July General Meeting
7-14-2016
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
520 Elliot Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
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The July meeting is here and we are going to address those looking for funds to get their business off the ground or taking it to the next level.
Ron Fisher from the support center will be showing us what we need to get the funding that the bank may not be willing to help us with.
They are a non- profit that specializes in small business loans and will share methods of getting funding in the current business scene.
Ron Fisher Bio:
Ron Fisher is the Business Development Officer for The Support Center in Charlotte, NC. He has worked in this role since the beginning of 2013. Prior to his current role, he served as Senior Vice President for First Union National Bank (now Wells Fargo). Following a 25-year career with First Union, he operated his own consulting firm for 12 years providing business coaching and financial consulting services to the CDFI Fund, Universities, financial institutions, small business owners and non-profit economic development organizations in North and South Carolina.
His commercial banking background includes real estate portfolio management, housing program design, small business lending and economic development lending. He is a graduate of NC Central University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ron Fisher
Business Development Officer
The Support Center
2015 Ayrsley Town Blvd, Suite 202
Charlotte, NC 28273
www.thesupportcenter-nc.org
(704) 280-8336
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Last Month’s (June) Meeting
Brian MacDonald:
Dr. Brian MacDonald is an experienced US patent agent and has written hundreds of patent applications. Brian was a US patent examiner and has also worked for a commercial patent search agency. He can explain the necessary parts of a patent application and how to do some basic searching to find out what technologies related to your ideas are already patented or are the subjects of pending applications.
Brian D. MacDonald, PhD
Registered US Patent Agent
Charlotte, NC
BDMacDonaldPatAgent@gmail.com
704-650-4562
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Always remember to invite friends or business associates which would benefit from INotC. Collectively we have a deep wealth of knowledge as a group. Invite other inventors, engineers, entrepreneurs, financiers, professors, manufactures and anyone else that would enjoy the process and business of product development. Knowledge is power!!
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- This meeting cost $20 for guest or $75 for the entire year.
- Check and Cash are accepted.
- Thank you once again for supporting the INotC.
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- Collectively when we network, mountains can be moved!
- Through creativity, we can develop a civilization worth living in!
When we commercialize, we give our value and vision to the world! Network, Develop, Commercialize We look forward to seeing you Building info: If you have not been to our meetings before, the building is located at the end of Elliot street on the right. Then you go through the fence and down the driveway. The front door is located on the left side. Once you go in follow the hall way to the end then go through the door and turn left to the meeting room door.
INotC Website President
Brian James
Flourish and Prosper