The Compassionate Capitalist™ Show for Crowdfund and Angel Investors

Karen Rands on this Compassionate Capitalist Radio Show will feature the companies that will be participating in the Start-up Round-Up event in Atlanta sponsored by LAUNCHfn, NBAI, and iStanta, a seed stage capital fund. As a special guest, we will feature Matt Oguz of the iStanta Fund to talk about having a VC mentality in the SE Angel Investor Market. We will also hear from a few of the companies that will be showcased at the NBAI Angel Investor Member event the following evening. We'll explore the difference between investment decisions at the start up and the emerging growth stages.

Karen Rands, the Compassionate Capitalist, will interview selected speakers from the upcoming 14th Annual Possible Woman Leadership Conference scheduled for April 20th in Atlanta. Linda Wind of Wind Enterprises has been at the forefront of bringing visionary women together to enhance and develop their skills in leadership, strategy, and team-building. We will provide a sneak peek at the incredible insights that will be shared by the speakers and panelists during this one day conference. Get tips on leadership, strategy, and marketing from thought leaders scheduled to participate in this conference for over 1000 business owners in attendance on April 20 in Atlanta. Conference info: http://www.windenterprises.com/2010-conference/

tune in to get bonus code for discount on attendee fee. Special guests will include Melissa Galt, Ruth King, Joyce Bone and more.

Karen Rands,the Compassionate Capitalist, will explore the science behind building a successful business and the art of raising capital with her special guest, David Stacey. You can also call in with questions for David or Karen. Learn more about David at https://www.davidstaceyinternational.com/

David will share his expertise gained over 20 years of working with companies to prepare them to find the capital they need. He knows what investors and lenders expect and like to see; they also know what turns them away. During this show Karen and David will help entrepreneurs who invest their time in listening, how to position themselves to raise the finance they need by providing insight into what a CEO must do in order to attract these financial resources into their company. If you can better understand what is driving the thoughts and motives of the providers of funding, you optimize your chances of obtaining the money your business needs.

To Learn More about LAUNCHfn's Capital Mastery Program, go to http://launchfn.com

Karen Rands, the Compassionate Capitalist will interview Human Resource Management Expert, James Michael Bock during this scheduled segment. Entrepreneurs as the CEO of their company need to understand employment issues that can get them in trouble with INS, IRS, and DOL....in short the government. They also need to learn how to make good hiring and firing decisions because when they are building their company they can't waste time not having the right team in place to execute on the business strategy. Jim Bock will share the insights and expertise he has gained in the 20+ years he has built, expanded and fixed the HR Departments for companies in industries such as telecommunications, retail, insurance, manufacturing and distributions. Listen while you Lunch and Learn.

Karen Rands, the Compassionate Capitalist, will interview three dynamic entrepreneurs that have proven they can bring innovation to the market, create compelling businesses, and set the stage for large thriving profitable businesses that bring innovation to the market, create jobs and produce wealth for their investors and founders.

First we'll hear from Mark Manesh of MTI International. They have just launched their latest product in partnership with the largest online auction store to rave reviews and customer adoption. Second we'll hear from Tom Meredith of P2p Cash, a company that is revolutionizing the wireless payment processing industry for international non-banked segment. Lastly we'll hear from Cameron Cress of PlayGolfPlanet, an innovative approach to solving the challenge of golf courses marketing unsold tee times to a social community of raving golf fans. All three of these entrepreneurs have proven that with a little investment capital, boot strapping to stretch the dollar, and a lot of creativity, they created companies that are poised to create new segments and be leaders in the marketplace.

Tune in to learn their secrets and the incredible opportunity available to their financial partners.

Karen Rands, the Compassionate Capitalist, will expand on her series The Money Hunt with a look at the current sources of capital for small businesses and start up companies. She'll cover debt sources, including MicroLoans, SBA, and Alternative finance, and private equity and angel investor capital, including seed finance, business angel investors, venture capital and private equity. This show is a great primer for the entrepreneur that needs to know what type of capital is good for their business at the various stages of growth. More info regarding The Access to Capital System architected by Karen Rands through her company Launch Funding Network: www.launchfn.com

Karen Rands kicks into high gear for 2010 with two great entrepreneurial examples. The first guest Doug Pritt, CEO of NavStar Technologies. NavStar is public company on the pink sheet that is delivering an affordable, yet proprietary solution, to the transportation industry for tracking, protecting, and monitering high value assets and cargo. Doug will talk about how they brought this ground breaking solution to the market and how they will impact the world wide effort to keep a watchful eye on te world's "at risk" high value cargo.

