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Hot Opportunity - Huffington Post Startup Expo - Apply Now! iStart Jax is pleased to inform you, Startup America has partnered with Huffington Post to host a Startup Expo the afternoon of Wednesday, August 29th in Tampa during the Republic National Convention(RNC). The Huffington Post is hosting a luncheon panel with 400 invited guests. Details are as below.
Apply at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RKYRJ5S, Deadline - COB Friday, 20th July, 2012
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Date: RNC: Aug 29, 2012 from 2:30-5:30pm
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Media Coverage
How early stage Startup's collaborate with Investors? Ans: GUST.com Gust provides the global platform for the sourcing and management of early-stage investments. Gust enables skilled entrepreneurs to collaborate with the smartest investors by virtually supporting all aspects of the investment relationship, from initial pitch to successful exit. Gust is endorsed by the world's leading business angel and venture capital associations, and powers over 750 investment organizations in 65 countries. More than 125,000 start-ups have already used the platform to connect and collaborate with over 35,000 individual accredited investors. The company was founded in 2004 under the name Angelsoft and is privately held. Gust is based in New York, New York, with a development center in Vancouver, British Columbia, and European office in Paris, France. Check out https://gust.com/ |
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Congratulations to Doug Lowenthal, Building an IT Company!
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iStart Jax is a proud sponsor of TEDxRiversideAvondale!
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On, June 16, iStart Jax's Directors Sheena Koshy and Yash Nath, were invited to speak at Jacksonville's first IT Pro Camp, about 'Resources for Technology Startups'. The IT Pro Camp brings together system administrators, IT professionals and database professionals in addition to managers at all levels in Florida that work with Microsoft technologies for a one day learning event. With a specialized focus on IT Pro related technologies, the conference offered us a great environment to showcase our new Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding tools being developed. These tools help our fledgling startups garner support, distribute their tasks, and ensure the completion of their project. Such was the enthusiasm of the attendees that several signed up on 
This October, TEDx is coming to Northeast Florida’s beautiful and vibrant Riverside Avondale Historic District. TEDxRiversideAvondale is being created right now by a group of innovative people here in Jacksonville. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.
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The SBA has announced their Early Stage SBIC Initiative, which will commit up to $1 billion in SBA guaranteed leverage over a five year period to selected early stage venture funds. For more information on the Early Stage Fund, check out this overview, and follow this link for the "Call for early stage fund managers." If you’d like additional background information on the SBIC program, send an email to
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Did you know 1 out of every 200 of all business plans written ever receive any type of funding? It involves much, much more than just finding a template and plugging in some boilerplate text and random numbers. Preparing a fundable business plan requires a fair amount of expertise, time, and ability to really create a document that is worthy of investment capital.
Todd has been writing business plans for 14 years in just about every conceivable industry, and his 
business plan packages have helped clients raise in excess of $175 million for their ventures. He holds an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA, a Masters in International Management from the Thuderbird School of Global Business, and a Bachelors in Financial Management from Clemson University. His life's mission is to help others successfully launch or grow their businesses.
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Leading the change for healthcare-focused businesses. Apply at: http://www.f6s.com/ibmsmartcampkickstartmiami#programs/ajax-application
SmartCamp KickStart Miami is an exclusive event aimed at identifying early stage entrepreneurs who are developing healthcare business ventures that align with the IBM Smarter Planet vision. Selected participants will receive:
· Mentorship from world class investors and advisors
· Exposure to IBM Healthcare Executive Leadership and Business Development Leaders
· Potential advancement to IBM’s North American Regional SmartCamp
If that sounds like what your start-up needs and your company is less that 5 years old, privately held and has a solution to fit this demand, apply by April 27 to participate in SmartCamp KickStart Miami to be held May 15, 2012. Healthcare startups from anywhere in the world can register for this exclusive event.
