John Griffin, JumpStart America, Keynote Speaker at October 5, 2012 Missouri Venture Forum Breakfast Meeting

September 14, 2012 (St. Louis) – John Griffin, senior advisor at JumpStart America, is the keynote speaker at the Missouri Venture Forum (MVF) breakfast meeting , held October 5, 7:15 – 9:00 a.m. at Greenbriar Hills Country Club located at 12655 Big Bend Rd., Kirkwood, Mo., 63122.

Griffin will discuss work that JumpStart has done in St. Louis to help the region develop a plan for strengthening its entrepreneurial ecosystem though a new or new-like, not-for-profit venture development organization.

To register, please visit the Missouri Venture Forum web site located at www.MissouriVentureForum.org or call 314-241-2683. The meeting is free to current MVF members and is $49.00 for non-members.

Missouri Venture Forum is a non-profit organization formed in 1985 that serves as a catalyst bringing together the people genuinely interested in helping entrepreneurs. The mission of the organization is to serve entrepreneurs – those leading the growth of earlier stage business – through peer networking, topical education and access to capital resources. To learn more, visit www.MissouriVentureForum.org or call 314.241.2683.