BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20101107T020000 RDATE:20101107T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110125T200212Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110222T133000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110222T113000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110125T200212Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110126T090255Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250459668 DESCRIPTION:Frank Helle\, CEO of Axian\, Inc.\, will lead an interactive discussion about the art and science of raising capital. Attendees will learn the do-s and don't-s from some real-world hands-on experiences. Sh are with other CEOs your experiences\, insights and frustrations from pa st efforts and gain insights for more successful future outcomes. \; \n \;\nThis session will feature expert content provided by "\;an old-pro"\; at raising capital\, Spencer Brown\, Board Chair of Oreg on Aesthetics Technologies\, Inc.\, who has raised over $250\,000\,000 f or a variety of start-up and later stage companies\, and by a "\;fir st-timer"\; who has recently raised Angel money for his company. Lea rn from their successes and frustrations to improve your odds! \;\n& #13\;\nOur group will discuss how to attract attention\, methods and sty les of presentations that are most effective\, when and how to adjust to the unexpected\, strategies to employ\, and tactics of persuasion found to be most effective. You also will receive a high-level recap of the d iscussion. \;\n \;\nOpen only to CEOs or Presidents of currently operating companies that have employees. Boxed lunch will be served. Thi s program is limited to 12 participants\, and is available on a first-co me\, first-served basis. \;\n \;\nModerator: Frank Helle\, CEO of Axian\, Inc. - www.axian.com \;\nContent Expert: Spencer J. Brown\, Board Chair of Oregon Aesthetic Technologies\, Inc. - www.ansr.com \;\n \;\nSpeaker: Frank Helle \;\nFrank Helle is CEO of Axian\, I nc.\, a privately-held web-services engineering firm building custom sof tware and data solutions. Previously\, he was a senior global leader at Monsanto Company. He lived in Brussels Belgium for 5 years managing manu facturing\, engineering\, and supply chain for Europe\, Middle East\, an d Africa. He then lived in Singapore for 5 years as Asia-Pacific Managin g Director for 3 Monsanto Divisions. \;\n \;\nFrank's leadership helps organizations realize more of their full potential\, and often foc uses on turnarounds and turbo-charging growth. \;\n \;\nAside fro m positioning Axian to be "\;built to last\,"\; Frank mentors an d coaches local CXOs to help them compete in the global marketplace and create more jobs in Oregon. Frank is an active Board Director of Oregon' s Association for Corporate Growth as Past-President\, is an active Boar d Director of Oregon's high tech trade association\, Tech America\, is o n the Software Association of Oregon CEO Roundtable Steering Team\, and is an active volunteer with the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network - Chairing the CEO Roundtable. \;\n \;\n \;\n \;\nDate: Tuesday\, Feb ruary 22\, 2011 \;\nTime: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM \;\nLocation: Iro nStone Bank\, Conference Room 309 SW 6th Ave. Portland\, OR 97204 \;\ nOEN Member Registration: $46.00 \;\nNon-member Registration: $80.00 \;\n\n\nTags: oen\, business\, raising capital\n\nImported f rom: http://calagator.org/events/1250459668 URL:http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=193 SUMMARY:OEN CEO Roundtable with Frank Helle: Raising Money in a Difficult Economy LOCATION:IronStone Bank : 309 SW Sixth Avenue\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR