Where entrepreneurs mentors and investors come together to

Where entrepreneurs, mentors and investors come together to ignite Southwest Florida’s regional economy and create jobs www. Fusion. Pointe. org

WHAT ARE FUSION POINTE’S GOALS? § Identify and support promising entrepreneurs and companies § Produce more investor-ready companies § Speed outcomes by partnering with regional entrepreneurial support providers 2

WHAT IS FUSION POINTE DOING? Provide expertise and connections to technology startups in our region. Providing Expertise High-impact, expert assistance Connections Collaborate to increase access to resources and ensure support is complementary 3

Access to Capital Recruiting Talent Marketing Coaching & Mentoring What We Do For Startups & Scaleups Sales & Acceleration Growth Assistance 4

THE VALUE OF MENTORING DOLLARS RAISED BY STAGE (IN MILLIONS) ACTIVE MENTORS NO MENTORS 5

6 In the past 30 years, all net new job growth has come from new(<5 yrs. ) and small companies (under 100 employees)

SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Southwest Florida Landscape § Growing – heavy reliance on real estate, “snow birds” and retail § Tax base diversification § Attractive climate & surroundings Southwest Florida Strengths § Large concentration of successful entrepreneurs § Number of quality companies needing assistance § Significant amount of investment capital 7

WHO IS SUPPORTING FUSION POINTE? § Investors & Entrepreneurs § Community Organizations § Business Leaders § Economic Development Professionals In partnership with Jump. Start §Inc. Educators 8

ROB STRANDBERG Executive Director, Fusion Pointe CEO, Enterprise Development Corporation Past Founder, Director, Datamax, Merix, Quipp, Xytrans, PSC 9

PROGRAM GOALS • Direct impact on entrepreneurs • Leveraging the skills, experience and capabilities of our mentors • Not “picking winners” – helping create winners • Capital readiness and revenue generation • Succeed or fail fast • Building the community • Creating a sustainable, “growing” company 10

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CONCLUSION § Mentoring can uncover the greatest opportunities to unlock the potential of ambitious entrepreneurs in SW FL § Financial support gets leveraged several times over § Most efficient use of capital and drives results § Jump. Start model is proven where others have failed § Paying it forward and establishing a self-fulfilling positive business cycle § Building an much more entrepreneur-focused community § Quickest path to demonstrable economic impact 12

CONTACT US (e) Team@Fusion. Pointe. org www. Fusion. Pointe. org 13