Check the calendar and Register! Our Business Opportunity Forums are normally the fourth Thursday of the month beginning at 12:30 pm. But you need to double check the calendar for details. We would love to have you attend. Reno continues to attract attention. We have presenters from all over the country as well as our local Startups.
The CUBE is proud to present: Money Smart for Small Business. This program was developed by the FDIC and our local program is being sponsored by Charles Schwab Bank. Starting February 2, 2013, one Saturday a month for five months, small businesses and entrepreneurs considering establishing a small business will learn the basics of the financial aspects of running a small business.
If you are a small business with one to 20 employees are you are an entrepreneur thinking of starting a business, this course if for you! This is your chance to meet local experts and get answers to your nagging questions.
Seating is limited. So register today for all five session and save 50%. Your cost includes course manual for you to keep as well as refreshments to keep you going! Click here for registration and more details
We are proud to present our new sponsor, Holland & Hart, “The Law Out West”. They will be giving one hour of their time each week FREE to CUBE’s entrepreneurs and friends of the CUBE!. That’s right, FREE one-on-one legal services every Tuesday from 9:00 am to 10:00 am here at the CUBE’s offices. Each week, a different attorney with a different field of expertise will be available on a first-come/first-serve basis. If you want an appointment, contact Lynne Keller at (775) 622-9900 x104.
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Registration & Light Breakfast
8:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Panels, Q&A, Business Outreach Event
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Keynote Address and Luncheon with Governor Sandoval
Spearheaded by the Nevada Department of Business and Industry and in conjunction with local chambers of commerce, this comprehensive small business resource event is designed for those seeking to start a small business, grow an existing business or learn about the Governor’s efforts to promote small business development in Nevada.
Conference participants will have the opportunity to hear from industry leaders and government officials during informative and interactive panel discussions and interface with service providers, regulators and development authorities during an outreach event. A light continental breakfast will be served.
Governor Sandoval will conclude the conference with a keynote address during the conference luncheon.
For more information about the Conference call Teri Williams, Public Information Officer, Nevada Department of Business & Industry at 702-486-0407. For registration questions, please call 702-641-5822.
Presenter: Bill Reichert, Garage Ventures
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 am
Description: The worlds of venture capital, entrepreneurship, and innovation have changed dramatically in the last few years. New platform technologies are enabling entire new categories of innovation to take off, while reducing the cost of launching a new business. Globalization has expanded the market opportunity for startup companies, while also increasing competition. And the economic roller coaster of the last few years has substantially altered the investor landscape.
In this new world, what does it take to create a successful company? The rules have changed. Come listen and discuss the new rules for successful innovation and entrepreneurship with Bill Reichert, managing director of Garage Technology Ventures.
Entrepreneurs starting or running a new company are aware of numerous problems and challenges. Solving legal issues, raising capital and operating funds and other issues can seem insurmountable. Bill Reichert has dealt with these and a wide variety of challenges that confront entrepreneurs and start up managers. Bill draws on his extensive experience to inform his audiences about pitfalls and opportunities. Even executives in existing companies will benefit from this review of startup issues and the effective management of limited resources as the organization struggles for survival.
About the Presenter: An excellent and motivating speaker, Bill Reichert is a Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, a seed-stage and early-stage venture capital firm based in Los Altos, California. Garage makes focused investments in promising early-stage technology companies and works intensively with them to help them grow and succeed. Bill has been a member of the Board of Directors of MiaSole, CaseStack, WhiteHat Security, ClearFuels Technology, ThermoCeramix, cFares, and STEP Labs (acquired by Dolby Labs). Some of Garage’s earlier investments include Pandora Media (NYSE: P), Digital Fountain (acquired by Qualcomm), Coremetrics (acquired by IBM), iNest (acquired by LendingTree), Psionic (acquired by Cisco), LeftHand Networks (acquired by HP), Answers.com (NSDQ: ANSW), Hoku Scientific (NSDQ: HOKU), and Kaboodle (acquired by Hearst Corp).
Bill brings his experience as a serial entrepreneur to his work with Garage’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining Garage in early 1998, Bill was co-founder of Academic Systems, a software company funded by Kleiner Perkins, Accel Partners, and Microsoft. Academic Systems became the leading developer of network-based multimedia instructional materials for colleges and universities, and was acquired by Plato Learning (NSDQ: TUTR). Prior to Academic Systems, Bill was a senior executive at several venture-backed technology companies, including The Learning Company, which was the leading developer of educational software in the United States before its acquisition in 1994, and Infa Technologies, a pen-based computer company that developed many of the concepts underlying the Newton, Palm, and iPhone devices. Bill also co-founded Trademark Software, which was subsequently acquired by Dow Jones, while in graduate school at Stanford.
Earlier in his career, Bill worked for McKinsey & Co., the international management consulting firm, the World Bank in Washington, DC, and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., in New York. He has authored and co-authored several articles and speeches on entrepreneurship, venture capital, international trade, and monetary policy.
Bill earned his AB in History and Science from Harvard University and his MBA from Stanford University. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, and is a former Chairman of the Churchill Club in Silicon Valley. He lives with his wife Michelle and three children in Los Altos, California.
Register on line or call 775-636-9550
We are proud to present our new sponsor, Holland & Hart, “The Law Out West”. They will be giving one hour of their time each week FREE to CUBE’s entrepreneurs and friends of the CUBE!. That’s right, FREE one-on-one legal services every Tuesday from 9:00 am to 10:00 am here at the CUBE’s offices. Each week, a different attorney with a different field of expertise will be available on a first-come/first-serve basis. If you want an appointment, contact Lynne Keller at (775) 622-9900 x104.
