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ATDC has strong relationships with local and national organizations that help entrepreneurs and startup companies.

Sponsors:

	Bennett Thrasher, one of the largest Atlanta-based, full-service certified public accounting and consulting firms, provides tax, financial reporting and assurance, personal financial, dispute resolution and forensics, valuation and client accounting services in partnership with our worldwide client base. We create significant value and a unique positive experience through collaboration – with and between clients, shareholders, associates and the community. Founded in 1980 by Rick Bennett and Ken Thrasher, today Bennett Thrasher has a dedicated, experienced team of 22 Shareholders and more than 135 Professionals. For more information, visit btcpa.net.
	Building strong and substantial client relationships was and remains the compass for DLA Piper’s business strategy and future development. DLA Piper today has 3,500 lawyers in offices throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States, and represents more clients in a broader range of geographies and practice disciplines than virtually any other law firm in the world. DLA Piper’s Intellectual Property and Technology practice is one of the largest groups of IP lawyers in the world. Nearly 400 lawyers develop asset management and protection strategies designed to help clients manage risk, continue growth, and protect market share around the globe. Using cross-disciplinary global teams to help clients with various technologies, the firm’s IP experience includes IP litigation as well as representation in areas such as applications, prosecution, and filings for patents, trademarks, and copyrights. DLA Piper also advises companies on how best to leverage IP assets into revenue streams through licensing agreements, royalty structures and other dispositions. For more information, visit dlapiper.com.
	HA&W offers the range of services and geographic presence of an international firm, with the close, personal attention of a local firm. Offerings range from traditional accounting to specialized tax services, including international, state and local tax planning and compliance. Additional services include management consulting, retirement plan design and administration, and business coaching and advisory services. HA&W operates with an entrepreneurial spirit, as many of their clients do — understanding that success requires hard work and accountability, and that commitment has its rewards. The founders and the partners are, themselves, entrepreneurs and can offer insight to those who have a desire to see their businesses prosper. By pioneering a proactively integrated technology that allows the firm to function in a completely digital environment, HA&W is able to deliver a much higher level of service. For more information, visit hawcpa.com.
	Imlay Investments is a private investment firm that provides funding for very early stage technology companies. Mr. Imlay is the retired Chairman and CEO of Management Science America Inc. (MSA), which, until it was acquired by Dun and Bradstreet, was one of the top ten software companies in the world with 60 offices worldwide.. Average investment ranges between $100,000 and $500,000. “Sig” Mosley, Jr., is president of Imlay Investments, and a 2007 inductee into the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia. He joined the firm in 1990, and since then, he has been involved with over 50 startup companies and serves on the board of directors of 10 private companies.
	For more than 25 years, Insperity has been a trusted advisor to America’s best business owners, turning their dreams into reality–more than 100,000 businesses have chosen business performance solutions from Insperity. The company has revolutionized the way businesses operate through innovative human resources (HR) practices. Insperity’s business performance solution – Workforce Optimization – delivers administrative relief, better benefits, reduced liabilities and a systematic way to improve productivity through a pioneering co-employment model. In addition, Insperity offers a complete portfolio of HR and business performance solutions designed to address the most common challenges that business owners face – managing expenses and employee performance, providing round-the-clock access to reliable technology, recruiting and retaining the right talent, affordably insuring the business, increasing workforce alignment and productivity, and more. The company’s more than 300 Business Performance Advisors specialize in understanding the specific needs and goals of each business owner and tailoring customized solutions to help every business run more effectively, achieve sustainable growth and enhance its profitability. For more information, visit insperity.com.
	The Atlanta Office of Jones Day proudly traces its roots back to 1890. As part of a full-service office that has steadily grown to its present size of about 140 lawyers, Jones Day’s Atlanta attorneys advise clients on the full range of issues relevant to leading corporations doing business in the southeastern United States and worldwide. The Atlanta Office blends the advantages of a worldwide legal presence with the immediacy only a local Firm can offer. For more information, visit jonesday.com.
	Morris, Manning & Martin helps clients consistently meet their legal and business objectives in a timely and cost-effective manner, realizing that “success is the only measure of success”. With that aim, Morris, Manning & Martin pursues a client-focused strategy to provide greater value from a breadth of experience and depth of knowledge. The end-goal is to provide exceptional value for each client, which includes understanding existing laws as well as issues on the horizon; navigating through regulatory obstacles; providing access to complementary parties, such as investment banks or accounting firms, that may need to be called upon for a client; and remaining vigilant in the pursuit of cost effective and quality counsel. The firm anticipates and addresses the rapid changes in financial markets, technologies, regulations and operations that affect their clients. For more information, visit mmmlaw.com.
	The law firm of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough offers the strength and resources of a national law firm with diverse attorneys and professional staff experienced in a broad range of services. With a strong East Coast presence, Nelson Mullins has grown into a national firm with a reputation for meeting the complex litigation, corporate, securities, finance, intellectual property, employment, government relations, regulatory, and other needs of clients ranging from private individuals to large businesses, including many publicly held companies. For more information, visit nelsonmullins.com.
	Since 1983, Noro-Moseley Partners has been a leading venture capital firm bringing energy, connections and domain expertise to the strongest entrepreneurs in the Southeast. We invest in promising start-ups and early-growth-stage companies in the technology, healthcare and business services industries. NMP strives to be the entrepreneur’s VC firm of choice by helping entrepreneurs grow companies that become the economic engines of tomorrow. For more information, visit noromoseley.com.
	Oracle’s business is information—how to manage it, use it, share it, protect it. For nearly three decades, Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), the world’s largest enterprise software company, has provided software and services that enable organizations to get the most accurate and up-to-date information from their business systems. Today, Oracle has over 275,000 customers—including 98 of the Fortune 100—in more than 145 countries. For more information, visit oracle.com.
	SVB Financial Group provides diversified financial services to emerging, growth and established technology companies and the life science, venture capital and premium wine markets. Through its focus on specialized markets and extensive knowledge of the people and business issues driving them, SVB Financial Group provides a level of service and partnership that measurably impacts its clients’ success. For more information, visit svb.com.
	The Technology Association of Georgia has emerged with a refined mission, a renewed commitment, and a new president, Tino Mantella . TAG is dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of the state’s technology industry and provides leadership in driving initiatives in the areas of policy, capital, education and giving. TAG also brings the technology community together through events, initiative programs and networking opportunities. For more information, visit tagonline.org.
	TechCXO is a professional services firm that provides experienced, C-Suite professionals to deliver strategic and functional consulting services in finance, sales, marketing, operations and IT for technology companies. We answer your critical issues around obtaining capital, increasing revenue, entering new markets and improving margins. For more information, visit techcxo.com.
	TriNet delivers HR outsourcing services that allow growing companies to do what they do best. Small- to medium-sized businesses in technology, financial services, non-profits, and professional services use TriNet’s all-in-one solution for human resources, benefits, payroll, workers’ compensation, and strategic human capital services. For more information, visit trinet.com.