Atlanta, GA – Funding entrepreneurship creates jobs… it’s that simple. Even in the midst of what economists are calling a “sagging” economy, entrepreneurs, and the small to medium businesses they create, continue to be key in driving economic growth and job expansion. For Georgia in particular, connecting entrepreneurs and innovators with venture funding is more important than ever. To that end, Venture Atlanta, the state’s largest technology investor forum, today announced the first half of the 2011 slate of companies selected to present during its annual conference to be held October 25-26 at the Georgia Aquarium.

The 20 growth-stage companies selected will present on the second day of the conference in the Venture Spotlight as part of the newly expanded conference format. Venture Atlanta has selected some of Georgia’s top entrepreneurs showcasing their growing businesses in a variety of the state’s strongest technology sectors including financial services, health IT, information security, new media, and cloud computing.

BrightWhistle, an online lead generation healthcare IT company based in Atlanta, was named among this distinguished group of 20 companies. For the conference agenda and full slate of presenting companies at Venture Atlanta 2011 , please visit www.ventureatlanta.org.

Source: Venture Atlanta