FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 5, 2006

For more information contact:
Kim Vincent, 307.742.6707

Venture West to host marketing plan workshop and entrepreneur dinner

LARAMIE – Venture West will host a day of entrepreneur events including a marketing plan workshop and entrepreneur dinner on October 26 in Laramie.

Venture West will host the “On Your Market, Set, GO!” workshop from 2-5 p.m. at the Wyoming Technology Business Center on 1968 Harney St. in Laramie. The class will give attendees the basic constructs into creating a simple plan for marketing. The University of Wyoming College of Business and Wyoming Business Council will sponsor college students during the workshop, making the workshop free for students. For non-students, the class will cost $20 for members, $30 for non-members. Call 307-742-6707 to receive the complimentary registration.

The workshop will include Bridgette M. Braig, Ph.D., a trained marketing consultant, researcher and educator. Braig is a marketing strategy generalist with experience in developing brand positioning strategies and implementation plans for start-ups as well as Fortune 50 companies. She applies a consumer-insight driven approach used in all brand-building (and brand-creating) client work.

In addition to the workshop, Venture West will host the Sixth Anniversary Celebration, “Entrepreneur Feature: Stories from a Startup” with Keynote Speaker Dr. Brooks Mitchell, Serial Entrepreneur from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the University of Wyoming Foundation House at 1200 Ivinson Ave in Laramie.

The evening will include insights into the ups and downs of building a successful company. Dr. Mitchell will share stories from his success in building and selling Aspen Tree Software. The program will also feature four premier startup entrepreneurs pitching their companies to a distinguished panel of angel investors and venture capitalists during the evening program. The cost of the dinner program is $35 for members, $45 for non-members.

Visit www.venturewest.org to register for the events or to find more information.

Venture West supports a diversified Wyoming economy through entrepreneurship, by providing networking and educational opportunities that create and foster a climate that enables entrepreneurship to thrive. Small business proponents created the group in 2000. For more information, visit www.venturewest.org.

The mission of the Wyoming Business Council is to facilitate the economic growth of Wyoming. For more information, please visit the Web site at www.wyomingbusiness.org.

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