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Bethesda Green Finance Workshop Series for Green Businesses

Bethesda Green Finance Workshop Series for Green Businesses
Types of Financing and Deal Structure

The February workshop is free for incubator companies; $15 for all others.

DESCRIPTION: This third workshop will address the different types of investment utilized by early stage companies and the financing structures related to each. These are:
-- Common Stock: Friends and Family Round
-- Convertible Note: Friends and Family or Angel Round
-- Series A Preferred: Professional Angel or VC Round

While all three provide growth capital for the company, they each come with different sets of rights for the investors and obligations for the company. As the founder of a company, it is important to understand the differences between these financing structures. The panel will include an attorney/entrepreneur, venture capital investor and an entrepreneur, all of whom are experienced in doing investment deals.

SPEAKERS:
-- Anthony Millin, Lerch, Early and Brewer
-- Asher Epstein, Managing Director, Mosaic Venture Partners
-- Charles Segerman, CEO, Clean Currents

WORKSHOP SERIES SPONSORS:
-- Montgomery County Department of Economic Development
-- U.S. Small Business Administration

WORKSHOP PARTNERS
-- Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, Univ. of Maryland
-- Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech), Univ. of Maryland
-- Maryland Clean Energy Center
-- Clean Tech Open-Mid-Atlantic
-- William James Foundation

General networking and light refreshments available at 8 am; program begins at 8:30.
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Topic Schedule

November 29: Understand your Target Market and How to Reach Them
January 31: What Investors Look for and How to Pitch your Company
February 28: Sources of Financing and Deal Structure
March 28: What to Expect During Due Diligence and How to Prepare
April 25: Sources of Financing
June 27: Selected Entrepreneurs Pitch to Investors

The Finance Workshop Series is sponsored by the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development and the U.S. Small Business Administration.