N A C E A www.naceaus.org 北美华人科技创业协会 北美华人科技创业协会 MISSION STATEMENT Advance education for professionals with entrepreneurial spirit 为北美华人创业人士和企业家提供创业知识与技巧的学习平台和机会 Create social networking opportunities for entrepreneurs 为创业者和企业家创造广泛的交流和建立有效商业关系的平台 Promote entrepreneurial business opportunities in U.S. and China 促进中美之间的企业和商务往来;为会员及北美商家提供更多更好的 国际间商业机会
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N A C E A
www.naceaus.org
北美华人科技创业协会北美华人科技创业协会
MISSION STATEMENT
Advance education for professionals with entrepreneurial spirit
为北美华人创业人士和企业家提供创业知识与技巧的学习平台和机会
Create social networking opportunities for entrepreneurs
为创业者和企业家创造广泛的交流和建立有效商业关系的平台
Promote entrepreneurial business opportunities in U.S. and China
NACEA (North American Chinese Entrepreneur Association) was founded by a group of young Chinese American entrepreneurs headed by May Li, Managing Partner of RimLife Technologies and a semi-finalist in the 2006 Win In China entrepreneur contest held by CCTV in China. The objective of the Association is to create a home where motivated Chinese American professionals with entrepreneurial spirit in North America can share their business ideas and experiences, help one another build up business plans and teams, join hands and efforts so that they can improve the chances of bringing their start-up businesses to a success.
For the above purpose, NACEA has built successfully a creative and energetic environment in the organization, where members can receive educational seminars and workshops, hold meetings and network events so as to gain better understanding of all processes involving creating a valid business and bring their entrepreneurial dreams to reality. We invite successful entrepreneurs, VCs, business service providers including business and investment consultants and lawyers, and other high-level business or government personnel to be our speakers and advisers. Their input and mentorship, most of which comes from their pains-taking business and life experience, have proved very valuable and helpful to our members, and we thank them wholeheartedly for their contributions.
NACEA started in August 2006. The original 8 founders had meetings in café, restaurants and homes to lay out the ground for the organization before its first public seminar on Feb 3, 2007. The name “Entrepreneur Association” was an immediate hit, because it has met a crying need among the Chinese-American community. Since then, NACEA has taken solid steps forward and has grown fast with very adaptive plans. With the vision and passion of the founding team, NACEA will head toward greater achievements and accomplishments in the years to come.
Educational Seminars. Members and general public can learn entrepreneurial skills and gain knowledge about entrepreneurship from speakers invited from wide range of industry background.
Focus Group Meetings. Members and general public with different professional background can engage in round-table discussions on business opportunities in a specific area.
Workshops. Members and general public with common interests can meet and develop potential business opportunities in a team environment.
Business Networking Events. Members can network with other business organizations such as local chambers of commerce, corporate diversity supplier departments, professional societies, as well as potential investors and partners.
Member Special Events. Members can exchange ideas and information with their peers in regular monthly meetings.
Training Classes. Members and general public can participate trainings by professional trainers to improve skills for their start-up business.
Business Plan Competitions. Members and general public can have a chance to present their business project plans and meet venture capitalists and angel investors. This is a great environment to promote entrepreneurship and bridge prospective entrepreneurs and capitals.
Career Fairs. Members and general public come to meet hiring agencies of companies, government agencies and other organizations.
US-Chinese Business Exchanges. NACEA will host a series of business exchange events between US SMEs and Chinese companies to help bring more mutual understanding and help develop small and mid size business exchanges between the two countries.
NACEA Entrepreneur Series (北美华人创业协会活动选)(selected seminars)
Business Law and Legal Issues for Start-up Companies (S1)
Time: April 22, 2007
Location: Appliedinfo Partners Inc.
主题:建立公司法律须知
时间:2007年 4月 22日
地点:新州萨摩塞特郡应用信息技术公司内
Seminar Auditorium in Appliedinfo.
Seminar Speaker
Seminar Panel Discussion
Topics:
How business owners and prospective entrepreneurs handle challenges in finding the right partners, playing fair in the team, protecting intellectual properties, solving disputes, etc, to build a successful business.
