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White
Paper Preview: The Gaming Industry
As the rest of the economy continued to endure an ongoing
downturn, 2002 saw computer and video game software sales reach
$6.9 billion, an 8% increase from the previous year. As more console
titles are scheduled to roll out in 2003, the interactive entertainment
industry is expected to continue its almost decade-long upswing.
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Effective
international intellectual property strategies to mitigate U.S.
taxes
(Fernandez & Associates, LLP)
Intellectual property rights (IPR) are essential in today's technology
driven society. Almost every company has IPR that requires protection
from excessive U.S. tax exposure. To reduce U.S. tax exposure, various
international strategies regarding development, manufacture, and
marketing of intellectual property are discussed. In particular,
international strategies pertaining to IPR co-ownership and other
sharing arrangements are discussed. Additionally, effective tax-mitigation
strategies are discussed regarding specific cross-border IPR and
royalty transactions with certain countries.
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~New
publications from Larta
Beyond
Accession: The Globalization of China and Its Economic Impact on
the U.S. and Other Trading Partners
Launched for last week's China Compass Conference, this new white
paper from Larta Research examines China's economy, which had already
been robust and progressive prior to its 2001 accession into the
World Trade Organization (WTO). With data and analysis of the nation's
recent economic history, this report examines what ways China's
accession will affect the rest of the world, which industries will
witness the most transformation, and what challenges and opportunities
China's accession creates for the U.S. and U.S. businesses. The paper
also addresses specific opportunities and obstacles for businesses
and entrepreneurs interested in conducting business in China.
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The
2003 Technology Innovation Index
The
2003 Technology Innovation Index builds upon 2002’s edition.
Larta has refined the research methodology, updated and more closely
defined the data sets, and more critically analyzed the results,
allowing for a deeper examination of the infrastructure critical
to technology industries. This year’s Technology Innovation
Index will focus on the role of technology in education, and assess
its role in promoting achievement and facilitating innovation. Particular
attention will be paid to educational systems and to data comparing
Southern California’s counties with each other. In addition,
the Index will include a brief introduction to issues and research
related to the role of technology in education. Examining these
issues will highlight the public policy considerations and reforms
that will best support the sustained growth of the regional technology
sector.
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The
2003 Federal Technology Funding Guide, sponsored by the Ewing Marion
Kauffman Foundation
Larta has published its latest edition of the most comprehensive
resource on government-facilitated programs for R&D, Winning
Government Money, The 2003 Federal Technology Funding Guide.
The report is recognized as the nation's leading survey on technology
funding by the federal government (over $90 billion per year). With
interest in government funding for technology at an all time high,
this publication serves a relevant need for companies seeking this
kind of assistance. This
report is available at a 20% discount to all attendees of the February
20 Larta University workshop, Writing a Winning SBIR Proposal.
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Larta University
February - March 2003
February
18 - May 28: PricewaterhouseCoopers Expert Access Series
In its seventeenth year, the program offers courses covering
a variety of practical accounting and finance topics for businesses
of all sizes. Choose from a list of classes or choose all
for a reduced rate. Courses: Start-Up Accounting and Tax Issues;
Accounting Issues for Emerging Technology Companies; Stock-Based
Compensation and Equity; and Revenue Recognition.
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February
20: Writing a Winning SBIR Proposal
This workshop will give you a step-by-step approach to
writing a winning SBIR proposal. By helping you understand
what the program managers are looking for and by critiquing
actual proposals, you will leave this workshop one big step
closer to attaining federal money. A 20% discount of
Larta's
latest edition of the most comprehensive resource on government-facilitated
programs for R&D, Winning Government Money, The 2003
Federal Technology Funding Guide, is availble to attendees
of this workshop.
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February
26: PwC Expert Access #1: Startup Tax and Legal Issues
Have you recently formed a new business? Along with all the
other concerns of starting a new venture, you will need to
consider various tax and accounting issues. This seminar will
address issues including stock-based compensation and cheap
stock, start-up costs, tax loss and credit preservation, maximizing
research tax credits, and other matters.
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March
6: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls And Stay in the Black
This seminar will discuss how entrepreneurs can avoid
trouble and stay in the black despite the unpredictable economy.
You will learn effective solutions for building a successful
company and avoiding financial disasters. Learn ways to monitor
cash flow and assets, extend runway, and reduce cash burn.
Study companies that have failed and learn from their mistakes,
as well as successful companies and learn from their successes.
Martin Pichinson is a principal and founding partner of Sherwood
Partners, Inc. Specializing in the restructuring and dissolution
of technology companies, he is relied upon by many of the
major lending institutions, law firms and venture capitalist
firms to make tough decisions to improve, sustain or create
an orderly liquidation of companies.
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March
12 & 13: Attracting Capital
With the ever-worsening state of the VC industry, emerging
companies need strong knowledge of what are the most realistic
options available for financing in the current marketplace.
This workshop addresses all types of possibilities to bring
capital to a company seeking to grow, and the pros and cons
of each of those, from government funding, to loans, to VC
financing, to angel financing. We will also discuss options
for NOT attaining and seeking outside financing including
partnering with customers, bootstrapping, and leveraging.
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March
18, 26: Accounting Issues for Emerging Technology Companies
Stock Compensation, Revenue Recognition, Equity Transactions,
Research and Development are four areas of fundamental importance
to emerging technology companies and four areas that have
unique and often complex accounting issues. The goal of the
course is to highlight key accounting and reporting matters
and to give you a working understanding of what impact these
areas have on your business and your business decisions.
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~Other
Articles
Sponsored By:
Business,
Investment, and Entrepreneurship:
Tech
execs should eat their cooking (CNN Money)
Insider buying in the tech sector recently hit a 5-1/2
year low--here are some notable exceptions.
