Business Plan Workshop, Manhattan GMAT Information Session When: Saturday, March 8, 2008 The Mini MBA is a crash course in starting a business with a focus on how to write a business plan and raise money through venture capital. EP is also excited to host a new event this year: the Non-Profit Business Plan Workshop. This workshop will supplement the Mini MBA by offering guidance to specific non-profits. Following these presentations, a representative from GMAT will speak about the GMAT, provide free materials and answer any questions. Snacks will be served! Last year's event was hosted by Naeem Zafar, a serial entrepreneur and Partner at Altair Ventures, a company that advises and invests in entrepreneurs and startups. Mr. Zafar also hosted a mixer for people interested in working or interning in Silicon Valley. Following last year's Mini MBA, Andrew Yang, CEO of Manhattan GMAT, spoke for about 30 minutes about the GMAT and answered any questions. He also provided free GMAT materials. Naeem Zafar Naeem is a serial entrepreneur who is devoted to mentorship. Naeem is based in Silicon Valley, California and has worked at six startups. He is currently a partner with Altair Ventures, a company that advises and invests in entrepreneurs and startups. His last assignment was the president and CEO of Pyxis Technology Inc., a company specializing in advanced chip design software for nanometer technology. Until December 2004 Naeem was the president and CEO of Silicon Design Systems, an Israeli ASIC design and EDA software company. Prior to SDS, he was president and CEO of Veridicom, Inc., a Lucent/Bell Labs spin-off specializing in silicon fingerprint sensors and authentication software. Previously, Naeem spent 11 years at Quickturn Design Systems, serving as vice president of technology strategy and later as the VP of worldwide marketing. Naeem began his career at Honeywell Research Labs in Minneapolis, Minn. as a VLSI design engineer and research scientist, and he is the founder of two EDA companies. Naeem holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Brown University (magna cum laude), Rhode Island, and a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota. Naeem has been a frequent lecturer on entrepreneurship and high-tech startups. He has lectured or co-taught at UCLA, UC Berkeley, ISEMI (Israel), Brown University and at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan where he serves as an advisor to Entrepreneurship & Small & Medium Enterprise Center (ESMEC). Naeem is the charter member at TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), a 12,000 member strong global non-profit with 44-chapters worldwide focused on fostering entrepreneurship and mentorship of entrepreneurs. He is also a charter member of OPEN (Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs of North America). Naeem can be reached at nz@ieee.org