Certificate in Innovation Management
Learn the Keys to Sustained Growth and Success

Raising Capital

Faculty: Andrew J. Sherman, Esq., Adjunct Faculty, Robert H. Smith School of Business; Partner, Jones Day
Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.

In this session, we will explore a wide variety of equity and debt strategies to help you determine the capital formation plan that best suits your venture. Funding topics will focus on early stage investors such as angels and individuals, development stage investing by way of private placement memorandums and strategic investing, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, preparing for the initial public offering, strategic alliances and joint ventures. Angel Investor John May will join the session to discuss trends in the capital markets.

In this module, you will learn:

• How to raise the right type of financial capital at the right time;

• How trends in capital markets affect capital formation plans;

• Five critical issues investors want to see in your business plan; and

• How to drive value from intangible and technological assets.