Comprehesive One-Day Seminar on Financing Natural and Specialty Products Companies & Networking Event

Early Bird Reduced Rate expires on Oct. 27th

Royal River Associates and The Natural Products Consulting Institute have organized a comprehensive one-day seminar on Financing Your Natural or Specialty Products Company to be held on November 10, 2009 in Burlington, MA.

Getting your company capitalized is perhaps the most difficult, time-consuming and frustrating part of building a business. This full-day workshop will serve to demystify the terms and process, while providing insights and tips on how you can improve your odds of successfully obtaining financing.

You will hear directly from industry-leading entrepreneurs who raised venture capital and then grew and sold their companies, investment bankers, venture capital investors and other industry experts.

Topics include:

• Determining your financing needs;
• Expected presentation materials (PPT, model, business plan);
• Structuring deals and negotiation tactics;
• Understanding term sheets;
• Issues and trade offs with Friends and Family rounds, angel investors, debt and venture capital;
• Working with investment bankers;
• Building value in your company;
• Valuation methodologies;
• Exit stratiegies;
• and more....

The seminar Will be led by Bob Burke and Michael Burgmaier.

Bob Burke is co-author of The Natural Products Field Manual, and The Sales Manager's Handbook. Bob is a consultant in the natural and specialty products industry and former VP of Sales and Corporate Development at Stonyfield Farm. Michael Burgmaier is an investment banker in the food & beverage / Healthy Living sectors.

Special guest speakers will be:

• Pete Lescoe, Founder and CEO, FoodShouldTasteGood
• Nancy Rosenzweig, former CEO, The Natural Dentist
• Nicolas McCoy, CFA, Managing Director, Silverwood Partners Investment Bankers;
• David Thibodeau, Managing Director in Canaccord Adams' Investment Banking Group; and
• Andrew Whitman, Managing Partner, 2X CONSUMER PRODUCTS GROWTH PARTNERS.

The seminar will be help on November 10, 2009 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Burlington, MA.

The specialty introductory rate is $599.

• If you register by Oct. 27, 2009, take the early bird discount and save $100
• Additional discounts are available for additional people from the same company.

For more information, please visit: http://npcinstitute.com/Financing%20seminar.htm to see the registration form. You are also welcome to call 978-975-9902 or email Bob Burke.