Cleveland Park Library, 2nd Floor, LargeMeeting Room
3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Wash., DC

This seminar cites means and sources you can use to fund your company.Attendees will be regaled with stories from and techniques used by successfulentrepreneurs for creatively raising capital for startup ventures and expansion.Biotech company experiences will also be included.
 

What They're Saying About Ron Peterson's  WhenVenture Capitalists Say "No" This book is a must-read for every entrepreneur. Chock full ofexamples of real-world successes, it's an inspiration for startups . .. . The list of 81 types of capital alone makes this book a critical resourcefor every small business executive. --Gene Wang, CEO, Bitfone Corp.;serial entrepreneur Read this book by Ron Peterson twice or three times, it isthat good and vital to anyone who wants to be an entrepreneur. It willgive you the focus and confidence and backbone to deal with venture capitalists,and with persistence, eventually get them to say "yes" with the right terms. --Ty McCoy, Chairman, Washington CapitalPartners;  Former Acting Secretary of the Air Force

The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session--gatheryour questions and join the discussion. Ron is interested in hearingyourinsights and learning about additional funding sources you have discovered.

Speaker: Ronald Peterson is the Presidentof Three Arrows Capital Corp.He has more than 30 years of Wall Street experience with firms such asMerrill Lynch and Paine Webber. Previously he was a Department of Defensebudget analyst. Ron's current book is When Venture Capitalists Say "No":Creative Financing Strategies & Resources. 

For 5 years Ron Peterson was the popular Washington, DC, area host ofa radio show on on investment topics. He has written many articles on entrepreneurshipand finance for encyclopedias, magazines, and newspapers and is the authorof an earlier book, Solomon's Riches: A Biblical Guide to Your Investmentsand Wealth. He has lectured on investment topics for the Federal ReserveBank of Richmond, Georgetown University, the University of Maryland, theGeorge Mason University School of Law, and numerous other organizations.He has also taught hedging strategies to personnel of organizations includingthe World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Federal Reserve Board, andExport-Import Bank. 

Ron Peterson holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Minnesotaand has done graduate work at the George Washington and Johns Hopkins Universities,the University of Maryland (biotechnology), and the National Institutesof Health (clinical pharmacology and clinical trials). He also holds aU.S. patent in electronic circuitry. 

Three Arrows Capital Corp.,a U.S. investment banking firm that has helped fund hundreds of emerginghigh-growth companies, works with individuals, entrepreneurs, companies,business consultants, and legal and accounting firms to provide innovativeinvestment banking and corporate advisory services including consultation,Federal/States registration, business plan validation and execution, andmarketing development. 

Ron Peterson may be reached via e-mail.

Location: One-half block south of the Cineplex Odeon Uptownmovie theatre on Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. (There are manyrestaurants suitable for pre- or post-meeting gathering/networking/refreshmentin the block north of the library.) 

Parking: Very small lot, off Macomb St., to left of library. 

Metrorail--Cleveland Park Station on the Red Line (on ConnecticutAvenue, just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site) 

Free and open to all

Several times a year a smaller group (usually about 8 to 12) goes toNanny O'Brien's (directly across the street from the library at 3319 ConnecticutAvenue, NW, 202-686-9189, open 2 pm Saturday to 2 am Sunday) or anotherlocal establishment for continued conversation, networking, and refreshmentfollowing the meeting. (Participants pay for their own beverages and food.) 

Join us!