Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship unanimously passed legislation that would reauthorize two small business research programs. But, it took months to get it approved - and there are some compromises.
In the bill, Federal agencies with an annual extramural research and development budget of over $100 million are required to allocate 2.5 […]
Paul Graham over at the Y Combinator recently posted some of the ideas he’d like to fund.
I often meet people who are looking to have their startup funded. But here’s the problem: venture capitalists and other angel investors do not fund startups.
Remember, angel investors do more than open their pocketbooks. Many are entrepreneurs themselves, providing […]
USA Today just had an article about how some startups are preparing for the economic slowdown.
They gave some good ideas.
But I think they only hit the tip of the iceberg on what people could be doing.
What about marketing? Sure, it’s great it pad your bottom line with VC funds and using collaborative, larger businesses. But […]
A new story in the Mercury News is saying that the recession is thwarting the growth of new startups in the Silicon Valley.
Since venture capitalist need to focus on putting money back in their portfolios, they have less to invest. The result: less IPOs and other startups.
According to the article, there have been just four […]
If your looking for venture capitalists (VC), go west - or even just to the midwest.
According to the Washington Post, West Coast and Midwest regions are becoming even popular for VC.
In addition, VCs are investing more. In the US, VC investing grew from $1.2 billion in 2002 to $1.6 billion in 2007, an increase of […]
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Written by Shannon Cherry [email] for b5media.
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