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Capital - CASH -- is a key ingredient for any business. Especially for entrepreneurial and fast-growing technology companies. Without it, you can't make payroll, develop the next upgrade, or market your product. Venture funding isn't available to everyone, and-newsflash-isn't right for every company.

For executives who don't have a money tree growing in their backyard, our October event features an expert panel to provide you with a wide range of viable-and available-funding options:

• CREDIT CARDS
• BANK LOANS
• DEBT FINANCING
• SBA LOANS
• GOVERNMENT GRANTS
• PRIVATE EQUITY
• FACTORING
• LEASING

Whether you've made the decision not to pursue venture funding, or the decision has been made for you, make the decision today to join us on October 19th at the Westin South Coast Plaza. Our panel of experts will offer financing tips for everyone-from start-ups to established companies. And deliver the insights of industry veterans with expertise in these financing options.

Mark your calendars now, and Register Today!

Panelists:

• Mark J. Breneman, Senior Vice President-Commercial Finance Division, Silicon Valley Bank
• Terry E. Bibbens, Chairman and CEO, Bibbens & Associates.
• Sami Morcos, Chief of Finance for the Santa Ana District Office
  Small Business Administration
• Horacio "Odie" Munoz, Business Development Officer of JD Factors
• Rick Gibson, President, Clear Blue Ventures
  

Moderator: Bill Salesky, Managing Partner of Ventures & Technology Management Group

Mark J. Breneman, Senior Vice President-Commercial Finance Division, Silicon Valley Bank
Mark the Senior Vice President and Manager for the Southern California Region of Silicon Valley Bank's Commercial Finance Division. He is responsible for developing relationships with and providing asset-based lending facilities to leading technology and life science companies in Southern California. Prior to managing the Commercial Finance Division Mark oversaw the Bank's Los Angeles Office and also founded the Emerging Technologies Division of Silicon Valley Bank's Southern California Region where he focused on consulting pre-ventured backed technology start-ups.

Mark is a 14 year banking veteran and participates is several profession organizations including: the Cal Tech / MIT Forum, Board Member; Software Council of Southern California, former Board Member; Tech Coast Venture Network, former Board Member; and the Los Angeles Venture Association.

Terry E. Bibbens, Chairman and CEO, Bibbens & Associates.
Mr. Bibbens is currently in the process of forming Homeland Partners, a $100 million venture capital fund to invest in first round financing of innovative companies, with focus on advanced technologies (including SBIR programs) that fit the current defense, asymmetric warfare, intelligence and homeland defense markets.

He graduated from Stanford, with a BSEE in 1958, and participated in senior executive management programs at Stanford and the University of Santa Clara. He currently is on the board of directors of several small high-tech companies; the Small Business Technology Coalition; and is Chairman of the Board of the non-profit ACE-Net national small-cap listing service. He is co-authoring the "Entrepreneur's Handbook," a reference source for entrepreneurs going through the process of starting, growing and exiting small companies.

Sami Morcos, Chief of Finance for the Santa Ana District Office
Small Business Administration
Sami Morcos joined the U.S.Small Business Administration (SBA) in 1986 as a Loan Officer and became the Chief of the Finance Division in 1991. As Chief of the SBA Santa Ana District office, he provides oversight for the delivery of loan programs in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. He is responsible for processing loans and recruiting new lenders into the SBA program. In fiscal year 2003 the Santa Ana District office made 2,230 loans for $666,505,809.

In addition to his finance duties, Sami is also the Veteran Affairs Officer. He enjoys this role of helping veterans find resources for starting of expanding their businesses. He served in the U.C. Army during the Vietnam era. Prior to Joining SBA Sami worked at Bank of America from 1973 to 1986. He is a graduate of Chapman College with BA in Business and Economics.

Horacio "Odie" Munoz, Business Development Officer of JD Factors
Odie Munoz serves as the Business Development Officer for the Southwest Region of JD Factors, a national firm specializing in factoring and accounts receivable management. Mr. Munoz is responsible for identifying and developing relationships with companies that can benefit from JD Factors' factoring and accounts receivable management services. Mr. Munoz has been with JD Factors for 11 years, and before that, spent five years as their client. Having built a successful business that effectively used factoring to smooth its cash flow for many years, Mr. Munoz brings both the client and vendor perspective to his factoring relationships.

Rick Gibson, President, Clear Blue Ventures
Rick Gibson has had a 30-year career building businesses. He founded and co-founded several successful technology companies and has consulted to over (45) others. Rick is President of Clear Blue Ventures, a Tucson-based venture-lending company that specializes in short-term commercial loans. Since 2000, Rick has served as Managing Director of HOTventures, a "mentor capital fund" for the Southwest U.S., which invests in and advises early-stage companies.

Rick is an advisor to several companies. Rick is a limited partner in Solstice Capital II (one of the largest venture capital funds in Arizona) and on the Executive Board of the Desert Angels. Rick is a Contributing Writer for bizAZ magazine. Rick serves on the MBA Advisory Council of the University of Arizona and is an Adjunct Instructor for the Eller School Entrepreneurship Program.

Rick was an early shareholder in Bill Gross' Idealab and founded one of their first companies, E-Ticket Inc. Rick originally joined with Bill Gross in 1984 to form GNP Development Corp. They sold GNP to Lotus Development Corp in 1986 for $10 million. 1991, Rick co-founded Knowledge Adventure Inc with Bill. In 1996, Knowledge Adventure sold to CUC (Cendant) for $100 million.