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NAPLES FLORIDA WEEKLY

January 8, 2009

Naples investment advisor Tim Cartwright will deliver the keynote address at the 10th annual Entrepreneurs Law School on Saturday, Jan. 31, at Florida Gulf Coast University. Entrepreneurs Law School is a chance for small business owners to interact with local attorneys who specialize in issues that affect small businesses.

Mr. Cartwright, the founder and managing director of Compass Advisory Group and president of the Gulf Coast Venture Forum, will speak on the topic of “The Stress and Frustration of “Maybe” – Why is Raising Capital so Difficult?” He has more than 16 years of experience in strategic consulting, business transactions and financial services. Compass Advisory Group provides services primarily in mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Cartwright also established By-Products Interactive, an electronic trading, market research and publishing company; and Benchmark Solutions, a supply chain consulting firm. He earned his MBA from J. L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin.

Entrepreneurs Law School is coordinated by the Small Business Development Center of FGCU; this year’s sponsors are the law firm of Roetzel & Andress, Key- Bank and Briers CPA. Hour-long sessions throughout the day will be conducted by attorneys who are experts in the legal matters of small business.