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Financing the Growth of your Consumer Products Company
April 30, 2019
“Financing the Growth of your Consumer Products Company (April 30) 2019
Hosted by Natural Products Consulting
A One Day Boot Camp and Networking Event: Financing Your Growth: Natural, Organic, Specialty, Retail & Premium
April 30, 2019| 8am –4:30pm | Chicago, IL
A comprehensive seminar that provides entrepreneurs and executives an in-depth understanding of what it takes to raise capital.
Financing Your Consumer Products Company Seminar and Networking Event (April 30, 2019) Chicago, IL
Getting your company capitalized is perhaps the most difficult, time-consuming and frustrating part of building your business.
Seminar topics include:
* How do I determine my financing needs?
* What is the best source of capital to align with my needs?
* What’s the game plan for my business and my time horizon?
* Finding early-stage capital:
o Friends & Family
o Banks/Loans/Debt
o Angel Investors/Groups
o What terms should I expect?
* Demystifying valuation
o Methodologies
o Understanding equity
o What matters/what doesn’t?
* VC Financing
o Who do I approach? And how?
o Anatomy of a term sheet
o What to expect when working with a VC
o Control, veto rights, dilution
* Other Private Equity…
* Do I go alone or get professional help?
o Role of the investment banker
o Terms, fees
o Materials (business plan, sample presentation, financials)
* Creating value
o Distribution
o Brand Building
o Building out the team
* Positioning for exit
* Strategic buyer or financial buyer
Led by industry veterans Bob Burke & Michael Burgmaier, the seminar de-mystifies capital-raising terms and provides insights to improve your odds to successfully obtaining the financing you need. In addition, you will hear directly from industry-leading entrepreneurs who raised venture capital and then grew and sold their companies, investment bankers, investors and other industry experts.
Additional Expert Speakers:
Featured Presenter: Andy Whitman, Founding Managing Partner of 2X Consumer Products Growth Partners, active emerging branded consumer products business investor. His firm has invested in Beanitos, gDiapers, Good Karma, MegaFood, and Innate Response, Orabrush, The Seawood Bath Co., Tasty Bite, Wellness/Old Mother Hubbard, and more.
Keith Kohler, K2 Financing, debt solutions for consumer produtcs companies.
Alex Schneider, Partner, Clover Capital Partners LLC;
Tapan Shah, PepsiCo Ventures Group
Entrepreneurs Success Story: Katlin Smith, Founder and CEO, Simple Mills.
Complimentary beer and wine reception on Tuesday following the seminar at Alliant Americas for Finance seminar and networking attendees
Please see the attached registration form or visit:
Emerge Subscribers receive $100 off the registration cost.
See also “Becoming a More Effective Sales Manager” (May 1-2)