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Cancelled: Building a Successful Medical Device Company
March 18, 2020 @ 5:00 am PDT
This event has been cancelled.
What does it take to start & grow a successful medical device company in Santa Barbara? Speakers for this event will give participants an overview of the opportunities and challenges they have encountered in doing just that. They will share their lessons learned and successful strategies from a number of different perspectives:
| The Start Up
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How do you turn an idea into a company? What unique advantages and risks exist because a medical device company is in Santa Barbara? How did this company maximize the advantages while minimizing the risk impact? Consider Funding, Resources, Manufacturing |
| The Thriving Business | How did the founders of this company manage the growing pains of their medical device company as it moved from the startup phase and into a thriving business? How has being located in Santa Barbara helped and what creative ideas helped the company overcome the challenges of being in Santa Barbara? |
| Serial Entrepreneur | What are the through-lines across the businesses – success factors & common risks. How do you know it’s time to sell/let go? What makes Santa Barbara a good incubator for medical device companies? What strategies proved successful in building, growing and selling businesses here in Santa Barbara? |
| Talent Management | There are many wonderful aspects of living in Santa Barbara, but it is a small community. What are the strengths that a Medical Device Company based in Santa Barbara should leverage when trying to find the best talent? What weaknesses are there and what suggestions are there for addressing them? How do the challenges and opportunities change as a company moves from start up to thriving business? What are critical elements to consider during an acquisition from a talent perspective? |
What we will look at:
- Can a successful medical device business be created in Santa Barbara?
- Can a business grow and thrive in Santa Barbara?
- What Strengths and Opportunities does Santa Barbara present?
- Weaknesses and Threats (aka Risks) does a business need to protect against?
Join us on Wednesday, March 18 to learn and discuss more.
This program will be moderated by Astrid McNellis of Terumo BCT.
Event Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: 100 E. Carrillo St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Rates:
- Student: $15.00
- General-Early-Bird (online only): $30.00
Sign up now & save $10 off general walk-in rate. Offer ends Monday, March 16 at 10 p.m. - General-Walk-in: $40.00
- Parking: FREE
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