Resources for Entrepreneurs

Resources for Entrepreneurs

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• Bplans.com Over 50 free sample business plans, advice on writing a business plan, and other business planning resources.
  
• AFI Capital, Inc. Provides business consulting and due diligence for venture capital companies.
  
• Venture Associates Financing information for entrepreneurs.
  
• Helensface.com Free advice and consultancy to help you go from an Internet idea to IPO in the UK.
  
• Business Plan Software Focus: resources needed for writing a business plan including examples, templates and detailed explanations.
  
• Technology Exchange Focus: databanks of tens of thousands of technologies available for license, and business opportunities, from around the world
  
• Absolute Authority on Venture Capital Comprehensive collection of services, directories and news on venture capital.
  
• E-VentureFunding.com Providing direct contact with international venture capital and funding organizations.
  
• Redneck Tech Information for anyone interested in starting or entering a for-profit business incubator.
  
• Entrepreneurs World Advice on how to make money by UK entrepreneur Sir Robert Hamblin for your entrepreneurial ideas, business finance and support.
  
• Equity Positions A venture capital portal search engine.
  
• Venturedome Online news service for the British venture capital industry providing users with a source of information, comment and analysis of the UK venture capital industry.
  
• Be-Your-Own-Boss.com Distribute your business plan to 1800 venture capital firms.
  
• Amicus, LLC Focus: strategic business advice to early-stage companies focused on the Internet, with an emphasis on information services, media, e-commerce and Internet software
  
• PureTech Ventures Focus: identifies scientific breakthroughs from research institutions and provides management support and funding.
  
• Forum Frigate Discussion forum and live chat pertaining to venture capital.
  
• Fort Worth MedTech Center, Inc. Focus: non-profit business incubator providing specialized and industry-specific business assistance to medical and high-technology start-ups
  
• New Jersey Technology Council Focus: supports and promotes technology within New Jersey
  
• The Indus Entrepreneurs A non-profit global network of entrepreneurs and professionals, established to foster entrepreneurship and nurture entrepreneurs.
  
• Luminatus.com The Art of eStartup Illumination provides an open community in which to share information, ask questions of experts and locate start-up resources.
  
• Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corporation Facilitates the development and growth of African-American owned businesses in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties.
  
• TopStartups.com Focus: information about startups and entrepreneur resources
  
• Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance (larta) Focus: strengthen and sustain the region's technology base through direct assistance, networking, and information
  
• BizBoard World business funding database and bulletinboard.
  
• SBDC - Small Business Development Centers SBA program to provide management assistance to current and prospective small business owners
  
• Entrepreneur Opportunities Network Focus: business opportunities; chat room message board; share ideas with other entrepreneurs.
  
• Business Success Center Focus: small business development network providing support, training, and development for small businesses.
  
• San Jose Software Business Cluster Focus: non-profit incubator for software startups and emerging businesses
  
• Arkansas Capital Corporation Focus: financing and economic development for small businesses in Arkansas
  
• Newmex Aktiengesellschaft / Consulting and venture capital firm We specialize in Internet and New Media and offer pre-IPO concepts and Going Public assistance for innovative Start-ups and established Internet players.
  
• STARTech Technology Business Development Center Focus: assistance to develop and support high-technology startup companies in the North Texas area
  
• Contra Costa Software Business Incubator Focus: non-profit corporation designed to foster the growth of new and expanding software development companies
  
• MIT Enterprise Forum of Washington-Baltimore Focus: non-profit organization dedicated to the entrepreneur community of the greater Washington & Baltimore area
  
• matchco.co.uk Aims to provide the essential online interface between entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.
  
• The Venture Forum Focus: promotes and enhances the success of entrepreneurial ventures, emerging businesses, and the growth of entrepreneurship in central Virginia
  
• Virtual Capital Group Assists start-up and established enterprises with business and financial advice.
  
• UpStartNetwork Focus: entrepreneurial networking events, resources and information for MBAs, post-graduates and all other students.
  
• Monadnock Associates Focus: helps start-up businesses succeed by providing them with strategy adjustment, capital raising, and hands-on execution.
  
• Venture Informer Free personalized newsletter allowing subscribers to select venture and private equity news by industry, location and company stage.
  
• Raintree Management Group Offers financial and legal expertise for start-up companies.
  
