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. |
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NVCA
Article:
“What is Venture Capital?”
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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)
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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. |