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Vol. II - No. VII
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In this issue - September, 2002

Articles
Profile
Entrepreneur File
Technology Trends
News
Book Review
Advertise in Angel Investor News
Investment Conferences

Articles

Top 10 Tips to Prepare Corporate Minutes

Keeping accurate and thorough corporate minutes are critical. Here's 10 tips how to get the record straight provided by Day Berry & Howard LLP.


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How To Structure Relationships Between A Corporation and A Start-Up
Part 1 - The Start-Up's Point Of View
By Roger Sobkowiak, Adapted with permission from the Human Resources Planning Journal

More global corporations are forming marriages with start ups through investments, acquisitions, carve-outs and spin-offs. It's critical to know how to structure the relationship to maintain harmony and profitability. Roger Sobkowiak, a leading expert on organizational dynamics, spells out how.

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The 12 Secrets of Negotiating the Best Valuation for Your Company
By Jeff Parness

Early stage investors are betting on the jockey, not the horse. To increase valuation for your start-up company, get the ideal management team into place as quickly as possible. Jeff Parness, an expert in business valuation, shares his insights into valuating a company in the second of a four-part series.
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Profile

This month Angel Investor News focuses on Richard Honen: A Matchmaker for Tech Valley Angels

Richard Honen, an attorney, reviews business plans for Tech Valley Angels in Albany, NY.

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Entrepreneur File

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Read about Bos Corporation

Read about Suma Brand

Technology Trends

What is Tissue Engineering?
By Kris Armoogum

Tissue engineering will have a significant impact on medicine and science. Learn how tissue engineering can change the face of medicine by developing new products to help people.


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News

Below is an actual letter sent to a Bank in the United States. The Bank Manager thought it amusing enough to have it published in the New York Times.

Dear Sir:

I am writing to thank you for bouncing my check with which I endeavored to pay my plumber last month. By my calculations some three nanoseconds must have elapsed between his presenting the check and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honor it. I refer, of course, to the automatic monthly deposit of my entire salary, an arrangement which, I admit, has only been in place for eight years...

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Here are a few wise and humorous sayings that offer some food for thought and at the very least might bring a smile to your face:

Your mind will always be trying to catch the fish that you need, you just have to bring out the fishing hook. - Lemark Solomon

Common sense is the most widely shared commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it. - Rene Decartes (1596-1650)

Do what you think is right in your heart. You'll be criticized anyway. - Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself. - Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

Someone who thinks logically provides a nice contrast to the real world. - unknown

Book Review

Judo Strategy
Review by Frank Szivos, Angel Investor News Editor

Judo Strategy Can Give Businesses of All Sizes a Fighting Chance.



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Investment Conferences

EVN i-DealFlow Forum
Northeast

September 5, 2002
New York, NY
www.vcaonline.com/
resources
/conference

Liquid Europe 2002
September 8-11
Copenhagen, Denmark
www.vcaonline.com/
resources
/conference

Diamond State Venture
Forum & Luncheon

September 13, 2002
Wilmington, DE
www.dsventures.net

Fifth Annual Business
Incubator & Technology
Showcase

September 23, 2002
Morristown, NJ
www.vanj.com

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

BIO VentureForum 2002
October 1-2, 2002
San Francisco, CA
www.investinbio.com

Second Annual SmartStart
Venture Forum

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

2002 Southwest Equity
Capital Summit

October 2-3, 2002
Richardson, TX
www.thecapitalnetwork.com

Nice Place to Visit
Great Place to Invest

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

A Preview of Early-Stage
Medical Technology Companies

October 24-25, 2002
Boston, MA
www.medtechinsight.com
/conferences.html

Investors' Circle 2002
National Conference:
"Energy for a Sustainable
Future"

October 27-29, 2002
Cambridge, MA
www.investorscircle.net

BIO-Europe 2002
Partnering Conference

Stuttgart, Germany
November 11 - 13, 2002
www.investinbio.com

Biotech Investing
Conference

November 13-14, 2002
Burlingame, CA
www.ibforum.com/
Conferences/investing/
biotech_2002.htm

2002 Asian Venture Forum
November 13-15, 2002
Hong Kong
www.asianfn.com/
conferences

BIO-Scandinavia 2002
Copenhagen, Denmark
November 14 - 15, 2002
www.investinbio.com

2002 Southwest BIO
Venture Conference &
Symposium

December 3-4, 2002
Houston, TX
www.thecapital
network.com

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