June 29, 2011, California Coast Venture Forum‘s (CCVF) founder, Jerry Knotts is interviewed on Socially Conscious Investing online radio. CCVF hosts the annual Clean Business Investment Forum (CBIS), this year at Corwin Pavilion at University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) on August 12.
CBIS is a “product” of CCVF focusing on developing investment opportunities to support Clean Business™ principles and build viable, attractive, clean tech, green, socially responsible, sustainable enterprises, the mission of CCVF. In addition to this annual event, CCVF readies entrepreneurs for many other investment events that attracts investors from across the nation and Canada. CCVF works with each entrepreneur to hone their presentation, and then works with them pre-funding as well as after funding to assure their success. Since its founding in 1998, CCVF has facilitated $110Million to be invested in 575 start-up and growth-stage ventures. All embody the Four “Ps” of the CCVF quadruple bottom line:
- People
- Processes
- Profit
- Planet
CBIS was established to maximize ROI and market growth for Clean Verified Enterprises while simultaneously providing guidance for those companies to strengthen investor relationships and opportunities, build strategic partnerships, and assist in efficiently expanding market share and impact.
To this end, CCVF provides a full day “boot camp” for all entrepreneurs who have been accepted to present at CBIS. In addition to the boot camp, CCVF provides pre-funding mentoring and continued guidance to assure the venture’s success. To apply to present at CBIS and learn more about CCVF services, visit their website at http://www.ccvf.org. Click here to view the CBIS PDF for detailed information about CBIS and CCVF.
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