will have exactly one minute to present your company and may use an overhead slide if you choose (we will provide the materials) or bring a flash drive with a one page presentation (we have a template you can request).

Rules

Entrepreneurs are selected on a first-come-first served basis and are allowed one pitch per season per business idea.

Instructions

Please fill in the form below to request entry. It provides guidelines for your elevator pitch. Remember to PRACTICE; one minute is a very short time. If you would like advice, please email Norman T. Brust of NTB Associates at ntbrust@ntbassoc.com or call 508-697-7200. We are here to help!

Your Name
Company Name
Phone
E-mail
Web Site
What does your company do?
Who do you do it for?
What is the benefit to the buyer?
How big is the market?
Why should the investor be interested?
Why are you the ones to do it?
How much money do you need?
How are you going to use the funds?

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