• Angelweb Focus: support and aid small business and entrepreneurs.
  
• Tim Christoffersen Provides acting CFO, IPO mentoring, corporate positioning, financial modeling, venture capital, partnerships, business modeling, support services.
  
• Venture Association of New Jersey News Published quarterly by New Jersey Business Forums Inc., the umbrella organization for Venture Association New Jersey and New Media Association New Jersey.
  
• Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) Focus: fostering the creation and growth of high-impact companies in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina
  
• Connexx Club International Focus: growing businesses, links investors with entrepreneurs.
  
• VentureDrive Focus: specialize in supporting start-up companies and provide venture capital investment opportunities.
  
• SeekingCapital.com Business plan services for start-ups looking for venture capital.
  
• Mid-Atlantic Venture Association Focus: forum for interaction amongst private equity providers, their service providers, and entrepreneurs in the Mid-Atlantic region
  
• American Entrepreneur Resources Focus: products and services to the individual thinking about being in business and to the business owner who may be thinking about transferring to another endeavor
  
• Worldhot.com Provides a list of venture capital firms online.
  
• The Enterprise Network Not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting new business and economic growth in the greater Silicon Valley
  
• CALT Encyclopedia A collection of resources related to entrepreneurship.
  
• Mainstreetweek.com Offers venture capital information via the Internet and a syndicated television show.
  
• GoPublicToday.com How to raise money, venture capital, direct public offering, 504 public offering, going public, and small business financing programs.
  
• First Principal Royalty Corporation Focus: business consulting services(private placements) to entrepreneurs seeking funding specializing in structuring 506 Reg D offerings.
  
• Arshiya Ventures Edits Executive Summaries of start-ups, assists start-ups to secure venture capital funding, and develops start-up business strategy.
  
• Connecticut Venture Group Focus: voluntary professional association dedicated to supporting investment by providing a network and forum for those involved in creating high-growth enterprises
  
• Foundation for Enterprise Development non-profit dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and executives use equity compensation, employee ownership & stock options
  
• Alameda Center for Environmental Technologies Focus: Incubating new environmentally-related businesses and transferring technologies from the national laboratories
  
• Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) Provides equity financing to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries, emerging markets and in countries undergoing economic transition.
  
• Venture Factoring Offers venture factoring as an alternative to venture capital financing.
  
• Ben Franklin Technology Center of Southeastern Pennsylvania non-profit supporting the development of technology-based enterprises and the diversification of the region's economy
  
• Yazam.com Resource and venture capital raising resource for startup companies.
  
• MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge Focus: non-profit organization based at MIT to promote and strengthen the process of starting and growing innovative and technology-oriented companies
  
• Expert-Zine Focus: free, monthly e-zine published by Venture Planning Associates for entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists and business experts.
  
• Invent4U Focus: links for inventors seeking advice on marketing, venture capital and getting their product to market
  
• Environmental Capital Network Nonprofit facilitating finance of companies commercializing environmental and energy technologies.
  
• Al Shugart International Focus: consulting services to entrepreneurs in areas of investment, management, public relations, human resources, investor relations, and financial services
  
• Gaebler Ventures Chicago-based business incubator and holding company providing venture capital and support services to early-stage companies.
  
• Venture Vortex An online community for entrepeneurs and the venture capital industry.
  
• e-START Canada's post-secondary student entrepreneur homepage.
  
• MIT Entrepreneurs Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Entrepreneurs Club (The MIT e-club).
  
• Creative Capital Works Venture capital resourcing, business and marketing plans, business strategy development and evolution, complete consulting services.
  
• Austin Technology Incubator ATI facilitates the growth and development of emerging technology companies by advising early-stage, high-risk companies and providing them with the necessary assistance.
  
• BusinessFinance.com Business Capital Search used by over 5,000 other business sites' capital search engines, including major names such as Business Week and Inc magazines.
  
• CELCEE The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship Education is an online collection of articles, videos, and websites related to entrepreneurship education.
  
• Lazy Entrepreneur Publish your ideas for businesses and products.
  
• Southwest Michigan First Focus: community partnership of leaders in private business, education and government to assist new and expanding enterprises.
  
• The Illinois Coalition Non-profit providing information, resources and services needed to help start and grow successful technology-driven companies in Illinois
  
• Silicon Valley Association of Software Entrepreneurs Organization dedicated to enabling high technology entrepreneurs to be successful by providing them with the real-world business knowledge, expertise, and contacts.
  
