Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic Announces April 2015 Meeting Schedule

PHILADELPHIA - April 16, 2015 - PRLog -- Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic, the industry leader that is playing an integral role in the larger Keiretsu Forum angel network, has announced its meeting schedule for the fourth week of April 2015. These meetings are designed to allow area members the opportunity to get together and discuss a wide range of different topics, including the culture surrounding entrepreneurs and more.

In a recent article published on Entrepreneur.com, experts agreed that small businesses are playing a pivotal role in keeping the economy of the United States alive through critical contributions. Small businesses in particular are responsible for two out of every three new jobs that are created.

Howard Lubert, Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic Area President, says, "The economy is getting better, but we're still not out of the woods yet. During these sensitive economic times, the importance of angel investment cannot be overstated enough."

Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic New York Chapter Forum meeting will be held at Loeb & Loeb at 345 Park Avenue in New York on April 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

The Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic Philadelphia Chapter will hold its forum meeting at BakerHostetler on the 12th floor of The Cira Center at 2929 Arch Street. This meeting is scheduled to run from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

The Washington, D.C. Metro Chapter Forum Meeting for Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic area members will be held at BakerHostetler at 1050 Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C. The meeting is scheduled to run from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Finally, the Pittsburgh Chapter Forum meeting will be held at Schnader Harrison on the 27th Floor of Fifth Avenue Place. The meeting is scheduled to begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. and will run until 12:30 p.m.

To find out additional information about the Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic April 2015 meeting schedule, please visit the organization's official website at www.KeiretsuForum-MidAtlantic.com.

About Keiretsu Forum

Keiretsu Forum is a global angel investor network with more than 1400 accredited investor members throughout 34 chapters on three continents. Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic (www.KeiretsuForum-MidAtlantic.com) consists of four chapters that function as a single entity – Philadelphia, DC, Pittsburgh and New York. Keiretsu is a Japanese term for a group of organizations with interlocking business relationships, and Keiretsu Forum is a group of accredited investors with interlocking investment interests. Each chapter or region meets monthly to present rigorously screened candidates for investments. Keiretsu Forum’s mission is “Great Association with Quality Deal Flow.”

The Mid-Atlantic Region presents approximately five deals a month, 60 a year, to its members and accredited investor guests. Slightly more than 10 percent get funded, which is higher than the industry average. Approximately 36 funding applications are submitted each month to the K4-MA DealRoom website, www.K4-DealRoom.com and vetted by industry specialists. Of the 36 funding applications submitted, about 10 are then vetted by members at monthly screening meetings. There, they participate in a highly structured presentation-and-feedback-learning session. Three to four of the screened companies are then invited to present at subsequent monthly Forum meetings. Entrepreneurs invited to move forward to the Forum meetings must participate in mandatory professional coaching sessions to optimize the delivery of their presentations and also agree to participate in the road show to all four cities in the region, with exposure to approximately 100 investors. Subsequently, all 1400+ members post information about their companies on the organization’s online global deal room for reference. For global information visit: www.KeiretsuForum.com.

K4-MA Contact

Howard Lubert

Mid-Atlantic Region Co-Founder and Area President

Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic

HLubert@KeiretsuForum.net

Media Contact

Kosi Harris

Percepture

kosi@percepture.com

*Due to the new SEC 506(c) ruling made in September 2013, Keiretsu Forum cannot disclose the names of the companies that will be presented at these events until after funding is received.