FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SPRINGBOARD: NEW ENGLAND SELECTS ONTRA PRESENTATIONS,
LLC TO PRESENT AT 5TH ANNUAL FORUM SHOWCASING WOMEN-LED VENTURES
November 12th at Boston University School of
Management
BOSTON, Mass., November 9th, 2004—Springboard: New
England today announced it has selected Ontra Presentations, LLC
to present at its venture forum scheduled for November 12, 2004
at Boston University. The fifth annual Springboard: New England
Forum features women entrepreneurs presenting their business opportunities
to more than 200 leading venture capital, corporate, angel investors
and sponsors in the New England and New York region.
Co-hosted by the Center for Women & Enterprise and Springboard
Enterprises, the Springboard: New England 2004 companies were culled
from more than 120 applicants, ranging from seed to later-stage
rounds and represent some of the most groundbreaking innovations
in the life sciences, consumer and business products, software,
and technology industries today.
“This year’s presenters are an incredibly talented and
tenacious group, representing the true spirit and passion of entrepreneurship,”
announced Donna Mullen Good, CEO of the Center for Women & Enterprise,
the regional host of Springboard: New England 2004. “They
have already proven themselves to be effective businesswomen, having
brought their companies this far; I am confident that many of them
will be successful in their quests to raise capital as a result
of being a part of the Springboard forum and process.”
Ontra Presentations has quickly made a name for itself in the presentation
technology industry. The Ontra Presentation software allows users
to create dynamic multimedia business presentations that can incorporate
large amounts of audio, video and rich graphics. The software also
comes complete with a unique network solution that caters to larger
clients with vast and dispersed sales forces. In a short time, Ontra
has amassed a formidable client list, one that includes the majority
of the major television networks. For Ontra, Springboard: New England
has been an invaluable tool.
“This has not been just another conference where you stand-up
and talk about your business for only a few minutes,” says
AlexAnndra Ontra, president and co-founder of Ontra Presentations.
“Springboard has introduced our company to qualified venture
capital and investment bankers who have taken the time to ensure
that we are prepared and polished. That level of attention, in and
of itself, has been more valuable than the dozens of conferences
in which we’ve previously participated.”
About Ontra Presentations, LLC.
Ontra Presentations, LLC is a software and services company committed
to creating multimedia presentation solutions and software for Fortune-level
organizations. Ontra Presentation Software was developed to help
meet the requirements of companies who spend much time and money
to ensure that their clients receive a consistent message and accurate
information in an attention grabbing, dynamic format. By allowing
designers of multimedia presentations to create and control a broad
range of design and display functions, Ontra Presentation Software
gives the user the most dynamic and streamlined multimedia presentation
available. Ontra’s clients include ABC National Television
Sales, NBC Television Sales & Marketing, Fox Broadcasting Co.,
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Tribune Entertainment
Company, The Food Network, Telemundo and others. For more information,
please visit www.ontrapresentations.com.
About the Springboard Venture Forum Series:
The Springboard Venture Capital Forum Program is a national series
designed to increase investments in women-led firms and facilitate
new deal flow to investors. Nationally, Springboard companies have
raised $2 billion. Springboard targets women-led high-growth businesses
in the technology and life sciences industries that seek seed, first
or later stage funding. Women entrepreneurs must have a senior leadership
position in the company and hold a significant equity stake in their
company.
Media Contact:
Bryan Blatstein
Ontra Presentations
blatstein@ontrapresentations.com |