• New VentureZ Business Solutions, Inc. Specializes in preparing strategic business plans for emerging and expanding companies.
  
• BusinessandLaw.com: Finance and Starting a Business Resources for business planning, capital (including venture capital), investing, joint ventures, international finance, securities, taxation, expenses and billing
  
• eGlean.com Research your market and your competitors for information to use when submitting your early-stage company to venture capital firms.
  
• Venue TBA Asia's meeting place for entrepreneurs and investors.
  
• My Venture Capital Source Focus: information on how to raise venture capital.
  
• EntreWorld Focus: resources for entrepreneurs
  
• MIT Enterprise Forum® Focus: promotes the formation and growth of innovative and technologically-oriented companies through a series of specialized executive education programs
  
• Bodega Partners Focus: strategic, management advisory services to software and other high technology growth companies
  
• MIT Stanford Venture Lab Non profit organization founded to foster the growth and success of entrepreneurial ventures by connecting emerging ideas, technology and people.
  
• Morgan Merrill Chase Assists small businesses prepare and file SEC forms to complete a public sale of securities.
  
• International Science and Technology Center Focus: coordinates efforts of governments, organizations, and private industries to provide opportunities for Commonwealth of Independent States weapons scientists to redirect their talents to peaceful science
  
• MIT Enterprise Forum at UT-Dallas Focus: constructive analysis of emerging companies.
  
• Loonycat Central Focus: general technical data and corporate information on companies engaged in the growing technology industries.
  
• Upside Magazine -- Today Business technology publication covering the people and companies shaping the digital age
  
• Los Angeles Venture Association Focus: supports the development of emerging growth and middle market companies in Southern California
  
• eFounders a private capital diversification fund for entrepreneurs who hold securities of professionally backed privately held companies
  
• MedSuds Focus: help people build and enhance their network of contacts in the medtech, biotech and life sciences markets.
  
• Galante's Venture Capital & Private Equity Directory in print and on CD-ROMis the most comprehensive guide available to private investment management firms.
  
• Council For Urban Economic Development Focus: excellence and leadership in urban economic development
  
• Young Entrepreneurs' Organization Focus: a global non-profit educational organization for young entrepreneurs
  
• San Diego Regional Technology Alliance Focus: provides assistance for early-stage companies and entrepreneurs through financial, legal, and management advice with links to outside resources in the southern California area.
  
• John V. McCoy Writes business plans for startup enterprises.
  
• Benetech Focus: non-profit social entrepreneurial venture harnessing the power of technology for social benefit.
  
• meVC Provides education and services related to venture capital.
  
• TJ Consulting Inc. Business and financial consultant specializing in matching projects to funding.
  
• Red Herring Online Magazine Focus: trends in technology and the companies driving them
  
• Idea Cafe Small Business Gathering Place® for business community, ideas, planning, information and advice.
  
• Rex Capital Focus: finances and develops seed stage companies focusing on several key technologies and industry segments.
  
• Strategy Consulting Limited - UK Focus: assists companies regarding strategic business plans, marketing strategies and other critical business functions
  
• Midwest Entrepreneurial Education Center Training and development facility of the nationally ranked Entrepreneurship Program at Ball State University.
  
• 4HighTech.com A venture capital firm helping investors and startups.
  
• Asset Alternatives Find news, and resources covering venture capital and other alternative investments.
  
• Dolphin Ventures Entrepreneurial consulting firm that provides services to early stage Silicon Valley technology ventures
  
• DealFlow Focus: free resource for entrepreneurs to attract angel investors.
  
• Venture Capital List Focus: promotion of entrepreneurship and venture capital in the San Francisco, Silicon Valley and San Jose area.
  
• Forum for Women Entrepreneurs Focus: foster, support and promote entrepreneurship for women in technology and health care businesses
  
• Growthink.com Specializes in turn-key business plan solutions for the digital marketplace.
  
• Vancouver Enterprise Forum Focus: non-profit to foster the development and advancement of technology-based enterprises in the Lower Mainland of B.C.
  
• Silicon Valley Bank Reputation for excellence and innovation in meeting the needs of emerging companies.
  
• Koldoon Database for technology investors and entrepreneurs to access information about each other.
  
• Brian Koslow E-zine on business ideas, quiz for entrepreneurial I.Q. and a millionaires book full of inspiration.
  
• Technologic Partners Publishes Venture Capital Yearbook, Venture Capital Directory and Quarterly Venture Capital Survey.
  
• Virtual Team Provides end-to-end business acceleration services for high-tech start ups.
  
• H.A. Incorporated Focus: obtaining venture capital, creating business plans, business consulting, incorporations, and non-profit formations
  
• Entrepreneurs' Foundation Focus: Silicon Valley/Bay Area education, youth development and community involvement using entrepreneur venture capital philanthropy techniques
  
• Techfarm, Inc. Focus: starting, financing, growing, organizing and taking public semiconductor and software startups
  
• Rockies Venture Club Focus: non-profit that connects entrepreneurs, service professionals, investors, venture capitalists and other funding sources
  
• BARTA, Bay Area Regional Technology Alliance non-profit consortium encouraging technology based economic development in the SF Bay Area
  
• IPOonRamp.com Focus: educational site for initial public offerings, venture capital and corporate finance.
  
• Social Venture Network Place where socially conscious entrepreneurs can meet, teach, support and create new ventures
  
• Maine Science & Technology Foundation Focus: nonprofit that stimulates economic growth in Maine through the practical application of science and technology in education, research, and business
  
• Austin Entrepreneurs Foundation (AEF) Fosters relationships between entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations, so that Austin can benefit from the strength of both.
  
• Bizposter.com Helps investors seek high-tech start-ups, and start-ups raise capital.
  
• Real Options Resources for those interested in valuing start-up venture firms, or growth options in general.
  
• CoolRhino.com Mmarketplace where Internet and hi-tech entrepreneurs can meet potential investors.
  
• The Center for Software Development Supports growth of software companies by providing self-service multi-vendor test labs and business development seminars
  
• National Science Board - Venture Capital and High-Technology Enterprise Focus: overview of venture capital and high-technology in a 1998 National Science Board report
  
• MIT Enterprise Forum of the Northwest, Inc. Focus: not-for-profit to promote and strengthen the process of starting and growing companies which primarily have a strong technology orientation
  
• NewCo Productions Focus: teams with start-ups and enterprises to build high value companies with sustainable business models.
  
• The Tropical Group Management service providers to technology start-ups.
  
• Business Seeds Newsletter A print newsletter supporting small business owners offering information on everything from marketing and promoting to living the freelance life.
  
• Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum Focus: opening doors for Oregon entrepreneurs and improving the climate for emerging, growth-oriented Oregon companies - a chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum
  
• American & International Venture Capital Sources for New Businesses Listings, links and analysis of private equity and venture capital firms that help funding new and emerging businesses
  
• Amicus Focus: supports entrepreneurs in early-stage companies with strategic advice, insight and capital.
  
• Bright Idea Focus: delivers business planning, research and strategy services to early-stage ventures.
  
• Wilkerson Associates A financial consulting firm dedicated to helping the small and medium sized business achieve increased profitability and attract investment capital.
  
• iBreakfast.com Networking meetings for entrepreneurs seeking angel capital and business contacts.
  
• Windcastle VC Focus: comprehensive assistance and advice for start-ups, mid-market enterprises and venture investors.
  
• Australian Venture Capital Industry Information Focus: Pollitecon Publications for the Australian and New Zealand venture capital industries.
  
• Accel Entrepreneur Resources Articles to provide entrepreneurs with perspectives on venture capital and other small business topics.
  
• Ohio Venture Association Focus: forum for the exchange of ideas on entrepreneurship and approaches to venture development in Northeast Ohio
  
• The Grimaldi Group Provides capital and management services to entrepreneurs during start-up.
  
• eIncubator.com Matches qualified start-ups and entrepreneurs with quality eIncubators, jobs and other services worldwide.
  
• Financing for Women Focus: provide up to date information, tips and links to sources of loans, grants, business plan competitions for women owned businesses.
  
• Knowledge@Wharton Bi-weekly online resource that offers the latest business insights, information and research from a variety of sources.
  
• Venture Directory A forum to find capital and a roster of affiliates experienced in investment banking and corporate finance.
  
• NYNMA Angel Investors Program Focus: matches promising start-up companies with experienced Angel investors to facilitate the growth of New York's new media industry.
  
• International Society of Financiers Focus: members are lenders, professional brokers, borrowers and those involved with major projects who do deals with each other worldwide.
  
• Laurel Ventures Focus: Strategic advice and assistance for early-stage technology ventures located in Silicon Valley/San Francisco
  
• b4ipo.com Provides services to accredited, foreign, and independent investors, as well as entrepreneurs and early-stage ventures.
  
• 4VentureCapital Guide to venture capital and new businesses from 4anything.com.
  
• Internet VC Watch Strategic and financial analysis of the venture capital industry.
  
• Enterprise North Florida Corporation Focus: not-for-profit with mission of nurturing job growth in North Florida's high-technology and manufacturing industries
  
• MIT Enterprise Forum of New York City, Inc. Focus: not-for-profit dedicated to promoting and strengthening the entrepreneurial process and assisting entrepreneurs and investors in emerging and growth companies that are technologically oriented
  
• MIT Enterprise Forum of Israel Focus: a not-for-profit providing advice, support and educational services to innovative and technology based companies of all sizes
  
• Marcus Venture Consulting Works with early stage technology and technology-related ventures to bridge the risk gap, and help entrepreneurs and financers achieve their goals.
  
• inc.com Focus: electronic consultant to people starting and running businesses - from Inc. Magazine
  
• Startuprx Resource information destination for the young entrepreneur community.
  
• Whitestone Associates Global business development and transaction specialist serving small to mid-sized international and domestic clients.
  
• Netpreneur Exchange Focus: nonprofit organization created to advance Greater Washington D.C. entrepreneurs developing or delivering products or services over the Internet and other new media and the businesses they create
  
• socalTECH.com Focus: Directory of high tech venture capital, incubators, companies, organizations and others in the Southern California area (Tech Coast/Digital Coast)
  
• Pathfinder UK Unlimited Provides stock awareness programs for publicly-traded companies worldwide.
  
• Churchill Club Silicon Valley public affairs forum
  
• bizlawattorney.com Focus: teams up with growing companies helping them avoid costly mistakes and keep growing.
  
• 123 Advance Focus: buy invoices/accounts receivable for a fee and fund purchase orders, contracts and venture capital needs.
  
• Service Corps Of Retired Executives nonprofit association dedicated to encouraging the formation, growth, and success of small business nationwide through counseling and mentor programs
  
• Aldare Capital Partners A global capital markets and entrepreneurial business consulting firm.
  
• BusinessJeeves.com Lists venture capital companies and sources around the world.
  
• TrojanSpirit Incubator providing a service package which includes capital funding, facilities, management and networking experience.
  
• Venture Strategy Group Focus: early-stage capital and strategy consulting firm for building branded businesses
  
• Koffler Ventures Consultants, coaches and virtual managers for start-ups.
  
• SBA: Small Business Administration Services provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration Offices and Partners
  
• eCitySuites We offer executive suite office spaces, designed from the ground up for technology companies, new media companies and Internet start-ups.
  
• Florida Venture Forum Focus: non-profit support group providing entrepreneurial companies with technical assistance and identifing sources of venture capital
  
• Business Partners Connects angel investors and venture capital firms with startups and entrepreneurs.
  
• techrockies.com Focus: high tech companies in the Rocky Mountain area - Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho.
  
• Coates Myer & Company Mentoring and consulting to technology entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley.
  
• Small Business Forum Help medium, small and micro businesses create structures and control mechanisms for operating successfully in a business environment.
  
• Founders Forum Focus: non-profit dedicated to the needs of entrepreneurs in Central Florida
  
• Corven Focus: specializes in corporate venturing providing experience and resources necessary to start new businesses.
  
• Orange Coast Venture Group Focus: non-profit organization bringing together people in Orange County who are interested in new enterprise and the process of creating it
  
• Oklahoma Investment Forum, Inc. Focus: not-for-profit to educate, encourage, and promote entrepreneurship and small business
  
• Venture Planning Associates Focus: consulting services for business finance and funding strategies for entrepreneurs
  
• Financial Databases Directory Provides a directory of venture capital firms.
  
• PlanWare Focus: Business plan and financial planning software, as well as white papers on business planning, financial planning and strategy development
  
• Windhaus Associates Focus: specialize in the analysis, research, writing and editing of business and marketing plans for small business start-ups.