Dianne Talks Business with Connie Koch
August 23, 2007
Connie Koch, Chapter Co-President, Keiretsu Forum of Southern California
Considering angel or venture funding? Keiretsu Forum is an investment community of accredited private equity investors, venture capitalists and corporate/institutional investors.
Keiretsu is a Japanese term describing a group of affiliated corporations with broad power and reach. Keiretsu Forum is a global conglomeration of individuals and/or small companies organized around private equity funding for mutual benefit.
Episode Segments:
What types of companies are considered for angel funding?
Connie Koch describes the process companies looking for investment capital go through to qualify for funding. What types of companies are chosen for angel funding? Can start-up tap into this type of investment capital?
Male vs. Female Investors.
Connie Koch and Dianne Gubin discuss the different investment styles of men and women.
What happens after you’re funded?
Following the funding process, businesses are supported by a diverse group of investors who bring experience and expert knowledge to startup companies.
Job opportunities within start up companies funded by Keiretsu Forum
Connie Koch discusses the Keiretsu Forum’s charitable foundation and the money they raise. What are the job opportunities created by funded companies?
Connie Koch is Chapter Co-President, Keiretsu Forum Southern California.
Connie’s unique business sense and creative vision is the blueprint for her proven successes in various industries as both a serial entrepreneur with retail, telecommunications, printing, graphics and forms design, technology, Internet community development and CEO/COO over companies in publications, telecommunications, technology with enterprise management systems, public relations, and fundraising.
With a belief that people and relationships are the most vital part of life, along with her pioneering attitude and insatiable desire for new experiences, Connie partners with Chip Parker in growing chapters of Keiretsu Forum in Southern California.
Contact: connie@keiretsuforum.com
