HBA Metro Webinar 3: What You Need to Know to be a Successful Entrepreneur

Webinar details
So you want to take your idea to IPO, or hang up your own open for business sign? Getting started with the right nurturing entrepreneurial environment (aka the ecosystem) can make all the difference to your success. Seasoned entrepreneurs in the healthcare industry discuss resources and networks that you can tap into now. Dr. Eric Vieira, entrepreneurial lab, CUNY will lead a discussion with Dr. Jahanara Ali, entrepreneur; Stephen Goodman, angel investor; and Mary Howard, entrepreneur and coach. You will learn valuable strategies to tap into the entrepreneurial ecosystem in healthcare and find the resources you need to succeed.

Learning objectives
1. Learn how you can thrive as an entrepreneur in our industry
2. Hear about the resources available in our area to assist entrepreneurs in the healthcare field
3. Learn tips and techniques to help find funding, mentorship and support for your ideas

Agenda
12:00 PM - 12:05 PM          Welcome/opening remarks
12:05 PM - 12:45 PM          Webinar presentation by Drs. Vieira, Ali, Goodman and Howard
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM          Q&A/closing remarks

Special Instruction/Access Details:
- Registration for a single webinar only
- No refunds
- Registrants will receive the final login/access details and instructions via email on Thursday, April 24th.
- Be sure to adjust your email/spam settings to accept email from the @hbanet.org domain, especially hba@... and metro@..., so that you can receive the webinar access details in a timely fashion.
- If you do not receive the access details e-mail by 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 24th please call Lauren Peck at 908-892-4981. To help ensure you receive this information before the program starts, please call by 10 a.m. on the day of the event.
- Please do not reply to your event promotion or e-bulletin emails for this information
- Webinar access information will be provided solely to each registrant for individual use only.

Speakers
Dr. Jahanara Ali
Former senior vice president and director, BioAccelerate Prize, Partnership Fund for New York

Stephen M. Goodman
Co-founder at Mid Atlantic Bio Angels, partner, Pryor Cashman LLP

Mary Howad
Program manager, entrepreneurship lab NYC; principal, Design Technologies LLC; board member, MIT-EF (NYC)

Dr. Eric Vieira
Director of special research programs, City University of New York   http://elabnyc.com

Registration Information
Event is open to: HBA members and nonmembers
Online Registration deadline: online registration is available through to the start of the event

Member rate:
$25 until and including the event date, Friday, April 25, 2014

Nonmember rate:
$45 until and including the event date, Friday, April 25, 2014

Group* Rate:
$ 350 until and including the event date, Friday, April 25, 2014
*The group rate is intended for use in a classroom or group setting with only one sign in. The purchaser will receive the login instructions to be used only by the group leader.

Capacity
Is capacity limited? Yes
Space is limited.

Cancellations/Refunds
Is this event refundable? No
If you are unable to make the event, we kindly request that you contact us at events@hbanet.org so another member may enjoy the benefit of attendance. Unfortunately, we are unable to grant refunds for this program.

Event Questions/Support
- Program contact for event details: Contact email lpeck@hbanet.org and/or phone 908-892-4981
- Membership questions: membership@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606
- Trouble with online registration: events@hbanet.org or 919-890-5230

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Interested in Volunteering?
Make the most of your HBA membership by volunteering! We have positions open on our program teams and service areas. Expand your HBA network, learn new skills, and increase your professional visibility. To volunteer, please send an email to Metro@hbanet.org, and put "I'd like to volunteer!" in the subject line.

Pricing

	Member	Non-Member
Group Registration	$350.00 / €300.00	$350.00 / €300.00
Regular Registration	$25.00 / €21.00	$45.00 / €39.00

Members receive up to 50 percent discount

Event Policies

Photography Policy
By registering for this event, you acknowledge that you may be photographed, videotaped, and/or audio-taped during the meeting and hereby give permission for your image, voice, or survey comments to be used in education, training, promotion, and/or trade and communications media by the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association in any and all media throughout the world, without restriction as to frequency or duration of usage.

COVID-19 Policy
The HBA requires that all persons who participate in in-person events do so at their own risk and that each participant agrees to the following agreement before taking part in the activity and urges all participants to act in such a manner as to protect their own safety and the safety of others.

By registering for this event, I fully understand that my participation in the program is purely voluntary. I desire to participate and agree to act reasonably and prudently under the circumstances. I further understand that any HBA volunteers participating in the activity will act individually and will not represent the HBA. As a condition to my participation the activity, I waive and release the HBA and their officers, employees, and agents from any claim that I may have for any damage to property or injury to my person that may result in whole or in part from my participation.

Special Needs Policy
The HBA will make reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with special needs can enjoy all of its programs. Contact us if you require special accommodations for this event.