03-02-04Axiomate / Rockies Venture Club Women's Seminar Harness the Power of Your Numbers to Win and Influence Investors Numbers are an important part of every business. Understanding your numbers is one thing. Knowing how to communicate your numbers to others is tricky. The Rockies Women Entrepreneurs, your Rockies Venture Club Women's special interest group, is proud to present two women-only sessions in which you can learn everything you need to know about understanding and presenting YOUR numbers. Program: How to tell your story with numbers In this session, you'll learn to create, sell and critique your financial story:  Learn the role the business plan plays and understanding the business drivers  Chart your path to success, including developing your Financial Plan  Identify meaningful / attainable metrics  Boil it down to simple numbers  Develop a communications plan that works for the bank, board, investors and YOU Details: 7:15 - 7:30 Registration 7:30 - 7:45 Breakfast 7:45 - 8:00 RVC Announcements 8:00 - 9:15 Program Costs depend on breakfast costs... Workshop: Building your Financials In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn the basics of a financial structure and how to structure your own business finances. From this workshop, you'll be able to clearly identify and articulate what your balance sheet, cash flow and income statements say about your company. Topics to be covered include:  Understand the basics of financial statements  Understand the basics of cash management  Understand and build your financial structure Program Details 9:15 - 9:30 Registration 9:30 - 11:30 Workshop Cost: $35 / $50 About the Speaker Eric Edwards is a three-time entrepreneur. He co-founded Axiomate, a business advisory firm that specializes in business acquisition strategy, due-diligence and deal execution for investors and mid-sized companies seeking growth through acquisition in 2001. In 1999, he was one of the founding executives of Petroleum Place, Inc., a B2B Internet marketplace serving the upstream petroleum industry. Petroleum Place was named to Forbes 200 Best of Business market makers and is one of first B-2-B companies to achieve a positive cash flow. As Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Edwards played a key role in the development of the business plan, including identifying and quantifying the market, developing the revenue model and recruiting and hiring many of the vital executives. He also had a key role in raising nearly $100 million in seed and mezzanine financing with significant interface with venture capitalists and underwriters. In 1997, Edwards founded CALL U.S. Technical Services, Inc., and served as its president. Call US offered integrated training and remote technical services organization to supporting developers of Microsoft NT resident products. During his tenure, Call US acquired a company and raised $800,000 in outside funding. Prior to starting his first business, Edwards held various management positions with Pacer/CATS/CSS, Upside Management, Sigma Design, Ernst & Young and KPMG Peat Marwick. For More Information Rockies Venture Club What's New Archive 12-07-04Lorman Presentation 08-19-04Presentations from Lorman Seminar 07-12-04Axiomate / Lorman Seminar 08.19.04 is Filling Up 07-09-04Axiomate Available for Seminars and Training 05-10-04Axiomate to Host Lorman Seminar 04-02-04Axiomate / Rockies Venture Club Host Seminar 04-01-04Financial Statement Analysis Power Point 03-02-04Axiomate / Rockies Venture Club Women's Seminar 02-23-04White Papers 01-21-04Axiomate Announces Re-Launch of Website 01-06-04P2 Energy Services announces it acquired 75 year-old Tobin International; Axiomate Provides Due Diligence and Financial Advisory