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SUMMARY:IGNITEU NY SUMMER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM- Apply by June 1st!
DESCRIPTION:IgniteU NY offers a unique eight week business accelerator program for operational companies to help founders grow and scale their companies. Businesses focus on customer discovery\, business modeling\, pitching\, marketing\, branding\, finance and more. The experiential program incorporates aspects of the lean startup methodology and adds branded business development\, financial and leadership management development to your business toolkit. \nAt the end of each program\, all the companies pitch in front of an audience full of potential customers\, investors\, entrepreneurs\, and community connectors to compete for cash and in-kind prizes. \nAreas we help you with: \n\noperational efficiencies\ncustomer discovery\nbusiness modeling\nrevenue growth\nmarketing\nraising money\nfinance\n\nGrow your company with IgniteU NY! \nDeadline to apply is June 1st\nLEARN MORE & APPLY TODAY>>\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/igniteu-ny-summer-accelerator-program/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Business Growth Solutions,Startups/Entrepreneurship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210602T150000
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SUMMARY:CNYBAC Virtual Series: Insurance for Clinical Trials - Product Liability & Product Recall - How to Reduce Premiums!
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Kevin Delaney\, Vice President/Account Executive\, Tompkins Insurance Agencies \nThis presentation will provide an overview of the why\, what\, when and how of clinical trial product liability and recall insurance.  This will include: \n\nWhy is clinical trial product liability and recall insurance coverage necessary?\nWhat are coverage cost drivers?\nWhen is coverage needed?\nHow can insurance costs be reduced?\nWhat types of companies provide this type of coverage and can they provide sample quotes?\nWhat is an estimated annual premium going to cost?\n \n\nREGISTER HERE>>\n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/cnybac-virtual-series-insurance-for-clinical-trials-product-liability-product-recall-how-to-reduce-premiums/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Business Growth Solutions,Startups/Entrepreneurship
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SUMMARY:Hatched: An Inventors and Entrepreneurs Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Have a Product or Project Idea? Hatch it at the Center of Gravity.\nJoin us the first Thursday of each month to connect with other creative souls\, product developers\, inventors\, patent attorneys and more who are interested in entrepreneurship\, intellectual property\, and bringing ideas to life. Our goal is to help inventors and entrepreneurs navigate the business world. \nSHARING NIGHTS: Share your project’s current status\, get and give feedback\, explore next steps\, connect with potential team members. \nSPEAKER NIGHTS: Once a quarter we’ll host a speaker who will share their experiences and lessons learned from their entrepreneurial journey\, followed by Q&A and discussion. \nWe’ll also share other events that may be of interest to this community. \nThis meetup is organized by The Tech Valley Center of Gravity. We are a makerspace\, prototyping center\, manufacturing incubator\, STEAM-education center and creative community located in the heart of downtown Troy\, New York. A member-supported 501(c)(3) community resource organization\, the Center of Gravity serves members from Albany\, Columbia\, Rensselaer\, Saratoga and Schenectady counties and beyond with space\, tools\, technology and expertise to explore and exercise their creativity\, turn ideas into objects of art and/or utility\, and launch new ventures based on their own ingenuity. \nTVCOG Members: Free \nNon-Members: Suggested Donation $5.00 at www.tvcog.net/donate \n  \nMORE INFO >> \n  \n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/hatched-an-inventors-and-entrepreneurs-meetup-2021-06-03/
LOCATION:Tech Valley Center of Gravity\, 30 3rd Street\, Troy\, NY\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Startups/Entrepreneurship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210608T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210608T140000
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SUMMARY:Innovate518 Presents: Startup Legal Protection - What you need to know!
DESCRIPTION:NEW COMPANIES NEED COUNSEL TOO \nIn fact\, new companies need counsel more than anyone. It’s the time in a company’s life when there’s the most to GAIN. And the most to LOSE. \nNot having a good startup attorney is a game of catch-up: chasing partners who are not properly incentivized or running away from creditors who might have access to your personal assets. \nHaving a good startup attorney is a recipe for success: creating lasting growth from day one and capitalizing on it. \nDo you own or are you interested in owning a startup? Join Ana Galeano Principal\, Galeano Law Firm and Josh Koss\, Lawyer at the The Towne Law Firm\, for this essential presentation on the mistakes others have made by not starting\, building\, and protecting their emerging company the right way from the outset. \nAfter 27 years as a corporate lawyer\, entrepreneur\, and business owner\, Ana Galeano offers practical advice rooted in both legal doctrine and real-world experience. Ana advises businesses throughout their lifecycle – from formation\, governance\, restructuring\, equity/asset acquisitions and dispositions\, private and government financing\, intellectual property protection\, and contractual matters. \nAna was the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Plug Power\, Inc.