The North Country Innovation Hotspot Program at Clarkson’s Shipley Center and Point Positive, an angel investor group founded in Saranac Lake, are joining forces to present a day of workshops for emerging entrepreneurs and angel investors on Friday, September 14, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Antique Boat Museum, 750 Mary Street, Clayton, N.Y. The day will culminate with a Pitch Event, where up to 3-4 teams of entrepreneurs will compete for prize money and a chance to present to Point Positive’s Member Investors at their Fall Pitch Event on Monday, October 15.
If you are an entrepreneur interested in gaining the tools to put together a persuasive pitch to attract investors and other stakeholders, or are interested in becoming an angel investor, or are a current angel investor looking to hone your skills, this workshop is for you.
Previous attendees said that “the key ingredients that an angel investor is looking for in an opportunity were laid out in these presentations but cannot be stressed enough….the addressable market, the product or solution, the background of the founders/management team, etc.” And they felt the presentations were, “very informative and the topics were very relevant to pitching to angel investors.”
To register, go to https://pointpositive101.com/register. There will be a $25 registration fee due at the door.
The North Country Innovation Hot Spot Program, hosted by Clarkson University, is a New York State-supported program charged with supporting and coordinating the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem. Working with regional economic development partners and Clarkson University research centers, this program has consulted on over 400 projects and facilitated the creation of more than 160 new startup companies across the North Country region. Support is provided in the areas of technology validation, prototyping, market research, investor relations and much more.
Point Positive was founded in early 2014 to provide a mechanism for the private sector to have a role in helping to jumpstart the economy of the Adirondack Region by investing private equity in for-profit early stage ventures. To date, Point Positive members and staff have vetted over 40 ventures, provided mentoring to several and committed over $2.26 million in funding to seven.
Clarkson University educates the leaders of the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as an owner, CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. With its main campus located in Potsdam, N.Y., and additional graduate program and research facilities in the New York Capital Region, Beacon, N.Y., and New York City, Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university with signature areas of academic excellence and research directed toward the world’s pressing issues. Through more than 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, education, sciences and the health professions, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations, and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and innovation with enterprise.