Lectures and Workshops

We fund publicly-traded operating companies that are evolving into becoming multinational corporations. If this plan makes sense to you, join us.

GVIC holds new member orientation meetings whenever there are at least twenty accredited investors interested in joining our Club. Unless the interested accredited investors are located outside the San Francisco Bay Area, the meetings are held on a Saturday morning in San Mateo County.

Orientation tuition is one hundred dollars, includes the meal. Payable at the orientation meeting, after the prospective member has had a chance to evaluate the GVIC Merchant Banking Program’s suitability for achieving the potential member’s financial goals.

The Funding Your Company Workshops

Locations
Bangkok, Thailand September 11 and 12, 2006
The Small and Medium Size Development Bank of Thailand is mailing a circular to its customers recommending attendance at the Bangkok Workshop. We expect the Bank's recommendation to increase registration and the meeting room's seating capacity is limited. Register now.

Vancouver, British Columbia Canada: January 8 and 9, 2007

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico: January 22 and 23, 2007

San Jose, Costa Rica: March 12 and 13, 2007

Manila, the Philippines: April 23 and 24, 2007

Bali, Indonesia: May 28 and 29, 2007

Sydney, Australia: June 25 and 26, 2007

Monday Workshop

"How to Write a Business Plan that North American Investors Will Fund"
Venture Capitalists reject ten thousand business plans for everyone that they fund. To get your company funded, you must have a business plan that tells the investors what they want to hear. Your business plan must be factual, concise and meet the needs of the investor. Above all else, your claims must be true. If your company wants to be funded by Beowulf Investments and the Global Village Investment Club, you must attend this Workshop. We require a business plan that uses our template.

The Workshop is a detailed explanation of the Beowulf/GVIC Business Plan Template. Upon registration, you will receive a copy of this thirty-three-page template and information on the tools used to evaluate financial statements that are a part of any business plan. If your company accurately completes our business plan template and you are seeking between US$500,000 and US$3,000,000, Beowulf Investments and the Global Village Investment Club want to fund your company.

Tuesday Workshop
"The Merchant Banking Investment Model"
Venture Capitalists expect control of your company for their money. Merchant bankers are willing to accept a minority position in your company for their money. Both funding sources are willing to risk about the same amount of money on their initial investments. The odds of your company being funded by a merchant bank are far greater than the odds of your company being funded by a Venture Capital Firm. The reason is most CFOs believe the myths about Venture Capital Firms.

This workshop explains the Merchant Banking Investment Model (MBIM) in the context of the policies and practices of the Global Village Investment Club [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/] and Beowulf Investments [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/]. If you come to understand how we apply the Merchant Banking Investment Model, you will understand how all merchant banks fund their clients. You’ll come to realize why it is easier to raise money from merchant banks than venture capitalists.

Who Should Attend
1. CEOs and CFOs of operating companies seeking equity investment in their companies.
2. Venture Capitalists and investors seeking a lower risk investment model with higher short term returns and more relevant information about the business operation of prospective clients.

The Workshop Moderator
William Cate is the Executive Director of the Global Village Investment Club and the Managing Director of Beowulf Investments. He has over two decades of experience in equity finance. He is the author of over 1,000 articles on business investment of which 160 can be found at [http://www.GoArticles.com]. He’s a financial consultant to venture capitalists, accredited investors, banks, brokerage firms and public and private companies. He’s lectured extensively. In Southeast Asia he has lectured at both the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. In Thailand, he has lectured at St. John’s University. In Malaysia, he’s lectured at Universiti Tenaga Nasional. In Canada, he has lectured at the University of British Columbia. He is an internationally known authority of raising money for business development.

Workshop Time: Workshops start at 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. There will be a fifteen minute break that starts at 11:00 AM

Workshop Tuition and deadline
"How to Write a Business Plan that North American Investors Will Fund" Tuition is US$100 payable to Beowulf Investments at PayPal [https://www.paypal.com/]. You should then email Beowulf Investments at: Beowulfinvestments@Earthlink.net to let us know that you will attend the workshop. You can not register at the door for this Workshop.

"The Merchant Banking Investment Model" Tuition is US$100 payable to Beowulf Investments at PayPal [https://www.paypal.com/]. You should then email Beowulf Investments at Beowulfinvestments@Earthlink.net to let us know that you will attend the workshop. You can not register at the door for this Workshop.

Workshop materials for the "How to Write a Business Plan that North American Investors Will Fund" will include the Business Plan Template and the Tools for Evaluating Financial Statements. We will emailed you the materials upon your registration.

Workshop materials for "The Merchant Banking Investment Model" will include "Venture Capital Profits." While we would agree to simply fund your business plan, we advise that you adopt the VCP strategy to grow your company after our initial financing.

The value of the Workshop materials is US$155.00 This means your actual cost to attend both workshops is US$45.00. The Workshops are a bargain you can't miss, if you want venture capital for your company.

Workshop Materials Only
If you are unable to attend the Funding Your Company Workshops, but would like to have our Business Plan Template and Ratios and Standards Analysis, you can order them. Cost is US$60 payable to Beowulf Investments at PayPal [https://www.paypal.com/]. You can order Venture Capital Profits for $95 by paying Beowulf Investments at PayPal and letting us know you ordered the ebook. You should then email Beowulf Investments at Beowulfinvestments@Earthlink.net to let us know that you want copies of the workshop materials. We will email them to you.

Funding Review by Beowulf/GVIC
If you are interested in our funding your company and want to have your Business Plan reviewed register early for the Workshops. You must complete your business plan and snail mail it to us at POB 276, Pescadero, California (USA) 94060 at least two weeks before the scheduled workshop. In your email notifying us that you plan to attend the Workshops, please let us know that you want to have your business plan reviewed. We must limit the business plan reviews to the first five companies that notify us of their interest in having Beowulf Investments and the Global Village Investment Club fund them.

William Cate began lecturing as a college instruction teaching at St. Louis University, the University of Missouri and Forest Park Community College in St. Louis, Missouri, Park’s College in Illnois and Miami-Dade Junior College in Florida. For many years, Mr. Cate was a guest speaker at American investment conferences. He’s lectured at a long list of colleges and universities in Asia, Africa and South America.

Popular Lecture Topics for Investors
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Conference Topics
Mr. Cate would consider speaking on any topic related to any subject that is mentioned on this website. For instance, he spoke on Mining Investment Scams at the University of British Columbia in February 2002. Simply submit your lecture topic and a short description of your needs. Even if Mr. Cate can’t help you, he may know an expert in the field who would be a speaker for your program.

Workshops
Globalize to Survive: Where individual rights exist, they have been in decline for the past fifty years. Relying on any Government to protect its citizens from the excesses of that Government is a costly mistake. The greatest freedom exists in the Global Village. However, it can be a risky place in which to operate. This Workshop explores the imperative for individuals and companies to find tax salvation by changing their citizenship or corporate jurisdiction and to spread their financial risk by making money in several countries. There’s a new phase that participants learn to use in making business and financial decisions.

LECTURE FEES
San Francisco Bay Area
Lecture $800
Workshop $1,500

Outside the San Francisco Bay Area
Lecture: $1,500
Workshop: $3,000
Plus travel expenses which will include a roundtrip, business-class airline ticket with an open-ended return date and a room for three nights at the hotel or resort at which the meeting is being held.