My new business partners and I formed a very aggressive business plan. It was a tough decision, because it was a first time for us to launch a really venture business in the high-tech industry, which required an involvement of an outside investor. We compiled the presentation with some basic ideas. We spoke about the opportunity, supported by third-party evidence and information. We spoke about credibility, based on success stories and experience. We proved our passion for what we do. And, we calculated precisely the amount of investment funds needed. The following week, we signed the investment agreement. Please find our compliments and appreciation for your impact to this success. It is the best practical implementation of a training session I could ever think of. - Mikhail Kupriyanov, Russian Entrepreneur, on seminar "Making Winning Presentations to Investors"
These seminars attract me because only entrepreneurs participate, and not employees, as in other events of this type. It is also very important that both the facilitators and the participants have professional business experience. - Sergey Vykhodtsev, Russian Entrepreneur, on seminars "Power of Numbers" and "Cash Management for Growth"
Our company is founded on the entrepreneurial spirit, and on the efforts of its employees. So, seminars specifically targeted and oriented to entrepreneurs, and taught by entrepreneurs are extremely interesting. - Alexander Mikhailov, DeltaLeasing
Lots of thanks for arranging the Moscow Entrepreneurship Groups. These meetings are always useful, they focus on specific subjects with several experts brought in, each having his/her own view of the issue: either as an expert/consultant, a lawyer, or an entrepreneur who has gone through the problem in question. I like the Entrepreneurship Group format because time is allocated for participants to network with each other and with the speakers to establish new contacts. - Igor Ryzhy, Russian Entrepreneur, on CFE's Entrepreneruship Groups.
The Center is a key research partner. Our relationship is strong because we have similar ideologies and methodological approaches to monitoring entrepreneurship development in Russia. - Victor Klimov, First Deputy President, All-Russian Organization of Small and Medium Enterprises (OPORA Russia)
As a result of the training, we reviewed our marketing strategy, and expanded into new market segments. Currently, these new markets make up 30% of all new sales. - Pavel Noskov, Russian Entrepreneur, on FastTrac Planning Seminar
Dmitry Veckhanov writes to thank CFE for inviting him to join the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization, through which, he found a buyer for his growing marketing consulting company (letter in PDF format).
Gregory Chernov, General Director of Hotel Corporation in St. Petersburg, extends his appreciation for CFE in our expansion to St. Petersburg. Mr. Chernov wrote this letter after attending our first training in St. Petersburg in January 2004, Cash Flow Management for Growth. (PDF Format).
Read an e-mail sent to us by Vasily Visokov, Chairman of the Board, Center-Invest Ltd., the largest regional bank in the Rostov Oblast. (PDF Format)
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