Join John S. Taylor, Vice President of Research, National Venture Capital Association and the Soutwest Venture Forum for an outlook for venture capital in 2012.

The Southwest Venture Forum is a bimonthly non-profit forum where entrepreneurs looking to start or build businesses meet with venture investors to solicit financing and obtain advice.

Entrepreneurs present business plans or executive summaries that describe:

• The opportunity and business concept.
• The existing or proposed products and/or services.
• The industry and target markets in which they will operate.
• Accomplishments of key management personnel.
• Summarized financial projections of sales, profits, and cash flows.
• What they are seeking in terms of financing to build their company.

Following the presentations by selected entrepreneurs, current venture financing topics are discussed by prominent investors or expert panels. Membership in the forum consists of entrepreneurs, venture investors, bankers, attorneys, accountants, and consultants working with early- and intermediate-stage growth-oriented entrepreneurs and their firms