Funding Resources for Entrepreneurs

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How to win VC – article from the Red Herring, September 1, 1999.
 

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CapitalVenue provides entrepreneurs and small and medium companies with direct access to sources of local, national, regional, and global capital ranging from angel investors, venture capital, corporate and bank capital, as well as structured business acceleration programs.
 

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The Coleman Foundation - a not-for-profit, private, independent foundation committed to the principles of self-determination, self-reliance, self-respect, and individual initiative, believing these to be essential to the development of entrepreneurs and their pursuit of self-employment.
 

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The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation - an operating and grantmaking foundation that works toward the vision of self-sufficient people in healthy communities, focusing specifically on youth development and entrepreneurship.
 

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National Association of Small Business Investment Companies - the voice of the SBIC industry before Congress and the Administration. The goal is to build and maintain a strong and profitable small business investment company (SBIC) industry.
 

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National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) is the trade association that represents the venture capital industry. It is a member-based organization. Its membership consists of venture capital firms and organizations who manage pools of risk equity capital designated to be invested in young, emerging companies. Currently, the NVCA represents 400+ member firms, representing the majority of venture capital invested in U.S. based companies.
 

bullet NVCA Article: “What is Venture Capital?”
 
bullet NVCA List of Venture Capital Firms
 
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Private Equity links to websites of venture capital and private equity firms.
 

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SBIR / STTR Grant Information - The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs provide over 1 billion dollars a year to small businesses and university affiliates for research and development in a wide range of scientific and technical areas.
 

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Small Business and Entrepreneurship Resources in Financing - Helpful list of links to funding resources.
 

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Venture Capital Institute provides quality educational services to worldwide venture capital managers and private equity investors under the, sponsorship of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies and the National Venture Capital Association.
 

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The Venture Capital Market Place - a market place where member investors are introduced to registered private investment opportunities. VC Directory
 

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Venture Capital Resource Library - a directory of venture capital firms and more than 3,000 tradeshows.
 

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Venture-Preneurs Network (AngelDeals.com) - AngelDeals.com, an outgrowth of the Venture-Preneurs TM Network, is a virtual global network for the business community of Entrepreneurs seeking funding and growth, Investors seeking deal flow, Business Professionals seeking visibility and Job Seekers / Employers.
 

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Venture One - a venture capital research firm, offering investors, service providers, and entrepreneurs comprehensive, accurate, and timely information on the venture capital industry.
 

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Venture Wire – a single source of hard news about high-tech, private companies, e-mailed every business day.