ENTR Workshop: Financing Your Business!
Jason Pappas teaches skills every entrepreneur should know!
Friday, October 24, 2014 · 12 - 1 PM
So, you have an idea for a business and you're ready to get started.
Obviously, you're going to need some funding. Tapping into your friends
and family is a good start, but you will inevitably need more....so now
where do you turn?
Navigating the funding world can be daunting. Jason Pappas, ENTR
Instructor and Co-Founder of Antson Capital Partners, a private equity
firm which buys
and sells small and midsize companies in Maryland, D.C., and the mid
Atlantic region, will be hosting a workshop to help you answer some of your
funding and financing questions. You'll learn about sources of funding,
types and stages of investment, and timing of investments.
Many of you have had the pleasure of getting to meet and learn from Jason
Pappas in his Entrepreneurial Marketing and/or Intro to Entrepreneurship
classes at UMBC. But, Pappas brings a lot more than just his teacher skills
to the table.
*Short Bio of Jason Pappas (yes, short!)*
For most of the previous decade, Pappas was the Chief Executive Officer of
EntreQuest, Inc., a high-growth sales and leadership consulting, training
and staffing organization he co-founded in 2000 and subsequently sold in
2008. During this time, he was also honored by the Baltimore Business
Journal in their 2003 "Top 40 Under 40" list.
Following EntreQuest, Jason served as the Chief Operating Officer of
Progressus Therapy, LLC where he led an organizational turnaround that
achieved triple-digit gains in both growth and production within six
months. He went on to create a management and strategic consulting firm,
Hannix Consulting, Inc., which provided interim C-Level talent and
strategic advisory work for companies of all sizes. Hannix guided numerous
companies of various industries through significant growth, scalability,
capitalization and exit.
He is a a regular business development and corporate strategy columnist for
SmartCEO Magazine and Microsoft's Partner Channel Magazine and has had
articles in the Baltimore Business Journal and The Daily Record.
Jason graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in Economics
and Political Science and letter winner on the varsity football team. He
also graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law with a Juris
Doctorate specializing in Finance and Taxation.
Obviously, you're going to need some funding. Tapping into your friends
and family is a good start, but you will inevitably need more....so now
where do you turn?
Navigating the funding world can be daunting. Jason Pappas, ENTR
Instructor and Co-Founder of Antson Capital Partners, a private equity
firm which buys
and sells small and midsize companies in Maryland, D.C., and the mid
Atlantic region, will be hosting a workshop to help you answer some of your
funding and financing questions. You'll learn about sources of funding,
types and stages of investment, and timing of investments.
This is important information EVERY entrepreneur needs to know!
This workshop will be held in entreSpace (Old Theater Building Room 139) on October 24 at Noon.Many of you have had the pleasure of getting to meet and learn from Jason
Pappas in his Entrepreneurial Marketing and/or Intro to Entrepreneurship
classes at UMBC. But, Pappas brings a lot more than just his teacher skills
to the table.
*Short Bio of Jason Pappas (yes, short!)*
For most of the previous decade, Pappas was the Chief Executive Officer of
EntreQuest, Inc., a high-growth sales and leadership consulting, training
and staffing organization he co-founded in 2000 and subsequently sold in
2008. During this time, he was also honored by the Baltimore Business
Journal in their 2003 "Top 40 Under 40" list.
Following EntreQuest, Jason served as the Chief Operating Officer of
Progressus Therapy, LLC where he led an organizational turnaround that
achieved triple-digit gains in both growth and production within six
months. He went on to create a management and strategic consulting firm,
Hannix Consulting, Inc., which provided interim C-Level talent and
strategic advisory work for companies of all sizes. Hannix guided numerous
companies of various industries through significant growth, scalability,
capitalization and exit.
He is a a regular business development and corporate strategy columnist for
SmartCEO Magazine and Microsoft's Partner Channel Magazine and has had
articles in the Baltimore Business Journal and The Daily Record.
Jason graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in Economics
and Political Science and letter winner on the varsity football team. He
also graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law with a Juris
Doctorate specializing in Finance and Taxation.
