Scotts Valley
Software provider looking for angels
Software provider Compassoft has snagged a prestigious invitation to the annual Angel and Venture Capital Summit May 23-24 in El Dorado Hills hosted by Golden Capital Network. Since 1999, companies showcased at these venture capital forums have gone on to raise nearly $1 billion in private equity capital.
A total of 34 companies will make presentations to investors. Compassoft is in the "Elite 8" group after receiving an endorsement from one of the participating venture capitalists in advance of the conference.
Compassoft released software last August to help companies comply with federal disclosure requirements and then acquired two firms, Spreadsheet Auditing and Wimmer Systems.
Headed by Paul Bach, the company has under 40 employees. The development team is based on Scotts Valley Drive near Technology Circle.
Santa Cruz
UCSC hosts economics experts
| When Janet Yellen talks about money, the world listens. She'll be talking in Santa Cruz May 27. |
The conference, by invitation only, will bring economists from the European Central Bank, London School of Economics, and the International Monetary Fund, among others, to Santa Cruz.
For information, see http://sccie.ucsc.edu/.
EMT course set to start in July
A course to earn certification as an emergency medical technician will be offered this summer at Emergency Training Services.
The 120-hour course runs from July 5 to Aug. 9.
The course fee is $500, with an additional certification fee of $75. Completion of the course provides qualification to work on an ambulance or in an emergency room.
Participants must be at least 18 and present a high school diploma and a first responder certificate.
For information, call 476-8813 or go online to www.emergencytraining.com.
Sentinel staff reports
