<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0" width="648" style="width:6.75in"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><img width="650" height="250" id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://uh.edu/research/news/email/images/innovationworkshops_header.png" alt="Image"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Join the
<b>UH </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">in a discussion about fundraising strategies for startup companies and other small businesses.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Topics covered include:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Overview of services provided by SBDC
</span><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Angel and Venture Capital Funding
</span><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Small Business Administration (SBA) Loans</span><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width="239" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="width:179.25pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"><p class="arial"><b><br>
Fundraising Strategies <br>
for Startups</b><br><span class="verdana1">Wednesday, Feb. 17</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><br></span><span class="verdana1"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">10 a.m.-11 a.m.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="arial"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fundraising-strategies-for-startups-tickets-20895808927"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(200, 16, 46); ">Register Now</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="arial"><br>
Events are open to all<br>
UH faculty and students. RSVP required. Seating is limited.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="verdana"><span class="verdana1"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br>
Parking is free with your UH parking permit. You can also ride the ERP shuttle bus for free. For more information on the ERP Loop, follow
</span></span><a href="http://uhpublic.etaspot.net/"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(200, 16, 46); ">CougarTrax</span></a><span class="verdana1"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> on your desktop
or<span style="color:#C8102E"> </span></span></span><a href="http://uhmobile.etaspot.net/"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(200, 16, 46); ">CougarTraxMobile</span></a><span class="verdana1"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">
on your mobile device.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="350" valign="top" style="width:262.5pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img border="0" width="350" height="308" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D1582A.7BF99540"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="verdana1"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Innovation Center, ERP Building 4, Floor 2</span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><br><span class="verdana1"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">5000 Gulf Freeway Houston, TX 77204</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></div><p class="verdana"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Kala Marathi</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="verdana1"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">|</span></span> Interim Executive Director for the Center for Industrial Partnerships <br></span><a href="mailto:kmarathi@uh.edu%20"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(200, 16, 46); ">kmarathi@uh.edu</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> |
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