The Top 10 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Starting a Business

Date: March 5, 2010 (Friday)
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:00pm
Venue: Solution Lab, Unit 518, Level 5, Cyberport 3 (Core F), 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong.
Rundown:
12:30 - 12:45 >>> Registration with sandwich lunch
12:45 - 13:00 >>> Networking
13:00 - 13:20 >>> The Top 10 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Starting a Business by Mr. Barry Jone, Principal and co-founder, Maroon Analytics
13:30 - 14:00 >>> Q&A
** Note: the seminar will be conducted in English
Fee:
- Incubatees just pay HK$5
- Alumni just pay HK$10
- Normal price HK$20

To register: please send your company name, participants' name, email and tel to mailto:training@cyberport.hk?subject=The with subject "The Top 10 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Starting a Business March 5, 2010" by March 2, 2010.

Target audience: digital entertainment and creative lifestyle content startup companies

Synopsis:

Research shows that only 2% of early stage businesses are able to secure third party equity funding from business angels and venture capital networks. In fact 95% of companies fail to get through the initial screening checks that lead to face to face meetings.

Barry Jones has extensive experience of assisting entrepreneurs in selling their business ideas to investors. Although he loves the entrepreneurial spirit, he has noticed that many entrepreneurs share the same Achilles heel(s). Through a collection of anecdotes, he will share with you some of the common pitfalls he has identified. Even if you are one of the few lucky businesses that enters 2010 with no cash flow problems, he hopes that his talk will allow you to step back from the 101 day to day headaches you face, and gain a little third party perspective.

About the Speaker - Mr Barry Jones

Mr. Barry Jones is Principal and Co-founder of Maroon Analytics, a boutique advisory firm that focuses on growth opportunities. He has 17 years experience in investment banking, public accounting and consulting. Prior to founding Maroon, he worked with KPMG and Credit Suisse in London, New York and Hong Kong. Barry specialises in taking the CFO role in early stage companies, and is an expert in translating entrepreneurial vision into a sound financial strategy. In addition to focusing on verticals such as Infrastructure, Technology and Cleantech, he has interests in businesses as diverse as Cement & Wine.

Barry holds an MBA (High Honors) from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA (Hons.) in Accountancy and Economics from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA). He is also a CFA Charterholder.