TechVentures Group Co-Hosting Fall Seminar Series for Technology Professionals

Three-day seminar series to be held Oct. 4, Nov. 8, Dec. 6

(PORTLAND, Maine) - TechVentures Group, LLC, a consulting affiliate of Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, is co-hosting a three-part seminar series beginning Oct. 4 called "Growing Your IT Business With Sales, Not Venture Capital."

"The series is aimed at helping technology professionals develop a solid understanding of the business and legal issues related to generating revenue for their intellectual property assets," said attorney Jim Keenan, one of the seminar presenters.

The seminar series will be held on three different days throughout the fall. The first seminar (Oct. 4), 'Pre-Market Strategies,' will focus on how to effectively launch or re-launch a marketing campaign. John Farrell, the editor of Interface Tech News, will be a keynote speaker and will discuss implementing an effective media strategy. The second seminar (Nov. 8), "Customer Acquisition & Service," will focus on strategies for turning sales leads into customers. The third seminar (Dec. 6), "Continuing the Growth Curve," will focus on customer relationship management and support strategies. To close the seminar, Mark Tilly, co-founder and former CEO of I-Many, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMNY), will discuss how to "Listen to Your Customers" to achieve continued growth.

This seminar series will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. at Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, 100 Middle St., 5th floor, in Portland. Reservations are now being taken, and seating is limited. The fee for the entire series is $99. To register, call 877-934-8453 or register online at http://www.acteva.com/go/portlandseminar. For a detailed agenda and a list of speakers, e-mail Jim Keenan at jkeenan@techventuresgroup.com.

TechVentures Group is co-sponsoring the event with eMarket Support, Inc., Beacon Solutions Group, Interface Tech News, and MESDA.

Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson launched TechVentures Group, LLC in 1999 in order to provide technology companies and businesses embracing new technologies with comprehensive, proactive business and legal advice. TechVentures Group's principals, attorneys Tony Perkins and Jim Keenan, have handled a wide variety of technology-oriented business transactions. Projects have included negotiating and closing multi-million dollar software license and strategic alliance agreements with Fortune 100 companies, assisting traditional businesses of all sizes with software and Internet system implementations, and helping start-up companies attract private equity financing. Tony Perkins is a cum laude graduate of Colby College and the University of Maine Law School. Jim Keenan graduated magna cum laude from Bowdoin College and cum laude from Boston College Law School. For more information, visit the TechVentures Group web site at http://www.techventuresgroup.com.

Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson is one of northern New England's largest law firms, with more than 70 attorneys in offices in Portland and Augusta. The firm provides legal services in all major subject areas, including corporate and commercial law, litigation and trials, municipal and governmental affairs, and tax and estate planning. Bernstein, Shur also has an active practice in bankruptcy, health law, environmental law, technology and commerce, employment law, legislative law, intellectual property, public utilities and other regulated industries. For more information, visit the Bernstein, Shur web site at http://www.mainelaw.com.

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