Month: August 2018

Connecting Capital With Opportunity

By Neil Currie, Capital Event Management

So far, 2018 has brought a significant correction to the Canadian small and micro-cap space. However, we at Capital Event are still seeing many exciting investment opportunities taking part in our conferences this year. In our first 5 events of 2018, Medical Marijuana has continued to be the industry that has garnered the most investment interest. For a long time, it seemed like the legalization of marijuana for recreational use was never going to happen in Canada, but our government has come through and we have seen some tremendous successes in this space across the board. This has given our investors many ground level opportunities to get involved in the space over the past few years attending our events. As for the other sectors: resource, tech, bio, etcetera, it is highly important that issuers continue to beat the drum in these competitive spaces and get in front of qualified investors. We at Capital Event continue to strive to bring out the best of the best of small and micro-cap investors to get our issuers the support they need.

Our event schedule is strongly weighted in the first half of each year: we started with the AlphaNorth Capital Conference in the Bahamas Jan 12-14, the Whistler Capital Conference Feb 9-11, the Scottsdale Capital Conference April 20-22, the Montreal F1 Capital Conference June 8-10, and most recently the Okanagan Capital Conference in Kelowna July 12-14. We have 2 events left on the schedule for 2018 and we are optimistic that along with these events, the market will generate more positive returns like we’ve seen in recent years. Look to join us in Muskoka September 28-30 at the stunning J.W. Marriott The Rosseau Resort and Spa and then Florida at the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa November 15-17. Our events sell out in advance, so please ensure you have signed up if you wish to participate.

We would like to highlight some of the most successful % gains we have seen at the events this year.

• Alpha North Capital Conference brought out iAnthus Capital Holdings CA:IAN performing +125% as well as Green Power Motor Company CA:GPV performing +118%
• Whistler Capital Conference hosted Corvus Gold CA:KOR performing + 73% as well as Northern Empire Resources which was just purchased at a premium to market by Coeur Mining for 118MM CDN!!
• At the Scottsdale Capital Conference, we hosted Trilogy Metals CA:TMQ who has seen a stunning +61% return since the event in March
• Montreal Capital Conference being not much more than a month ago has already shown returns in Siyata Mobile CA:SIM +30% and American Lithium Corp +31%
• The Okanagan Capital Conference hosted 36 issuers just a few weeks ago, and we are very excited to look back at the end of the year and highlight our top performers

You can follow each issuer’s performance after each CEM event thanks to our Stockpools.com Performance Tracker:

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We have seen tremendous success with our media partner Market One Media Group. We feel our video interviews provide that extra touch in value to our events and we really encourage all who partake to share their videos with existing shareholders and new investors. Visit our video gallery to see for yourself:

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Our conferences are ultimately about building relationships. Establishing, creating and maintaining relationships in the investment industry specific to our small/microcap markets is critical in raising awareness and moving your company to the forefront of investor’s minds. Take a moment to check out our essay on the importance of relationship building in our business:

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It is our mission to continue bringing out high quality investors and issuers to each event we host. Capital Event Conferences have proven to bring out the who’s who in the small/microcap space and the only way we can continue to do that is with the help from our attendees. We have many incentive programs to make sure you truly know how much we appreciate a good investor and or issuer recommendation, please reach out to us at any time if you think you know someone that would be a good fit for these events.Congratulations to our recent survey draw winners from the recently transpired Okangan Capital Conference, Claude Lemasson from Eastmain Resources Inc. and Harrison Keenan from Echelon Wealth Partners, who have been awarded an extra night stay at the next conference of their choice!

Thanks again to our sponsors this year, Manning Elliott LLP, MNP LLP, Market One Media Group, Financial Buzz, O/M Partners LLP and of course the CSE.

Last but not least – always remember to “Follow Up” and keep building on the relationships you have entered into over the years – we look forward to hosting you again soon!

Best Regards

Neil Currie, Howard Fitch, Matt Fleming and the Capital Event Team

As one of thousands of public issuers vying for investor attention it is important that you take steps and have a strategy to rise above the crowd and get your company noticed. Finance professionals and the investment community in general are bombarded daily by companies seeking to raise capital and/or garner after-market support to increase liquidity in their market. How can you stand out and effectively deliver your message to key contacts that can make a difference in your market?

One tried and true strategy that has been around since the beginning of time and is the cornerstone of all successful enterprises is simple: build relationships! Get out there and meet face to face key contacts in the investment community that can impact your company. Investment advisors, portfolio managers, fund managers, high net worth investors – they are all out there and likely unaware of your business and company unless you make the effort to connect with them.

This requires constant and ongoing effort, as relationships need to be first initialized then nurtured before bearing fruit. Relationships in business is your social capital, absolutely vital for you and your enterprises to grow. Each contact made and developed comes with their own network of relationships that can impact your business. Devoting time and energy to meeting, developing and maintaining relationships is vital to your ongoing success.

At Capital Event Management, our belief is that your success will come with a constant effort to expand your base of capital market contacts. Our unique conference format is all about building relationships, as we introduce issuers and investors to one another over an intense weekend of networking and one on one meetings. After meeting and interacting with a few dozen qualified individuals, you will come away with the seeds of several new, meaningful relationships. Follow up and maintain contact and you will be continuing to be build your social capital, and by extension your business.

Howard Fitch, Neil Currie, Matt Fleming and the Capital Event Team

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