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Presenters for future Entrepreneurs Breakfasts have not been selected. To apply to be a presenter, apply at http://www.netsuds.com/eb/ immediately.

Investors There will be 2 5-minute presentations from an angel investor and investment banker. Bill Cavanagh, VP of Bayview Capital Group, 952.345.2023. Tom von Kuster, Manager of Business Development, Amex, Inc., 612.331.3063. Other investors are welcome to give an impromptu 1-minute elevator pitch about their fund.

Bayview Capital Group is a private investment bank in Wayzata, MN that specializes in raising equity capital for entrepreneurs, orchestrating strategic alliances and selling successful businesses. They remain in active contact with leading corporate and financial buyers, both domestically and abroad. Their investors provide needed cash and other services including distribution, partnerships, fulfillment and marketing. Combined, the principals of Bayview have over 120 years of business experience and success. They have completed hundreds of complex financial transactions and know the marketplace well. Their focus is assisting entrepreneurs to attain their business and financial goals. With over 100 mergers, 250 successful financings and 500 valuation appraisals completed by their management team, they bring a national track record of success as well as exceptionally strong relationships with financing sources, institutions, and global buyers. In addition to their Merger & Acquisition services, we are affiliated with a private equity fund called Bayview Capital Partners LP. Bayview Capital is licensed as a Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) by the U.S. Small Business Administration, and has investment capital approaching $80 million. Bayview Capital provides subordinated debt and invests up to $5 million in leading middle market companies to facilitate growth, acquisitions, buyouts and recapitalizations. The fund primarily targets growing Midwest companies in the manufacturing, distribution and service industries with adjusted cash flows greater than $1 million. www.bayviewcap.com

Amex, Inc. AMEX is a full service international sales and export management company specializing in computer software, network, and telecommunications products.   Amex also acts as a venture investor in early stage companies in computer, network, storage and medical device companies.  Tom is a founder and Director of FibreStream a storage management device developer.  He is a Director of Integrated Power Solutions, a venture backed solid state battery firm.  Tom is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of St. Thomas.  Tom is very active in the angel/venture capital community.  He serves as an advisor or interim officer to several early stage companies. www.amexinc.com

Entrepreneurs There will be 4 8-minute presentations from various entrepreneurs. Jon Segner, CFO of Boomerang Marketing, 763.577.5900, x204. Mark Ahlstrom, CEO of SSESCO (Software Solutions & Environmental Services Company), 651.481.0804. John Weir, President and CEO of Anlon Systems, 888.866.4793. Katherine Gray, President and CEO of Sage Health Management Systems, 763.591.1711, x277.

Boomerang Marketing Their product, Rewarddollars, is a web-based loyalty program for utilization by the consumer packaged goods industry. They enable CPG's to pursue Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM), a stated goal of many of the major CPG's. www.boomerangmarketing.com & www.rewarddollars.com

SSESCO provides decision support solutions for industries that are sensitive to the weather. They can now deliver "ensemble decision making" to the desktop - overlaying and animating multiple forecasts and information from all sources to make business and financial decisions. Their ability to access and deliver the full National Weather Service data feed, integrate additional data to provide a customized solution, and add their proprietary local forecasting (as used by Paul Douglas' Digital Cyclone) provides a unique and valuable approach to decision support for energy companies, power marketing, commodities trading, emergency management and other weather-sensitive industries. www.ssesco.com

Anlon Systems Inc., an enterprise elearning software company, provides software that enables colleges, universities, and companies to develop, deliver, and manage distance learning and training. Anlon, founded in 1996,with 20 employees, has installed its software in over 150 organizations, with over 100,000 users. Based in Minneapolis and Mankato, MN, Anlon's elearning platform supports the creation, import, and delivery of courses and exams over the internet, the assessment and tracking of results, knowledge management, and the development of Learning Communities. www.anlon.com

Sage Health Management Systems (Sage HMS) develops Internet-based services to improve the clinical diagnostic process leading to quicker and more accurate decisions for doctors and their patients.  The company’s initial product focuses on ordering radiology procedures.  Using the Internet to provide a service directly to the clinician provides a low-cost approach to managing utilization.  Sage HMS also believes there is opportunity to expand into other areas for diagnostic testing to improve the quality and consistency of care expected by “empowered patients.” www.sagehms.com

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