TIA, Cisco Winter Small Business Symposium
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Testimonials
“First class! Wow, I’d come again!” Dennis Murphy, President—Absolute Analysis
“Very interesting and useful.” Marty McGrath, President—Bantam Instruments
“Very good thank you. Excellent networking opportunity. Made some very useful contacts and also some food for thought.” Jonathan Bowes—GridSearch
“This is exactly the kind of insight I was looking for.” Steve Blum, President—Tellus Venture Associates
“Thank you for an informed and enlightening event!” Chris Brown, President & CEO—Metabeam
“Very good and excellent.” John P. Yu, Advisory Commissioner—Overseas Affairs Commission, Taiwan
“Loved the energy and passion.” Martin Miller, CTO—M-Vision
News
Meeting Highlights
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), in association with iHollywood Forum, has launched a series of free Small Business Symposiums. The first meeting was held on February 4 and addressed the daunting challenges small and mid-size companies obtaining venture capital and financing in today’s economy.
This Winter Symposium was co-sponsored and hosted by Cisco Systems, Inc., at its headquarters in San Jose, California. There, a standing-room only crowd of representatives from dozens of companies—mostly startups and small businesses—heard from leading investors, venture capitalists, and Cisco executives about practical solutions for growing their businesses and generating deals.
Among the highlights was the presentation by Alan Cohen, Guiding Customers Through the Downturn..(Ppt, 7.7mb)
Presentation topics included:
- Raising financing and finding new sources of capital
- Cutting costs without sacrificing productivity
- Making sound management decisions
- Increasing revenue and reducing marketing costs
- Networking with peers and investors to share ideas
"With the impact of the global economic downturn affecting every sector of the already hypercompetitive information and communications technology industry, it is TIA's duty to do all we can to help stimulate business opportunities," said TIA President Grant Seiffert. "We know small- and mid-sized companies are having trouble getting the investment capital and financing they need to survive and thrive. These companies are the engines that drive the larger economy, creating jobs while they're at it, and we want to do everything we can to support them in this time of need.
"This event was a huge success and we can't thank Cisco enough for co-sponsoring and hosting it," Seiffert added.
Stay tuned for information on TIA’s next small business symposium scheduled for early Fall on the East coast! Please contact Lora Magruder, Director—Member Relations (lmagruder@tiaonline.org/1-703-907-7713) with topic suggestions.
