Building a Business Plan
Business Plan Guidelines:
Alliance
Technology
Raising Venture Capital
Business 2.0 - 7 Keys to the Perfect Pitch: Click
here for printable .PDF
Marco Rochat and Keith Arundale of PricewaterhouseCoopers - View
on the Venture Capital Industry: Click
here for printable .PDF
Golden Rules to attract Angel investors - Guy Kawalski's ten tips
to raising capital:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/02/09/BU40334.DTL&type=tech_article
The Ten Commandments of Raising Venture
Capital:
David V. Ahladeff wrote this piece for Angel Investor News. Given
current conditions in the venture marketplace, it's particularly timely
for entrepreneurs:
http://www.nasvf.org
Advice for Entrepreneurs Seeking Funds:
It's common knowledge that raising capital of any kind has been
very tough
during the past 18 months. Even if you're a start-up or emerging
company
with the hottest new gadget on the market, finding the capital
you need can
be next to impossible. Jim Lewin of Entrepreneur offers some
valuable
suggestions:
http://www.nasvf.org/web/allpress.nsf/pages/4393
How to Be Prepared For a VC Call Back: Enticing a VC with your
business proposition is one feat, but properly treating the call
back is entirely another. Bill Snow of Chicago-based vcapital
provides tips you should commit to memory to land the funding you're
seeking.
http://www.eprairie.com
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Start-ups
John Doerr's Startup Manual - Fast Company
http://www.fastcompany.com/online/07/082doerr.html
Fresh
Start 2002: Starting Over ... and Over ... - Fast Company
The Disruptive Startup: Clayton Christensen On How To Compete With
The Best
http://www.inc.com/search/23854.html
John Cook, who writes on venture capital for the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, takes a humorous, but all too true, look
back at the bubble's excesses:
Top
10 Lessons from the Nasdaq Meltdown
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Online Resources for Entrepreneurs -
General
BizPathways: Connecting
entrepreneurs with resources in their area that will help them grow
at all stages of business development.
http://www.bizpathways.org
Branding: A high level discussion of Branding, written by
MN native, Graeme Thickens
Darwin
Magazine
Private Equity Online:
http://www.privateequityonline.com/Default.asp
Good Books and Publications for Entrepreneurs:
http://www.atv.com/dynamic/recommended_reading.php3
The Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership:
www.eventuring.org
Red Herring:
http://www.redherring.com
Fast Company Magazine:
http://www.fastcompany.com
News.com:
http://www.news.com
VentureWire:
www.venturewire.com
ceoexpress.com:
http://www.ceoexpress.com
Inc.com:
http://www.inc.com
garage.com:
http://www.garage.com
Midwest Technology Venture News:
http://www.eprairie.com
National Association of Seed and Venture Funds
http://www.nasvf.org
Venture Capital Resource Library:
http://www.vfinance.com
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Online Resources for Entrepreneurs -
Minnesota
Adventium Labs - Source for R&D or technology
development
http://www.adventiumlabs.org
Minnesota Employment & Economic Development Department
http://www.deed.state.mn.us
Minnesota Rural Partners
http://www.minnesotaruralpartners.org
BizLinks - Links new and existing businesses to MN and federal
regulatory and tax information
http://www.bizlinks.org
MinnStats - Connects businesses and individuals to the
latest publications, data and statistics produced by MN
state
agencies.
http://www.minnstats.org
ISEEK - Information about educational, career, employment and
business growth opportunities in the state of MN.
http://www.iseek.org
MN WorkForce Center - Wide range of information designed for
employers
http://www.MnWorkForceCenter.org
Local Entrepreneurial Education Resources
James J. Hill Library:
http://www.hillinfo.org
University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management:
http://www.csom.umn.edu/
University of Minnesota - Center For Entrepreneurial Studies:
http://www.csom.umn.edu/Page1248.aspx
University of Minnesota - Kommerstad Center:
www.kommerstad.org/journal
University of St. Thomas - John M. Morrison Center for
entrepreneurship
http://www.stthomas.edu/entrep
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Services Available for Entrepreneurs
Upstarts - Start-Up Services:
http://inc.com/resources/startup
vCapital.com:
http://www.vcapital.com
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Business Research Sites
Hoovers.com - This site contains lists of pending IPOs and companies
by industry segment:
http://www.hoovers.com
Statmarket - Technology related Business Statistics:
http://www.statmarket.com
NetB2B - This site contains strategies and techniques for Web Marketers:
http://netb2b.com
Business Wire:
http://www.businesswire.com
Market Watch:
www.marketwatch.com
PR Newswire:
http://www.prnewswire.com
PR Web:
http://www.prweb.com
Wall Street Research Net:
http://www.wsrn.com
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Networking for Minnesota-based Entrepreneurs
MN High Technology Association (MHTA):
http://www.mhta.org
The Collaborative:
http://www.collaborative-online.com
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Venture Capital Information
AltAssets
www.altassets.net
Broadgate SmartBrief on Private Equity
http://www.smartbrief.com/broadgate/
Institutional Investor Newsletters - Alternative Investment
News
http://www.iinews.com
National Venture Capital Association
www.nvca.org
Private Equity Online
http://www.privateequityonline.com
Venturewire Alert
http://www.venturewire.com
Venturewire Economics
http://www.ventureeconomics.com
Venture Reporter
http://www.venturereporter.net
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