April 11, 2003

The Speaker:
Successful Strategies for Lease Re-Negotiation For CEOs and CFOs of portfolio companies - Jim Cushing

Jim Cushing, Principal, ForTenants, Inc.
Jim Cushing, Principal, ForTenants Inc., will discuss Successful Strategies for Lease Re-negotiation. He will also remain on hand to field questions from attendees. Jim received a BA from Goddard College, Vermont and an MA in Education from Stanford University.

This is a critical topic for many CEOs and CFOs. Come prepared to discuss your unique lease situations.
Jim created ForTenants Inc. to provide strategic custom brokerage services for Venture Funded portfolio companies

ForTenants:

We work for tenants to re-engineer their real estate leases, to conserve cash flow, lower their rent or cancel partial or all of their facilities. We act as an outsourced strategic real estate planner and lead advocate to analysis the existing lease, market conditions, and landlord. We are currently piloting
expanded real estate services within Silicon Valley Bank for the benefit of venture funded portfolio companies. We work directly with the CFO and CEOís to establish a plan and then execute the plan in concert with the companyís goals.

For Tenants Inc. was incorporated in 2000 for the express purpose of providing a full set of strategic real estate and brokerage services for Venture backed portfolio companies. We act proactively to insure that the highest level of professional service, detail to cash flow and flexibility in term, and liabilities, stand as the corner stone of every new real estate lease. We are to commercial real estate brokerage what word of mouth is to the yellow pages.