\, a fuel cell company. As General Counsel\, she oversaw Plug Power’s growth from 22 employees to over 500 employees\, 1 patent to over 100 patents\, Plug Power’s initial private funding (over $100M)\, its IPO ($93M)\, and two public follow?on offerings ($61M and $58M)\, international acquisitions ($45M and$10M)\, and the creation of strategic alliances with General Electric\, Honda\, and companies in Europe. \nAna was also a co?founder\, General Counsel\, and Corporate Secretary of H2Pump\, LLC\, a hydrogen recycling company. She was instrumental in growing the company from 2 employees to over 20\, securing over $12M in private and government financing and several patents\, and the delivery of the company’s first beta products. \nPrior to her roles as General Counsel\, Ana was an attorney at the Albany Law firm of Whiteman\, Osterman and Hanna where she helped to create Plug Power and Prime Care Physicians\, among other notable businesses. \nAna earned her J.D. degree at Brooklyn Law School where she was awarded a Deans Merit Scholarship and an International Business Law Fellowship. She has a B.A. degree in history\, minor in Russian language and literature\, and business adjunct degree at the State University of New York at Binghamton. \nJosh Koss focuses his practice on high-impact industries in the Capital Region including technology and real estate. He has been counsel on over $3B worth of transactions including M&A\, acquisitions\, dispositions\, and financings. He leverages his institutional and entrepreneurial experience to provide corporate and strategic advisory services to companies at every stage. Mr. Koss is excited to participate in the Capital Region’s accelerating growth. \n  \nREGISTER HERE>>\n  \n\n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/innovate518-presents-startup-legal-protection-what-you-need-to-know/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Business Growth Solutions,Startups/Entrepreneurship
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SUMMARY:Invest NY: Future of Food
DESCRIPTION:Are you running a startup in the food and agtech industry and considering raising capital? Join NYSTAR and Upstate Capital for Invest NY: Future of Food on June 10\, 2021 online. The event features a Startup Showcase with 15-20 companies\, who each will give a 2-3 minute video introduction. We are inviting investors from across New York State and beyond.  \nApply to Pitch \nApplications are accepted on a rolling basis. \nHere’s what’s in it for you: \n\nPitch to investors around and outside New York\nGet an expo booth at the online event so other attendees can connect easily with you\nRefine your pitch with investor pitch coaching\nExplore new talent for recruitment\nBuild deeper\, more intimate connections with other founders through the invite-only CEO Roundtable.\n\n  \nWhat we are looking for: \n\nFood and agtech positions (intellectual property and market traction all count)\nSome (or lots) of proven product/market fit\nRaised some outside capital\, ideally (not necessarily required)\n\n  \nComplete this form to apply. We’ll be in touch within a couple of weeks. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/invest-ny-future-of-food/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Business Growth Solutions,Startups/Entrepreneurship
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SUMMARY:CNYBAC presents: Raising Venture Capital in NYS\, Jennifer Tegan\, Managing Director\, NY Ventures\, Empire State Development
DESCRIPTION:New York Ventures is the venture capital program for the state of NY providing investment capital to companies across the state to help diverse founding teams to start and grow their businesses in sectors including advanced manufacturing\, clean energy\, agricultural solutions\, health care\, life sciences and data/AI/SAAS based businesses. \nDuring the interactive discussion\, attendees will learn about the different ways and stages of equity financing including reviewing some of the resources the state has available to help you along the way. The following will be addressed: \nIs my company ready for venture capital?\nAm I ready for venture capital?\nHow do I start building my network of interested investors?\nWhat resources are available to support me? \n  \nREGISTER HERE>>\n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/cnybac-presents-raising-venture-capital-in-nys-jennifer-tegan-managing-director-ny-ventures-empire-state-development/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Business Growth Solutions,Startups/Entrepreneurship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210628T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210628T140000
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SUMMARY:NYS M/WBE Certification Application Process Webinar
DESCRIPTION:This FREE webinar is a presentation by Empire State Development’s Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development on the NYS M/WBE certification application process. The purpose of this webinar is to demystify the NYS M/WBE certification process for businesses interested in becoming certified as an M/WBE. It will familiarize businesses with the benefits of certification\, the virtual platform to apply\, and the application and certification process. \n  \nSpeakers include: \n\nHeather Briccetti\nThe Business Council of New York State\nJerome Duval & Ryan Smith\nNYS Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development\n\n  \n  \nREGISTER HERE>>\n  \n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/nys-m-wbe-certification-application-process-webinar/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Startups/Entrepreneurship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210630T150000
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SUMMARY:Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)
DESCRIPTION:Presentation with Rich Uhlig\, Founder and CEO\, Quadrant Biosciences \nSpecial Purpose Acquisitions Companies are “shell” companies that are established\, usually by a team of investors\, to raise money via an IPO with the intent to acquire another company with the sole assets of the company being the money they raise.  Rich Uhlig\, Founder and CEO of Quadrant Biosciences\, will discuss the SPAC process and the benefits gained by utilizing the SPAC process\, such as the ability for a company to go public and gain capital quickly. \nRichard Uhlig\, Founder and CEO\, Quadrant Bioscience:  With more than 25 years of business experience focused on the design and development of innovative products across various industries\, Richard’s management capabilities range from ownership of regional retail businesses to the start-up and management of major corporate divisions with domestic and international product sourcing and sales experience. Previously\, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley Bank\, the principal banking subsidiary of Morgan Stanley\, and was the Chief Investment Officer at Merrill Lynch Bank. He held other significant posts in the financial industry and served as an Executive in Residence at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management. Richard is a graduate of Cornell University. \nRegister in advance for this meeting:  \nREGISTER HERE>>\n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/special-purpose-acquisition-company-spac-presentation-with-rich-uhlig-founder-and-ceo-quadrant-biosciences/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Business Growth Solutions,Startups/Entrepreneurship
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