BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230330T160000Z DTEND:20230330T173000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Venture Capital: Accepting Equity Investment from Venture Capital Funds DESCRIPTION:As businesses grow and scale\, venture capital may be a feasible source of equity investment. We are lucky to have several Maine-based venture capital funds that invest in our local startups. In this third part of a three-part series on equity investments\, you'll learn about the ins and outs of leveraging venture capital to raise equity for your business. During this session\, we'll cover: What is venture capital? What does a venture capital investment mean for you and your business? What types of businesses are a good fit? What stage of business is a good fit? What's the "average" investment size? I think I'm a candidate for venture capital. Now what? We'll leave time for Q&A at the end of the session. If you have specific questions you'd like to make sure we cover\, or a scenario you'd like us to generalize and use as an example\, please email rachel.rathburn@ceimaine.org. This workshop will be presented by Nina Scheepers of the Maine Venture Fund and Chandler Jones of Coastal Ventures. https://wbc.ceimaine.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=97430007 Hosted by: Coastal Enterprises\, Inc. Women's Business Center Questions? tara.clark@ceimaine.org X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:As businesses grow and scale\, venture capital may be a feasible source of equity investment. We are lucky to have several Maine-based venture capital funds that invest in our local startups. In this third part of a three-part series on equity investments\, you&rsquo\;ll learn about the ins and outs of leveraging venture capital to raise equity for your business. During this session\, we&rsquo\;ll cover: What is venture capital? What does a venture capital investment mean for you and your business? What types of businesses are a good fit? What stage of business is a good fit? What&rsquo\;s the &ldquo\;average&rdquo\; investment size? I think I&rsquo\;m a candidate for venture capital. Now what? We&rsquo\;ll leave time for Q&\;A at the end of the session. If you have specific questions you&rsquo\;d like to make sure we cover\, or a scenario you&rsquo\;d like us to generalize and use as an example\, please email rachel.rathburn@ceimaine.org. This workshop will be presented by Nina Scheepers of the Maine Venture Fund and Chandler Jones of Coastal Ventures. https://wbc.ceimaine.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=97430007 Hosted by: Coastal Enterprises\, Inc. Women'\;s Business Center Questions? tara.clark@ceimaine.org LOCATION:Online via Zoom UID:e.3605.2525 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260421T044058Z URL:http://piscataquis-gzcms.preview.gochambermaster.com/events/details/venture-capital-accepting-equity-investment-from-venture-capital-funds-2525 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR