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Venture Capital Access Program launches to aid women and diverse entrepreneurs

David Teten

VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs, many of whom have not traditionally had access to these sources of capital. HBSAANY members include venture capitalists, individual accredited investors, and other institutional investors.

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What’s the Difference? Venture Capitalist vs. Angel Investor

The Startup Magazine

Investment firms are staffed with analysts, partners, and others to ensure deals are soundly vetted. An article in Forbes explains that a venture capital firm makes its money through management fees (a percentage of the amount of capital that they have under management) and carried interest (a percentage of the profits of the business).

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

There are three maindisadvantages: you mix together your business and personal life;they will probably not be as well connected as angels or venturefirms; and they may not be accredited investors, which couldcomplicate your life later. The regulatory burden is much lower if a companys shareholdersare all accredited investors.

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Want more jobs? Support Entrepreneurship

VC Adventure

Wilkinson that argues strongly (and correctly) that the government needs to do more to support entrepreneurship and small businesses. since 1980 has been generated by firms operating less than five years.” 3) Stop putting up barriers to investment and making it hard for start-up companies to operate.

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Is crowdfunding legal?

Startup Company Lawyer

.” Title III enables “crowdfunding,” or the ability to sell securities in small amounts to a large number of investors. Whether or not the crowdfunding provisions will have a significant impact on small business fundraising is yet to be determined. Requirements on Intermediaries.

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