Greetings to the "Friends of Evergreen" What an incredible time of year.

Between our personal and professional lives and of course our "sports lives", 24 hours is not enough time to "keep up" with everything. The World Series is getting ready to start, the games in the NFL, college football taking on more meaning every week.........and the "holidays", over the next 70 days, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Years, they'll arrive, ready or not! The economy still refuses to show its hand on which direction it will take, having said that, it changes nothing about what all of us need to do. Have a plan, work the plan, stay optimistic and make your numbers! Enjoy our fall newsletter and thanks for your friendship. All the best Mike and Rick GO FOR IT! Accelerate NOW! I was talking to a friend the other day and she was telling me how tough the marketplace has been for her for too long. I shared with her my philosophy about the pie and what you need to do to get your fair slice. You see when times are tough, the pie is smaller ... Read More

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Board of Advisors Mike Gill Chairman, Evergreen Advisors Rick Kohr CEO, Evergreen Advisors Robert Caret, Ph.D. President, University of Massachusetts Terrance C. Coakley CEO, Coakley & Williams Pierce B. Dunn Senior Advisor, Brown Advisory William Gust Managing Partner, Anthem Capital David H. Nevins President, Nevins & Associates Paul Silber Founder, Invitro Gregg Smith CEO, Koolspan

Accentuating the Positive in Funding with Convertible and Participating Preferred Stocks With the advent of accounting (FASB 123R) and income tax (IRC 409A) guidelines regarding the valuation of equity-based compensation, it has become increasingly important for entrepreneurs to become familiar with complex equity securities and the valuation of equity-based compensation such as stock or option grants. Read More

Laura Gamble Partner, Manage Fearlessly Partners Rick Kohr Managing Principal and CEO Drew Clark Managing Principal and COO Greg Huff Managing Principal Mike Gill Chairman, Evergreen Advisors Recent Clients

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month October 2011 marks the eighth annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month. To kick off the month, Rick Kohr joined Howard County and Baltimore City officials on a call mission to Palo Alto, California, from October 4-6. The purpose of the trip was to identify business development opportunities outside the state and to reach out to cyber companies that may be interested in expanding or relocating to Maryland. Thier stops included visiting CISCO, Plug & Play Tech Center, Stanford Tech Transfer Office, Hackerdojo, Ideo, and 500 Startups. A map of their stops is on our EA Facebook Page Upcoming Events This fall is packed with events and we are making sure not to miss the most exciting ones. Here are some events we will be speaking at, partcipating with, or just attending. Let us know if you are attending or want more information. Full List of Events 10/26 11/2 11/7 11/10 11/16 Brown Advisory Panel Breakfast Dingman Center Angels Event DC Capital Week - Panels ACG Deal of the Year - Baltimore DC Entrepreneur Week - Panels

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New Team Member It gives us great pleasure to welcome a new team member: Thomas Lindberg is an Analyst in the Investment Banking practice of Evergreen Advisors where he assists in business development and financial analysis. Read more about our Team Members. Additional News For Information about current Engagements or Opportunities visit: Engagements and Opportunities Our Business Valuation team is hiring! We are seeking an Analyst with 3-5 years of Business Valuation experience to join our growing practice. Contact us at info@evegreenadvisors.com for more information. For the latest Evegreen News follow us on Twitter and stay up-to-date with relevant items - @EvergreenAdvise

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