Benchmarking Your Business: Using Standards to Chart a Path to Success April 10, 2007

What if you could compare your business concepts and strategies to those of companies that have already reached entrepreneurial success? What if you could do this in a way that gives you meaningful, constructive feedback while improving your strategy?

Now you can. The Entrepreneurial Standards Forum (ESF) has developed a groundbreaking tool that uses benchmarking data from businesses that have succeeded or failed in order to help define the most probable success path for your business. The Benchmark Survey was released in 2006, and entrepreneurs all across the world have used this tool to refine their strategies while investors have begun using the Benchmark Report as the first step in their due diligence process.

Benchmarking gives entrepreneurs constructive feedback about the strengths and weaknesses in their business concepts. In addition, benchmarking is a powerful tool for matching entrepreneurs with the right business consultants and the most appropriate investors.

Join us April 10th as the Rockies Venture Club and the Entrepreneurial Standards Forum (ESF) present the Benchmarking Process as a tool for entrepreneurs, business consultants and investors. In advance of this event, you are invited and encouraged to take the Benchmark Survey by special arrangement with the Entrepreneurial Standards Forum. Visit www.ES2Forum.net and click on the "take the benchmark survey" link. Important: as part of the registration process, please enter this referral code: RVC0704

Call for Participation:

Prior to the April 10th event, one company will be selected to be benchmarked live at the event. Interested in being benchmarked at the April 10 event? If your company is generating consistent revenue and you are considering strategies for the next phase of expansion, this is an opportunity to get valuable constructive feedback on your expansion strategy -- especially if you're considering submitting a business plan to the May Capital Conference.

For being part of this process, you will receive the following, courtesy of the Entrepreneurial Standards Forum (ESF):
• The Benchmark Audit of your business concept and expansion strategy ($2,000 value),
• A one-year Executive Membership in the Entrepreneurial Standards Forum ($150 value),
• Advance exposure of your business concept in advance of the May Capital Conference,
• Constructive feedback on your business concept.

The benchmarking process is constructive, supportive and does not require you to divulge proprietary data. Requirements of your time are minimal.

To apply, take the Benchmark Survey and then tell us of your interest by contacting the Entrepreneurial Standards Forum (ESF) at rvcbenchmark@es2forum.net, or the Rockies Venture Club at maita@rockiesventureclub.org.

Official Website: http://www.rockiesventureclub.org