VentureConnect, a platform dedicated to the entreprenourial sector initiated by Biris Goran in 2010, announces for this autumn two local editions: Cluj on the 12th of October and Timisoara on the 19th of October 2011.

The edition in Bucharest is scheduled for November 23 at Hotel Intercontinental.

For all three VentureConnect editions, we are expecting Doug Richard to attend as mentor, investor and business adviser for the present startups.

Who is Doug? Doug Richard is a successful entrepreneur with 20 years’ experience in the development and leadership of technology and software ventures, Doug featured in the first two TV series of Dragon’s Den. He was the Founder and Vice-Chairman of the Cambridge Angels and Chairman of the Conservative Party Small Business Task Force.

Between 1996 and 2000 Doug was President and CEO of Micrografx, a US publicly quoted software company. Prior to that he also founded and subsequently sold two other companies: Visual Software and ITAL Computers.

Doug has always been a champion for startups and small businesses. Even before founding School for Startups he actively mentored, coached and supported many entrepreneurs. In 2008, after teaching a one-day class in entrepreneurship, Doug decided to found an enterprise dedicated to helping people start better, more profitable, businesses. Since 2008 he has taught thousands in face to face and online classes across the UK.

Doug’s belief: “Entrepreneurship can be taught and must be learned.”

Nelson Gray – Business Angel of the Year in 2008

Nelson Gray, BA, CA MBA, is a Chartered Accountant with an entrepreneurial background, who, following the sale of his own business, became a “hands on” business angel investor, mentor and fund manager. Nelson continues to apply his wide ranging knowledge and experience to businesses, mentoring and training them to become businesses of scale and success.
As a business angel, Nelson has made over 20 investments in new or developing companies. In 2008, Nelson was awarded the title of “Business Angel of the Year 2008″ by the European Business Angel Network (EBAN).

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    This autumn, VentureConnect announces two local meetings: in Cluj-Napoca on 12th of October and in Timisoara on 19th of October. The two VentureConnect local editions are a selection for the final competition in Bucharest, on 23rd November.

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