"For today's emerging and growth companies, the hunt for capital can be elusive. Stand out from the crowd with the help of the Entrepreneurial Bootcamps. WMC experts draw from experience to help you lay a strong foundation for growth and turn your well polished strategy into a golden opportunity for potential investors." - Matt Henderson, Director of Sales, Ernst & Young
The event that WMC is probably most well-known for is its Bootcamps. Sean Wise and Dan Mothersill have now led over 90 half-day customized Bootcamp sessions across Canada, including, but not limited to, camps for:
- Ernst & Young
- RBC Royal Bank
- The Toronto Stock Exchange
- Visa's Small Business Group
- The Toronto Venture Group
- The Banff Venture Forum
- The Vancouver Island Technology Park
- Go North
- VentureFair
- The Canadian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
- The IT Financing Forum
- BIO
- Westlink
- The University of Toronto's Exceler@tor
- Carleton University
- Telus's New Ventures Competition
- BioFinance
- The Ottawa VentureFair
- The Canadian Venture Forum
Bootcamps are tailored to CEOs or CFOs of aggressive growth companies, considering raising capital over the next year or looking to glean best practices on rapid growth. A series of speakers, often including VCs themselves, lead the attendees through a half-day interactive crash course on the financing and progress of emerging growth companies.
Topics often include:
- Crafting an effective business plan
- Delivering a strong investor pitch
- Basics of venture capital
- Term sheet trends
- Targeting, contacting and interacting with potential investors
- How to raise U.S. money
- When the public equity route makes sense
- The evolution of investment: going from seed to venture to mezzanine funding
- The importance of facilitative leadership
- The different roles BIO and IT assume; debt and equity financing; Angel and Venture Capital deals; and
- Understanding how current market conditions affect you and your potential investors.
By referring to the contents in our library, you can view a sample of the knowledge transferred to attendees.
If you would like to arrange a Bootcamp for your event or find out when the next Bootcamp in your area is going to be held, please email: Bootcamp@WiseMentorCapital.com.
