To the Editor: Venture Corrections
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To the Editor: Venture Corrections
REGARDING "Sources of Venture Capital" on May 28, the nonprofit
New Jersey Entreprenurial Network provides fantastic lunch, fascinating
panelists, and terrific networking meetings, but not capital.
Also, I was a founder of Entrepreneurs University, sponsored by the
New Jersey Entrepreneurs Forum, not of the New Jersey Entrepreneurial
Network. (NJEN co-founders include Bob Frawley, Dave Wiesen, Bob Little,
Mike Brennan, and it is sponsored by Rick Pinto of Smith Stratton
Wise Heher & Brennan. Other co-founders of the NJEF’s Entrepreneurs
University include Jeff Milanette, Ron Hahn, Steve Murphy, Rick Pinto,
and Jared Silverman.)
I was the NJEN.com program coordinator from 1996 to 2002 and its vice
president and outreach coordinator from 1998 to 2002. After September
11 I reevaluated my priorities and now I focus on second Thursdays,
in Somerset, where my New Jersey Angels Network performs VenturEvaluations
and dealscrubbing for earlystage teams and CEOs at lunch, followed
by the "NJEF.org Entrepreneurs University" dinner program.
Both are held at McAteers, 1714 Easton Avenue, Route 527, Somerset.
Bob Quaranta, CEO of Accelerated Care Telemedicine For Rural American
Families, will be a presenter at EarlyStageEast.org Venture Fair on
June 17 and 18 in Wilmington, Delaware, not at the New Jersey Entrepreneurial
Network on June 4.
I did not say that the New Jersey Science and Technology Commission
has been eliminated, only that its funding is not being renewed for
next year’s state budget. For Bootstrappers, this is a crisis —
and we, as taxpayers, very much need to have our Assembly, our Governor,
and the public create groundswell support to renew the Commission’s
programs ASAP, for job creation, and for job growth in New Jersey.
Our neighbors in Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, and Maryland are
going to grow the stronger companies if New Jersey gives up its leadership
in growing info science and life science businesses.
Dan Conley
Silicon Garden NJAngels.net
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Hands On Work
THE ARTS AT ACS in Hamilton had an unprecedented response from a Survival
Guide article on our woodworking classes (U.S. 1, May 14). We had
30 more hits on our website than usual on the first day, and 50 hits
for several days afterwards. At least one student signed up for the
beginner furniture making class as a result of the article. Also an
employment service inquired on behalf of its clients about our four-week
course, in which we teach how to use hand tools and power equipment
safely.
My partner and I do demonstrations for the beginner course and seven
more advanced classes at Woodworkers Warehouse in Lawrenceville Shopping
Center on third Saturdays and Sundays of each month (www.learnwoodworking.com
or 609-396-9783). Thank you for this coverage.
Alan C. Siswein
Arts at ACS in Hamilton
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