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		<title>Tim Hoerr Presents &#8220;How to Build a High Performance Team&#8221; at EIR Workshop</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Hoerr, CEO of Serra Ventures, presented “How to Build a High Performance Team” as part of the Entrepreneur-in-Residence workshop series at the University of Illinois Research Park on January 24, 2012.  The presentation covered five essential factors to consider when building a high performance team within your organization. Over the course of the year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tim Hoerr Speaks at Kauffman FASTTRAC Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Hoerr, CEO of Serra Ventures, was invited to speak at the Kauffman FASTTRAC program at the University of Illinois on January 21, 2012.  The program was called “Exploring Entrepreneurship” and was attended by science and engineering students from the University.  Tim Hoerr shared his entrepreneurial story with a presentation that included tips for entrepreneurs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serra Ventures Publishes New White Paper on Start-Ups</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Serra Ventures has added another white paper to their series titled &#8220;Before You Launch: 10 Essential Points To Ponder As You Start a Tech Company.&#8221; The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and thriving as new companies are launched every day.  But do these nascent companies have the ingredients for success? Serra Ventures believes there are 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>University of Illinois Research Park Named 2011 Outstanding Research Park by AURP</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS &#8212; The Association of University Research Parks (AURP) named the Research Park at the University og Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the 2011 Outstanding Research Park during its annual Awards of Excellence ceremony on Dec. 1. The awards were presented at the AURP 2011 International Conference in New Orleans. The 16th Annual AURP Awards of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PrintEco Wins Grand Prize at Opportunity Green Conference in Los Angeles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PrintEco, a Serra Capital portfolio company, participated in the Opportunity Green Conference in Los Angeles, California, the weekend of November 11-12th.  Being one of 25 selected finalists in their annual start-up competition, PrintEco won first place and took home the grand prize of 25k for branding and marketing work. The 5th Annual Opportunity Green conference [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tim Hoerr Judges Business Plan Competition at Illinois State University</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Hoerr, CEO of Serra Ventures, was a judge for the business plan competition held at Illinois State University in Normal, IL on Friday, November 11. The business plan competition was a part of the event &#8220;Entrepreneurship Day Competition&#8221; also known as &#8220;E-Day&#8221; held at the ISU College of Business. E-Day consists of a university-wide business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serra Capital Invests In Its Tenth Company</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Serra Capital is very excited to announce its 10th investment in the company KC BioMedix, Inc. This is also the first company Serra Capital has funded that has been an out of state deal. KC BioMedix, (“KCB”) is a commercial stage venture backed medical device company developing and selling pulsatile neurostimulation products that address the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Champaign-Urbana Set To Host &#8220;Start-Up Weekend&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Start-Up Weekend,” an event designed specifically for individuals interested in jump-starting a business idea, will be hosted in Champaign-Urbana the weekend of November 11, 2011.  C-U is one of 50 communities around the country selected for hosting this event.  The weekend will begin on November 11th and end on November 13th, and will be held [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nuvixa Launches &#8220;StagePresence&#8221; at EDUCAUSE</title>
		<link>http://www.serraventures.com/2011/10/nuvixa-launches-stagepresence-at-educause/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nuvixa, a Serra Capital portfolio company, officially launched the software &#8220;StagePresence&#8221; on Tuesday, October 18th, as part of the opening reception at EDUCAUSE 2011.  EDUCAUSE is the major annual event for IT in higher education.  The event attracts family, administrators and CIOs who are responsible for educational technology at various institutions of higher education. Nuvixa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serra Ventures&#8217; Principals Attend NASVF Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.serraventures.com/2011/10/serra-ventures-principals-attend-nasvf-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Hoerr and Dennis Beard, Principals with Serra Ventures, attended the NASVF (National Association of Seed and Venture Funds) Conference on October 18th in Arlington, Texas. This 18th Annual conference was titled &#8220;Innovation Capital: Leading America&#8217;s Recovery.&#8221; Participants attending had the opportunity to learn about best strategies for building strategic investment programs, new methods of facilitating [...]]]></description>
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