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Vol. II - No. V
Circ. 17,550

In this issue - June, 2002

Articles
Profile
Entrepreneur File
Technology Trends
News
Book Review
Investment Conferences
Investor survey

Articles

Getting Good Advice Counts for Start Ups
By Dan Mitchell, Executive Director of ACE-Net

Choosing the right advisors can help grow your company. Dan Mitchell, ACE-Net Executive Director, tells you how in this follow-up article on Advisory Boards.

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Get the Most Bang From Your Web Site
By Daniel Bazac Web Marketer for Web Design in New York


Your Web Site can make a strong first impression. Learn how to put your best cyber foot forward for your company with a Web site that has flash and substance.

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CRM: Staging a Comeback
By Frank Szivos, Editor Angel Investor News

Customer Relationship Management systems fell on hard times but more focused ones are providing better results for clients and becoming more appealing to investors. Bob Dorf, a leading CRM strategist, explains how.
read more...

Profile

This month Angel Investor News focuses on Robert Buckley, coordinator of the SmartStart Venture Forum in Albany, NY.

Bob Buckley sees funding opportunities for start ups with a solid business plan and a track record of clients. But they still need to know where the gold is buried.

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Entrepreneur File

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Technology Trends

What Is Mems?
By the MEMS Center

MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) technology is creating miniature sensors and controllers, pumps and valves that will create limitless investment opportunities. Discover more about the technology of the future that is nearly the technology of the present.
read more...


News

Call for Entries - SmartStart Venture Forum

Deadline for applications to present at the the SmartStart Venture Forum is June 7, 2002 at 4:00PM. For information on the fair go to www.smartstartvf.org. To apply to present, click on the link below.
Click here to register to apply

EAST BAY ANGEL INVESTORS SPEARHEAD CHARITABLE DONATION DRIVE

Berkeley Calif. - May 23, 2002 - Members of angel investment group The Keiretsu Forum founded a non-profit counterpart, The Keiretsu Foundation, to encourage charitable giving among members and friends of the deal-screening forum.

The Foundation spearheaded a donation event at which individuals donated non-liquid stock in companies Nanomuscle, Pixami, Head Pedal, Specdex. Rod McGregor, CEO of Nanomuscle. The Foundation intends to screen non-profit organizations in the same manner The Keiretsu Forum now screens venture deals. The Keiretsu Foundation will select one to three groups to receive donations quarterly.

Click here for more information or to apply to present a deal for screening.

Crossroads Venture Fair Draws Top High-Tech, High-Growth Companies from the Northeast

Put on one of the best venues for capital in the Northeast and they will come: high growth companies and investors.

The Crossroads Venture Fair presented by the Connecticut Venture Group with lead sponsor Connecticut Innovations and host sponsors Yale University and the City of New Haven drew 700 attendees, one of the Fair's largest number of
attendees. For the ninth consecutive year, Crossroads earned rave revues.

Crossroads featured 60 of the hottest growth companies in the region over two days (May 14-15) in New Haven, CT. Attendees participated in cutting-edge panel discussions, listened to presentations for funding from exciting high-growth companies and mingled at festive networking events and a Gala Reception at the Yale Art Gallery.

Take a moment to laugh

Of course, you should be serious about investing in companies or launching new business ventures. But it's equally important to take a moment to laugh. Here are a few humorous quotes, quips and malapropisms to relax your mind:

The person who knows how to laugh at himself will always be amused - Shirley McLaine

Always remember that you're unique, just like everyone else - Alison Boulter

If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done - Anonymous

Have you ever noticed that people who go slower than us are idiots and people who go faster are maniacs? - George Carlin

Book Review

The Biotech Investor's Bible
By George Wolff

Get the closest thing to the gospel truth from the Biotech Investor's Bible. It's a must read for every investor who should be aware of the financial opportunities in the biotechnology markets.
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Investor Survey

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SPONSORS:


Access to Capital Electronic Network (ACE-Net) helps individual accredited investors, SBICs and institutional venture capitalists find small, growing companies through a secure Internet database.
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Tech Coast Angels is a network of over 200 individual investors whose mission is to fund early-stage technology companies in Southern California and to accelerate them to financial and market leadership.
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Intelex, Ltd. is a business intelligence and research firm that performs "due diligence" background checks on officers and companies entering into public or private offerings.
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Investment Conferences

Global Venture Investors
Conference 2002

June 2 - 4, 2002
Los Angeles, CA
www.gvia.org

LI/NY Metro
Capital Forum 2002

June 6, 2002
MELVILLE, NY
www.livg.com/CapitalForum

Venture Capital
Investing 2002

June 12 - 14, 2002
San Francisco, CA
www.ibforum.com

ACE-Net's
Early-Stage Showcase

June 12,2002
NEW HAVEN, CT
Call 1- 800 - 753-0568

2002 Global Asian
Venture Forum

June 12 - 14, 2002
Beijing, China PRC
www.asianfn.com

Angel Boot Camp
July 25, 2002
Boulder, CO
www.angelbootcamp.com

CIR Optics Venture Fair
July 31 - August 1, 2002
Boston, MA
www.cir-opticalventures.com

The Merging Path to Growth
September 23 - 25, 2002
Singapore
www.asianfn.com

Second Annual SmartStart
Venture Forum

October 2 - 3, 2002
ALBANY, NY
www.SmartStartVF.com

Nice Place to Visit
Great Place to Invest

October 13 - 15, 2002
London, England
www.asianfn.com

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