The second dynamic entrepreneur is Linda Kedy, a true renaissance woman. Among Linda's many accomplishments are her roles as motivational speaker, Million Dollar Club qualifer for PPL, top-ranking female in North America with The Peoples Network, Certified Senior Mentor with Tony Robbins' Research Institute and T. Harv Ecker's Peak Potential, and so much more....tune in to hear this dyanmic story and journey to success.

Karen Rands will kick of the Compassionate Capitalist Radio Show for 2010 with an overview of industry predictions regarding sourcing of early stage business capital for innovative start up companies and emerging growth companies. This is the dawn of a new decade and there seems to be a lot of optimism regarding the rebounding of investment markets. This segment will cover the availability of seed capital, angel capital, venture capital and alternative finance based on Ms. Rands' economist background, market research and practical experience in working with entrepreneurs and early stage capital investors on a daily basis. Tune in for these valuable insights. Replays and additional written comments will be made available along with the broadcast link later on her blog www.EntrepreneurBlogSpace.com Also be sure to follow Karen on twitter for the latest flashes of news for investors and entrepreneurs at www.twitter.com/karen_rands

At the conclusion of the market outlook portion of the radio show, Karen will interview Carol Zelmore of CAZ Holdings who will discuss the process she is going through to identify, negotiate and secure financing for a unique type of turn around business that is beating the industry odds for its sector in the Hospitality/Real Estate space.

Karen Rands, during her Compassionate Capitalism show will engage her featured guests on a topic important to all start up and growing companies. When a start-up founder realizes he or her needs to build a team, bring on expertise to compliment their own skills how can they identify those people, confirm they will enhance their business and at the same time, protect the business they founded. They need to know what skills are needed on his/her team, identify the right resource, then negotiate for that person to join the company and protecting the company long term. Guests are Kenneth Darryl Brown of E3C (www.BetterSalesandProfitsNow.com) and Hugh Massie, CEO of DNA Behavior (www.BusinessDNAResources.com) to discuss how a CEO can learn about their leadership and communication strengths and understand what to look for in potential team members. Bob Van Rossum, President of MarketPro, (www.marketproinc.com) the nation's leading executive search and contract staffing agency specifically focused on marketing, interactive, creative and advertising talent will discuss identifying and qualifying a potential candidate for the management team. Glenn Garnes, Relationship Marketing Center, will discuss protecting your interests when bringing on partners...the subject of his new book:"Let's Not Be Partners, Things you Must Do Before You Tie the Knot ("not"). Sure to be a dynamic show for all aspiring entrepreneurs

Karen Rands will interview special guests: Hugh Massie, CEO of DNA Behavior (www.businessdnaresources.com) and Kenneth Darryl Brown, E3C (www.bettersalesandprofitsnow.com), They discuss the Business DNA Profile and how it can be used to determine an individual's talents and struggles. As a result, people learn what their strengths are and how to focus them in the area of business where they can excel. Additionally, they learn how they like to communicate with their communicate style.

CEOs need to understand their communication and leadership styles as part of their building a qualified team. We'll explore how these programs help entrepreneurs understand their team dynamics and what they can do to build the team and put the other elements in place to effectively attract business capital. Lastly, Business DNA can be used as a tool to demonstrate to prove to investors that the company has a team can execute on its business models.

This show is part of a dynamic and informative session covering one of the many components that Launch Funding Network offers clients seeking capital necessary for raising early stage venture capital and angel stage investment.

Attend the next Art of Raising Capital Workshop on December 15, 2009 at 1pm. (http://launchfn.com/id337.html) At the conclusion of the workshop, graduates will be able to pitch to angel investors at the Network of Business Angels and Investors Capital Celebration at 5pm.