Business Angels : securing start up finance
March 3, 2010 by VC-List.com
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Business Angels securing start up finance Patrick Coveney • Karl Moore Finding adequate start-up funding is vital to the success of any new business. Such businesses are frequently too small to attract the interest of venture capital firms and are considered to be high risk ventures both by banks and venture capitalists. Business angels, private investors with high net worth, can help small firms to bridge the equity gap between private funding and the more formal funding of the stock market and venture capital organisations. Based on an Oxford University study of a large number of ventures financed through the informal venture capital market, Business Angels categorises the different types of private investor and offers clear practical advice on: locating and identifying the right angel for your business, creating a convincing business plan, managing risk, the valuation process and problems faced by angels in making their investments. Business/Finance
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This book illuminates the vital role played by Business Angels in today’s venture capital markets. I think writing style is as important as content when you are addressing a professional audience. This book gets A+ on both counts. The Informal Venture Capital Market by Moore and Coveney should be required reading for entrepreneurs and private investors. William E. Wetzel, Jr. Director Emeritus Center for Venture Research University of New Hampshire
Rating: 5 / 5
While the author did present good sound background and structure to understanding the angel financing market, I wish I had known beforehand that much of the information was based on experiences in Britain, not the U.S. I would not have purchased this book — especially at its price. Many of the tables and references were in pounds, not dollars, and entities British, which required translation. I just couldn’t relate beyond the basics. Sorry. Not my cup of tea!
F.Lee
Rating: 2 / 5