Title: Intellectual Property Protection for Small Business
Junfei Sheng: CEO of China Huaxin Group USA
Head of China Huaxin International HK
Title: Current Economical Situations in China
NACEA Entrepreneur Series (S2)
Internet and Guerilla Marketing
Co-Sponsor: NJCACC
Time: September 8, 2007
Location: AvTech Training Center
主题:北美市场攻略
时间:2007年 9月 8日
地点:新州艾威电脑培训中心
Seminar Auditorium in AvTech.
Seminar Panel Discussion.
Business Plan Presentation by a Member.
Topics:
What are low budget marketing methods? How do these low budget marketing help start-up businesses to pursue entrepreneur dreams?
Speakers:
John Follis: Founder and President, Follis, LLC
Title: Buzz marketing, Guerilla marketing and other types of low budget marketing methods for technology oriented start-up companies.
Lowell Feuer: Founder and CEO, Klikvu
Title: Internet marketing, service business operating in the intersection of telecom and media, and stream video over all platforms in a best of breed offering.
NACEA Entrepreneur Series (S3)
Courting the Angels and VCs
Time: Match 8, 2008
Location: AvTech Training Center
融资策略:对话天使投资人和风险投资家
时间:2008 年 3月 8日
地点:艾威电脑培训中心
Seminar Auditorium in AvTech.
Seminar Panel Discussion.
Speakers and Members Networking.
Topics:
Learn tips on bringing up a valid business idea; Overcome erroneous thinking towards business success; Avoid traps many with technical background usually fall into; Understand better qualifications that VCs look for.
Speakers:
Dr. Jonas Wang: Partner, Sycamore Venture
Title: Opportunities in Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals and current venture capital investment trends.
John Ason: Angel Investor
Title: How Angel Investors make their investments in early stage pre-revenue companies.
Stephen Furnari: Partner, Furnari Levine LLP
Title: Strategies in Getting Funded, from an Attorney’s Point of View
Case Studies: New Drug Development Corporate Mobile Phone Solutions
NACEA Entrepreneur Series (S4)
Business Plan Presentation & Pitching
Time: Jan 10, 2009
Location: NJIT Campus Center
商务计划书演讲竞赛
时间:2009年 1月 10日
地点:新州理工学院会议中心
Overview of the Campus Center
Seminar Panelists evaluating projects.
Members Networking.
Eight Business Plans were presented and evaluated by VC panel onsite
Presenters & Topics:
• Nanotech Indoor Air Purifier (by Coremax USA, LLC)
• Voizpod (www.voizpod.com, by Life 2.0 LLC)
• Cell-based BROAD-TARGET Pharmacology Service (by ZST Co.)
• KlickableTV (by KlickableTV)
• Cameron Capital Management LLC
• BizMine Financial Information Platform (by BizMine Corp)
• Obesity treatment from Chinese herbal medicine
• New Generation Drug for CNS Disorders (by Enva Pharmaceutical)
1. NACEA, together with other sister community organizations, organized a Chinese New Year’s Celebration Party in New Jersey in February 10, 2008 with VIP guests including Counselor General of Chinese Consulate in New York, Keyu Peng, Counselor of Science and Technology Zhongying Mao, Major of Montgomery of New Jersey Lan Xie, Major of Morristown of New Jersey Donald Cresitello, Major of Bridgewater of New Jersey, etc.
2008春节,与彭克玉大使
与新泽西州莫里斯市市长
2. NACEA organized a business networking event for NACEA members with the delegation of Hi-Tech from Jiangsu Province, China. Over 20 delegates from Danyang city listened to project presentations from 10 NACEA members. Several project owners signed LOI with company representatives from the delegation.
中国丹阳市代表团 与丹阳市书记和领馆陈领事
3. NACEA organized a special networking event for NACEA members and others who are interested in starting entrepreneurial projects. Ms. Felicia Zimmerman of Fast Track English gave a very entertaining presentation on communication skills. Participants exchanged their business ideas in three separate groups focused in BioTech & IT, New Energy & Environment & Engineering, and Trade & Finance.
4. Visits to China 走访中国
5. Activities by May Li, President of NACEA (会长的一些活动).
Visist to Yunnan. Helping a local city to build Sister City with Morristown, NJ, USA (协助云南省腾冲与美国建立姊妹城市)
With Win In China Entrepreneur Contest Promotion Team (帮助央视“赢在中国”在美宣传)