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VC
Funding Slows to a Trickle (Wired)
Fund raising for new venture capital projects has dropped
to its lowest level since 1981. Industry experts see
little hope for a rebound as the high-tech economy continues
to sputter.
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Security:
War's
weight on tech economy tough to calculate (Mercury
News)
As the United Nations faces a deadline this week on
Iraq, Silicon Valley technology firms are fearful that
war could further delay any economic recovery.
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Digital
Media:
FCC
mulls broadband rule change (Hollywood Reporter)
Futuristic dreams and economic catalyst schemes hinge
on the premise that much of the United States needs
faster Internet access at a reasonable cost. The nation's
big phone companies have grumbled for years that they'd
be happy to provide that next-generation broadband--as
soon as the government stops requiring them to let rivals
lease access to their networks at artificially low prices.
Now, with the Federal Communications Commission rethinking
reams of rules governing the industry, the phone companies
are close to getting what they've asked for--the ability
to keep new fiber-optic networks for themselves and
sell access to them at market prices, according to people
familiar with the process.
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Nanotech
and Bioscience:
Scientists
Replace Stem Cell Genes (Washington Post)
Scientists working with human embryonic stem cells have
for the first time successfully spliced out individual
genes from the medically promising but politically contentious
cells and substituted different genes in their place.
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Big
trouble for tiny technology (VNunet.com)
Nanotechnology backlash feared as ethics think-tank
calls for caution.
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Information
Technology:
The
Web Is Finally Catching Profits (BusinessWeek Online)
Soon, more than 100 Net companies could be in the black.
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Silicon
Valley Hopes to Gain More U.S. Contracts (Los Angeles
Times)
The head of a new effort to streamline federal government
procurement came to Silicon Valley on Tuesday with encouraging
news and the promise of an open checkbook. Mark Forman,
leader of the newly created office of E-Government,
told a room of hopeful high-tech executives that the
Bush administration plans to boost spending on information
technology hardware, software and services to $58.3
billion in the fiscal year that starts this fall, up
17% from $49.8 billion in fiscal year 2002.
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*********** Events Calendar ***********
This events calendar is provided as a service by Larta about
events vetted and endorsed by Larta.
February 18:
Orange Coast Venture Group February 2003 Breakfast Program presents,
We Are Your Exit: Corporate Strategic Investment
How do major corporations select and value acquisitions? What
milestones do emerging companies need to meet in order to achieve
a successful M&A exit? At the OCVG February Breakfast Program,
you’ll hear insights from leading OC executives who have
the unique perspective of having “been there, done that."
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February
22: Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum: Investments in Science: Funding
Research-Based Technology Ventures
While most investors and entrepreneurs are busy managing their
losses during the economic downturn, a brave few are launching
new funds and enterprises. These contrarians are refocusing their
attention to technologies developed at university campuses and
research laboratories. Join us as a group of investors and entrepreneurs
discuss available funding options and provide insight for entrepreneurial
success.
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February
23-27: 2003 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show
The 2003 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, NanoTech
2003, is the largest Nanotechnology conference in the world providing
collaborative direction to the growing community of nano science,
technology and business. The NanoTech conference and trade show
is the singular event where these emerging technologies first
reach reality. NanoTech 2003 provides a full three-day conference
program with keynotes, workshops and breakout sessions. The NanoTech
2003 umbrella event will additionally host the 6th International
Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems (MSM) and
the 3rd International Conference on Computational Nanoscience
and Technology (ICCN).
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February
25: JETRO 4th Tuesday Technology Exchange: Dynamic Tinnitus Mitigation
Treatment
Elevator Pitch Tinnitus, or chronic ringing in the ears, can be
emotionally debilitating and effects over ten million people in
the U.S. alone, and yet no treatment is considered effective by
the vast majority of medical practitioners. As a consequence,
a huge untapped worldwide market, estimated to exceed one billion
dollars, exists for a practical and effective tinnitus treatment
system. The reason this large market has not yet been penetrated
is simply that no previous system is supported by convincing clinical
evidence needed for acceptance by the medical community. Mike
Petroff, an accomplished audio technology inventor and licensor
who has severe tinnitus, developed and refined the most highly
acclaimed FDA-cleared treatment of tinnitus using applied sound.
The sound treatment and system, called Dynamic Tinnitus Mitigation,
or DTM, was recently shown to be twice as effective at reducing
tinnitus annoyance as any other sound treatment tested.
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February
25: JETRO and USC: Wireless in Japan: Accessing Opportunities
in Japan's Wireless Market
This seminar will bring together business leaders from the U.S.
& Japan to explore the wireless content environment and business
opportunities in Japan. This event will summarize and overview
current topics on the Japanese wireless market. This seminar will
also provide insight on how to build successful business relationships
with Japanese potential partners engaged in the wireless content
industry.
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March
11 - 14: The National SBIR/STTR Conference
Small businesses can learn about this SBIR/STTR Grant Program…
how to apply for, and what it takes to win, some of the $1.5 billion
in U.S. Government R&D investments at the March 11-14, 2003
National SBIR/STTR Conference in Albuquerque, NM. The SBIR program
funds high-risk projects at the earliest stages of technology
development - before companies can attract venture capital - and
works with you through that development and on into the actual
commercialization of your product.
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March
12: Lava Investment Capital Conference
The Largest, Most Important Conference of the Year on Sources
of Capital for Emerging Growth and Middle Market Companies. Featuring
60 Speakers, including R. Glenn Hubbard, Chairman, President's
Council of Economic Advisers. Special $40 discount for VOX readers,
use code LARTA23 (case sensitive).
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