Springboard Enterprises, NASDAQ OMX, and Capital One Bank will host the Equity Matters: The Route to NASDAQ Seminar Series 2009. This program will answer the burning questions that women business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs have about the sources and uses of capital to sustain and grow their businesses.

Agenda: 8:30am Registration and Breakfast
Attendees sign-in; collect Seminar materials and network during a continental breakfast.

9:00am Opening Session: The Capital Landscape
An overview of the market and the various capital options available to growth businesses Kay Koplovitz, Koplovitz & Co, LLC

9:30am An Entrepreneur’s Personal Experience
An entrepreneur discusses the decisions she made when she needed capital, how she made those decisions and the challenges and triumphs she’s encountered.

        Patricia Laus, The Atlantic Club 

9:45am What We Look For: The Lender and Investor Perspective A panel of investors and lenders talk about what they look for in a company and their approach to evaluating companies. Moderator: Julie Muraco, Praeditis Group LLC

        Panelists:  Toby Moskovits, Heritage Equity
                Kylie Sachs, Ascend Ventures
                Julie Smith, Golden Seeds
                Lisa Spadafino,  Capital One Bank

10:45am How We Did It: The Entrepreneur Perspective

    A panel of entrepreneurs share their experiences in raising and using capital to grow their businesses.
        Moderator:  Amy Millman, Springboard Enterprises
        Panelists:  Joni Evans, wowOwow
                Laura McCann Ramsey, Zweave, Inc.
                Jessica Valenzuela, Mavin Digital

11:45am Financial Projections: Zen and Art of Financial Projections

    An opportunity to understand what projections are, why you need them, how investors use them, and how to develop the assumptions on             which projections are based
        Terri Krivosha, Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP

12:30pm It’s All About You: Working Luncheon
Investors, lenders, and experts who are involved with financial transactions will be on hand to answer questions and discuss available options.