This Week: July 29 ? August 4, 2012 | Venture Caf?

Hi Caf?-goers! Did you stop by the Caf? last week? ?Share your Caf? experiences?with us here, if so. We love hearing about what you have enjoyed and things you would like to see more of in the?Caf?.

This week?s series of events features:

• First Venture Legal Office Hours
• MIT Career Fair Info Table
• Startup Blvd Allston Info Table
• Boston Innovation Center Focus Group
• Northeastern University Social Entrepreneurship with Dr. Tita and Rob Schultz
• Accelerate your Business: Intermediate Funding Options for Startups

Thursday, August 2, 2012 Venture Caf??in Session

4:00 ? 6:00 PM First Venture Legal Cafe Table

Stop by and chat with startup and small business attorney James Johnson of First Venture Legal. He will be taking meetings to answer your factual questions, on topics such as entity formation, financing, employment, and commercial law issues, to help you increase your legal knowledge so that you can better identify the legal issues your venture may face and work more effectively with your venture?s counsel.

4:00 ? 8:00 PM MIT Career Fair Info Table

The 2012 MIT Career Fair is an amazing opportunity for small and growing businesses to connect with some of the best talent that the world has to offer. The MIT Career Fair is open to both Graduate and Undergraduate students within the MIT community. The deadline for registration is August 3, 2012. Stop by the Cafe and learn more about this upcoming event.

4:30 ? 6:30 PM Startup Blvd Allston Info Table

This week chat with?Startup Blvd Allston,?a new venture community aimed at helping startups connect with customers and key resources such as advisors, lenders and other professionals that focus on supporting young startups. Startup Blvd Allston is part of Startup Blvd, an online platform where startups connect with customers and partners.

5:00 ? 7:00 PM Boston Innovation Center Focus Group

The folks working on the new Boston Innovation Center want to hear from you. Join us for a focus group on the workings, services and programming offered by the Boston Innovation Center, catering to the innovation community and complementing existing infrastructure.

5:20 ? 7:20 PM?Northeastern University Social Entrepreneurship with Dr. Tita and Rob Schultz

Join Dr. Bill Tita Venture?Caf??regular Rob Schultz this week and hear about their new initiative at Northeastern. Dr. Tita?is a Lecturer within the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Group at Northeastern University and . He has been recognized by the International Development Agencies, notably the World Bank, as a pioneer and expert in distance learning as well as in keeping developing countries within reach of the emerging information society and networked economy.

Dr. Tita and Rob Schultz have partnered to create a social enterprise learning lab environment for the Northeastern University course ?Social Entrepreneurship.? Students will be introduced to the Venture Caf?, hear social entrepreneurs Kathy Sorabella and Fritz-Socra Leherisson speak about their inspirational ventures, and build relationships with the Venture Caf??community.

6:00 ? 7:00 PM?Accelerate your Business: Intermediate Funding Options for Startups

Taking your business to the next level requires?capital. In this session,?experts will discuss different forms of capital you can use to accelerate your business, includingbank debt, working capital lines, crowdfunding, angel funding and venture capital financing. There will also be discussion on which source of funding is best suited for particular types of businesses. This is an intermediate level session?and should be attended by those individuals who are involved in a business that is currently considering its capital needs. Please submit your questions here.

We hope you stop by, grab a drink and connect!

See you in the Caf?,

Pardis

Source: http://www.venturecafe.net/2012/07/this-week-july-29-august-4-2012/

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