SATAI to Begin 3rd Series of High Tech Startup Workshops

For high tech startup companies in south Texas that are in need of
equity funding, SATAI continues its workshops series entitled the New
Ventures Forum. This series of hands-on workshops enables these new
companies to more accurately prepare for appointments to the Texas
Emerging Technology Fund and the South Texas Angel Network.
SAN ANTONIO--(Business Wire)--
The mission of the SATAI New Venture Forum is to provide start-up
technology companies with the basic knowledge and skills needed to
improve their probability of equity funding.

The SATAI New Venture Forum is a quarterly program presented in 6
core sessions designed for start-up technology companies pursuing
Angel equity investment and/or ETF funding. Each session will be
approximately three hours in length and one session will be taught per
week over six consecutive weeks.

The classes are designed as hands-on workshops as opposed to
lectures/seminars. For each session, instructors and guest speakers
will be selected for their expert knowledge of the planned topic(s).
Core knowledge will be presented and then each participant will have
the opportunity to leverage their company as a case study in action.
Class size may be limited.

The New Venture Forum is sponsored by SATAI and is being developed
in partnership with the Institute of Economic Development (IED).

Participants may elect to have their venture apply to the South
Texas Angel Network, for funding consideration. The South Texas Angel
Network is an association of private angel investors that have an
interest in investing in high tech startups.

WHEN:

Six Sessions starting Wednesday August 6, 2008.

WHERE:

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UTSA Downtown Durango Building
501 W. Durango
San Antonio Tx, 78207
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To enroll:

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Veronica Rossano 210-458-2585
vr@satai.us
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3rd Quarter Series Schedule

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DATE TIME SESSION ROOM
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August 6 1:30pm - Session 1: DB 3.326
4:30pm Overview of Funding Opportunities
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August 13 1:30pm - Session 2: DB.3.326
4:30pm Enhancing Your Inner Entrepreneur
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August 20 1:30pm - Session 3: DB 3.326
4:30pm Venture Positioning
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August 27 1:30pm - Session 4: DB 3.326
4:30pm Financial & Contract Preparation
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September 3 1:30pm - Session 5: DB 3.326
4:30pm Mastering the Message
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September 10 1:30pm - Session 6: DB 3.326
4:30pm Delivering the Deal
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About SATAI

SATAI exists to Inspire technology innovation and
commercialization, Create technology companies, and Grow them into
viable businesses in the San Antonio and Bexar County regional
economy. SATAI is also the South Texas portal for the Texas $200M
Emerging Technology Fund, and all applications in a 31 county region
from Nueces County (Corpus Christi) to Bexar County (San Antonio) go
thru SATAI. For more information on the San Antonio Technology
Accelerator Initiative, visit http://www.satai.us. SATAI derives
support from the City of San Antonio, the University of Texas at San
Antonio, the State of Texas, Bexar County, private companies,
individuals and public institutions.

SATAI, San Antonio
Mr. Jim Poage, 210-458-2523
Fax: 210-458-2529
jbp@satai.us

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