About Launch Funding
Network:
LAUNCHfn is a services company
that works with entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies to identify the
appropriate type of capital they need and to develop a strategy to obtain that
capital. The plan may include debt, equity or both, and execution
strategies that include the strategic resources that help the company
grow. Connecting companies with alternative financing and
strategic resources is part of the every day focus. When a
company is ready for the private equity capital markets, our primary focus
becomes developing an effective investor relations campaigns which uses a
high-tech high-touch method for identifying qualified investors and
communicating the unique investment opportunity the company presents.
Through our alliance with the Network of Business Angels & Investors
(NBAI), during the past year, LAUNCHfn has facilitated funding for 7 companies
ranging in investment amount from $30K to $1M, totaling about $2.4 Million in
investment dollars. Further, we have helped companies connect
with strategic service providers of HR services, strategic planning services,
accounting and financial services, public relations, sales and marketing
services, interim management and with alternative lenders for purchase order
financing, receivable financing, SBA loans, and debt
restructuring.
LAUNCHfn by the
numbers:
LAUNCHfn receives inquiries from
entrepreneurs every day. We are rapidly becoming one of the top
destinations on the internet for companies seeking capital. Over the past two
years we have developed a large database of prospects. These are
companies that have been referred to us or found us through our internet
marketing initiatives. We have over 2000 companies which receive
newsletter and email notifications regarding events and other
opportunities. We have over 3000 in our investor community
database which receive our email communication of company updates and
events. The LAUNCHfn website receives over 400 individual visits
a week. Our conversion rate of inquiries and registrations is
about 10% and we continue to improve our retention and conversion rates.
Sponsorship
Opportunities:
If your target market includes
high net worth individuals or fast growing early stage companies, LAUNCHfn
offers a unique opportunity to expose your company and its services to this
audience in a subtle, yet effective way. We bring high net worth
individuals active in private equity investing together to consider investment
opportunities in qualified, hand selected companies.
We have various types of sponsorships to help you grow your
business by exposing it to a targeted group of emerging growth companies and the
investment community, and show your support for our private equity and
entrepreneurial growth initiatives:
Depending on your level of
sponsorship, you will be posted on the main page of the website and included in
the email correspondence, giving you terrific exposure for your company and your
products and services.
Annual Corporate
Sponsorship
Cost for Annual Corporate
Sponsorship $4,500
This level of sponsorship receives
the most long term benefit because of the sustained exposure to small business
and emerging growth enterprises, with the further market awareness because of
our interaction with the investor community at large.
Benefits as Corporate
Sponsor:
§ Announcement of your
company as a corporate sponsor in a specific email blast to our entrepreneur and
investor community. The email will include information about your
firm, specific products or services you would like to emphasize and your contact
information.
§ Listing of company name and logo
on www.launchfn.com
as a corporate sponsor with a brief description of company and offerings.
Introduction at the events.
§ Inclusion in the event overheads
and handouts as a corporate sponsor.
§ Company marketing materials made
available to all attendees.
§ Annual exposure to the investor
and entrepreneur community in the Southeast primarily and extended exposure
across the US because of the website
popularity, the large national databases of investors and entrepreneurs.
§ Inclusion on all appropriate
emails to the entrepreneur and investor community as a LAUNCHfn corporate
sponsor.
§ Focus segment on your company in
the newsletter or other appropriate correspondence on a periodic
basis
§ When you have your own special
event or new product offering, we will send out an email invitation to the
appropriate segment of our list based on specified interest or geography.
§ Cost to attend for one
representatives and one guest is waived (value $120 per event) for the full year
from initiation of sponsorship
§ Preference in referrals of
LAUNCHfn clients to service providers
This level of sponsorship is ideal
for companies that serve fast growing companies and want to establish a national
presence for their products and services. Sponsors
who have benefited from this type of exposure are:
| Law
firms |
Executive Search
Firms |
Internet Marketing |
| Strategic
Planning |
Insurance firms |
Office
Leasing |
| Lenders |
Training Firms |
Accounting Firm |
| Executive
Coaching |
HR outplacement |
Consulting or
Marketing |
Often these firms will buy
advertising in business newspapers and on the internet. We bring
the value of both worlds with passive web posting, and proactive communication
about the company in our regular correspondence with our entrepreneur and
investor community.
Private Equity Investor Event
Sponsorship
Cost of Event Sponsorship
$1000.
Event sponsorship is limited to one sponsor per business category.
(If already a corporate sponsor and you want specific dedicated time to
talk about your firm or product, then you can sponsor an event for
$500)
Benefits as an Event
Sponsor:
§ Listing of company name and logo
in email invitations and communication regarding the event.
§ Inclusion in press releases
regarding the event.
§ Cost to attend for two
representatives and a guest is waived (value $180 per event) for the event you
are sponsoring
§ Company hand outs can be added to
the event packet. Specific information regarding company, logo,
and contact information will be added to the event packet.
§ Opportunity to have brochures or other
information available at the attendee check in table or at their seats.
§ One page regarding the company and
its offerings will be included in the Presentation that rolls and repeats during
the networking portion of the Dinner.
§ Inclusion in event specific
invitations and follow up emails (3-4 emails)
This level of sponsorship is ideal
when you want to make a strong impact on the local Atlanta and SE business
community. It is also ideal when you want to introduce
or educate the community on a specific product or offering.
Workshops
Sponsorship:
Cost for these workshops will vary
depending on the structure of the workshop and the current relationship with the
sponsoring company:
As a corporate sponsor, with a
facility to host the meeting and refreshments provide:
$500
To host with a facility for the
meeting and refreshments provided: $1500
To host without a facility or
refreshments (provided by NBAI/LAUNCHfn): $2500
If you have an interest in
sponsoring the series or hosting more than one event, we can negotiate prices
that reflect the long term commitment.
This level of sponsorship is ideal
when you want to establish yourself as an expert in the field and are conducting
a seminar or workshop. You will receive the exposure and impact
of driving attendees to come to your event, plus the larger exposure of the
entrepreneur and investor community that may not attend, but now know you are an
expert in that area. The focus area is the local
Atlanta and SE business community,
however we can work the package to include pod cast and/or recording the event
for future dissemination for an modest additional fee. This
ideal when you want to introduce or educate the
community on a specific product or offering.
All inquiries regarding
sponsorship can be directed to Karen Rands at 678-222-3473 karen@launchfn.com.
