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Create a Business Plan for Fewer Hassles and Faster Growth

Up and Running

There’s a famous scene in the cult-classic 1999 movie “ Office Space “ where the main character, Peter, is confronted by his boss, Bill. Government bureaucracies for obtaining permits. As discussed above, the tendency is to focus only on more “functional” risks like finances or competition.

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New Book by Professor Mannie Manhong Liu and Pascal Levensohn– Venture Capital: Theory and Practice, published by the University of International Business and Economics Press, Beijing

Pascal's View

Venture Capital started in China in 1985, when the first government-sponsored venture capital firm was established. Renmin University was among the first universities to create a venture capital major in the School of Finance and teach venture capital for undergraduates. In 2006, China’s total venture capital investment reached $1.78

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10 Amazing Microfinance Success Stories

YoungUpstarts

In two years she has hired eight full-time employees, secured lucrative government contracts, and is able to support seven households besides her own in Amman. SHARE Micro Finance Limited, India. After five years of being turned down by lenders, she approached the Kenya Women Finance Trust for a $680 loan. Lidia Calzado, U.S.

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Connecting the Dots: How New Job Creation, IPO’s, and Venture Capital in America Are Intimately Linked

Pascal's View

government dataset compiled by the U.S. v) “Since 1999, over 60% of IPOs have been VC-backed. billion, followed by finance, 19 deals, and healthcare, 17 deals. government policy ‘thenext big thing will not be invented here. Census Bureau. Private-equity and venture capital firms have been hard hit too.

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BoardSpring- A New Effort Promoting Board Governance Best Practices in Venture-Backed Companies

Pascal's View

Collins is financing the project out-of-pocket. Plans call for BoardSpring to eventually commission research on board governance for venture-backed companies as well as staging regional and perhaps national educational events. now Thomson Reuters, and then in 1999 co-founded NeoCarta. and San Mateo, Calif. Share and Enjoy:

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Kernel column: Falling costs enable regional startup hubs

The Equity Kicker

In an anomalous, parallel development, the 1999-2000 bubble spawned local funds who were able to support these companies to a point, and to introduce them to their Californian counterparts. Sometimes the companies simply struggle and grow as best they can with inadequate financing.

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Of all the Chinese government programs, the Torch Program is the one program that kick-started Chinese high-tech innovation and startups. government’s SBIR and STTR programs. – The Torch Program. Seed Funding (Innofund). Venture Guiding Fund.