The AppShow and CONNECT Present: The First Funding and Business Development Event for Incubators, Hatcheries, and Start-ups.

SAN DIEGO, July 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 12 and 13, 2013 The AppShow together with CONNECT will present two full days of networking, business development, sessions, speed meetings, receptions and events at the San Diego Convention Center. The Funding, Discovery and Monetization Conference is a pivotal event for the digital media industry. www.coastalshows.com

Together with CONNECT, The AppShow is offering special pricing and an exciting competition for all incubator companies nationwide. The competition will give start-ups a significant boost in discovery and networking at two AppShow main events: The Funding, Discovery and Monetization Conference, September 12-13, 2013 and The AppShow January 29 through February 1, 2014 also at the San Diego Convention Center.

The competition is simple and invaluable as it promises lucky participants access and discovery in their targeted markets:

First, each incubator/hatchery will sign up as many incubator companies in their building for the special price of $150 per person (regular price $995.00US). The incubator with the most companies registered to attend The Funding, Discovery and Monetization Conference wins the following:

1. A free booth at The AppShow in January 2014 – to be used and rotated however they please;
2. Special recognition for the start-up companies at the conference and The AppShow;
3. Sponsor logo exposure and special recognition at The AppShow 2014 for the incubator company;
4. Press releases and updates announcing the winners.

"For a start-up company, or a company within an incubator this is the very best business development opportunity, offering them participation in a high-quality event for such an amazingly low price," states Andrea Downs, President of Coastal Communications. "It is our mission to help, support, and partner with these entrepreneurs that are providing new technology for the future. We are their resource and aim to stretch their marketing dollars and provide them with productive business development that will draw maximum exposure to their company."

"These entrepreneurs will connect with investors, funding sources and network with future partners for success. By giving them a larger presence at both the conference and the tradeshow: The AppShow, we are offering them 'A Golden Ticket' of chances and opportunities they may not have had otherwise."

Many events are planned for the start-ups at both shows, including speed meetings: 15 minutes in front of qualified investors and funds, giving the start-ups a rare opportunity to meet with top-notch executives. A special program at The AppShow awaits them that will feature their company, promoting and gaining them exposure and discovery.  It will essentially "put them on the map" amidst the chaos and expansion of the digital media space.

"We are very excited to present this one-of-a-kind conference in the digital media space," says  Downs. "This space is booming and our events attract every type of company from application developers, mobile providers, enterprises as well as start-ups and technology solutions. With our partner, CONNECT, we offer even more qualified investors and business professionals. The Funding, Discovery and Monetization Conference and The AppShow are absolutely both must-attend events."

Sessions include keynote addresses by industry experts, as well as experts in monetization strategies ranging from traditional to out-of-the-box solutions and full case studies.

The AppShow is providing a special discounted rate for incubator, hatchery and start-up companies as a way to support their entrepreneurial efforts.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO REGISTER AND SIGN-UP FOR THE COMPETITION GO TO WWW.COASTALSHOWS.COM  > INCUBATOR COMPETITION.

web site link incubator page - http://theappshow.org/incubator-contest/

facebook incubator app - https://www.facebook.com/CoastalShows/app_359014544128821

About Coastal Communications:

Coastal Communications, Inc. operates as an International full service media company providing face-to-face, multi-functional networking events and tradeshows. By developing high-level events, publications and online community development, Coastal Communications, Inc. is the primary resource in our core markets. Our dynamic and entrepreneurial networking events include The AppShow – quickly becoming the largest Applications show worldwide, AppShow and CONNECT – The Funding, Discovery and Monetization Conference, Investor Speed Meetings and a number of other shows and publications including crowdfundingdaily.org. Our goal is to connect companies, application publishers, services, product developers, capital markets, and investors; also, entrepreneurs, incubator businesses as well as growing enterprises, applications, ad networks and service companies, platforms, and large technology/wireless infrastructure providers at our tradeshows, networking events and our online communities – "This is where you connect with the digital media ecosystem".

About CONNECT:

CONNECT is a regional program that catalyzes the creation of innovative technology and life sciences products in San Diego County by creating an environment in which inventors and entrepreneurs have access to the resources they need for success. Since 1985, CONNECT has assisted in the formation and development of more than 3,000 companies and is now widely regarded as one of the world's most successful organizations linking inventors and entrepreneurs with the resources they need for commercialization of innovative products. As a result, the program has been modeled in more than 50 regions around the world – most recently in New York City, Bogota, Colombia and Saudi Arabia. To learn more about CONNECT, please visit our website at www.connect.org or call 858.964.1300.

For more information about The AppShow, CONNECT and The Funding, Discovery and Monetization Conference, please visit www.coastalshows.com and www.CONNECT.org

For immediate assistance contact [email protected] or call 877-936-2788

Coastal Communications, Inc
Coastalshows.com
[email protected]
Andrea Downs, Event Director 714-404-7949

SOURCE Coastal Communications, Inc.