The Municipality of Anchorage created this program overview, including the purpose, requirements, and criteria, of the city's 49th State Angel Fund.

Alaska's 49th State Angel Fund detailed guidance and requirements for each year's annual report.

Allocation Agreement for Municipality of Anchorage for the use of SSBCI funds with Alaska's 49th State Angel Fund.

Alaska's 49th State Angel Fund small business borrower/investee certification for use of proceeds.

Policies and procedures for Anchorage, Alaska's 49th State Angel Fund. Revised July 18, 2012.

The Michigan Economic Developer's Association recently released this 2012 Whitepaper on Economic Development. The report covers various opportunities in Michigan, including workforce development, access to capital, and infrastructure.

Toby Rittner, President & CEO Council of Development Finance Agencies, discusses CDFA, development finance trends, best practices, case studies, and a wide variety of development finance programs.

Minnesota Dept. of Employment and Economic Development Angel Tax Credit Program qualified fund annual report form.

Minnesota Dept. of Employment and Economic Development Angel Tax Credit Program qualified small business annual report form.

Linda O'Keefe of Elevate Ventures describes Indiana's state-supported innovation finance programs.

Eric Cromwell and Dan Schmisseur of Cromwell Schmisseur LLC present this overview of state venture capital programs, particularly those supported by the State Small Business Credit Initiative.

Skip Simms of Ann Arbor SPARK discusses Michigan's SmartZones, including the Pre-Seed Capital Fund and Micro Loans.

Ohio's Edison Technology Incubators and the programs offered through the Braintree Business Development Center are discussed by Barrett Thomas from Braintree.

This handbook from the California Financial Opportunities Roundtable covers a wide range of access to capital-related programs and services available throughout the state, including loan programs, bonds, innovation finance.

Robert Heard of Cimarron Capital Partners provides this overview of state programs to support angel, seed, and venture capital.

Stephen Auvil of Maryland Technology Development Corporation reviews the entity's programs to support innovation throughout the state.

This presentation from the Washington Dept. of Commerce covers the state's Craft3, W Fund, and Capital Access Program, which are all supported by the State Small Business Credit Initiative.

This report from the Michigan Venture Capital Association covers the angel and venture capital activity in the state for 2011, including funds and investments supported by state and local development organizations.

The 49th State Angel Fund, created through the Treasury's State Small Business Credit Initiative, supports early stage businesses in Anchorage.

This report, written by David A. Lewis, Elsie Harper-Anderson, and Lawrence A. Molnar on behalf of the U.S. Economic Development Administration, reviews recommended practices in business incubators. The report discusses different types of incubators...

This annual report to the legislature by the MN Dept. of Employment and Economic Development describes the state's angel tax credit program and reviews the investments leveraged through the tax credits in 2011.

This presentation from Joseph Edgar of the Texas Dept. of Agriculture reviews the state's Jobs for Texas venture capital program, which was established through the U.S. Dept. of Treasury's State Small Business Credit Initiative.

This annual report to the legislature by the MN Dept. of Employment and Economic Development describes the state's angel tax credit program and reviews the investments leveraged through the tax credits in 2011.

Lisa Delp of the Ohio Third Frontier Commission provides an overview of the entity's operations to support technology and early-stage companies in Ohio. The Ohio Third Frontier received funding through the Treasury's SSBCI.

Eric Cromwell of Cromwell Schmisseur provided these best principles for state venture capital programs and warnings against easy pitfalls in operating state equity programs.

These program guidelines from the Tennessee Technology Development Corporation cover the state's INCITE Co-Investment Fund, which is a self-sustaining fund expanding access to capital for seed-, early-, and expansion-stage companies.

This report by SSTI reviews legislative actions affecting technology development and financing taken by the states during 2011. State agency restructuring, tax incentives, loan programs, and related developments are covered.

This presentation by John C. Goheen of Ulmer Berne covers the Ohio Small Business Investment Tax Credit parameters.

This presentation from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation covers the agency's loan programs, including the Capital Access Program, Loan Participation Program, Collateral Support Program, and more. Program parameters and case studies are...

Ohio bioscience, which is supported by federal programs, the Ohio Third Frontier, and private investment, grew significantly in 2010, according to this report published by BioOhio.

This service description for the Kansas Capital Multiplier Venture Fund was created by Network Kansas, the program administrator. This state-sponsored venture capital fund was approved by the U.S. Dept. of Treasury for funding through SSBCI.

The Hawaii Venture Capital Investment Program utilizes a fund of funds approach and is operated by the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation. This overview presentation describes the model in detail. The program was approved by the U.S. Dept. of...

This FAQ sheet from the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation offers a quick review of the SSBCI program and the Hawaii Venture Capital Fund of Funds Investment Program the state has selected for its federal funding.

Minneapolis Saint Paul has released a plan for a regional effort to stimulate entrepreneurship, largely through financial investments in pre-venture companies. The report, written with assistance from the Brookings Institution covers the concepts,...

This report to Secretary Locke was created by the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The report provides policy recommendations for incentivizing early- and later-stage access to capital for high-growth companies.

This document from IN's approved State Small Business Credit Initiative application provides an overview of the state's 21st Century Research & Technology Fund. This attachment describes the fund, which includes several individual programs, and...

Richard A. Bendis of Innovation America presented these profiles and comparisons of innovation finance programs and models. These slides are part of a larger presentation on innovation clusters. Many different financing models and sources are noted.

This presentation from the Ohio Third Frontier provides a detailed review of the entity's financial performance and economic impact. The future of the Ohio Third Frontier is also addressed, and this portion includes discussions of JobsOhio, new...

The 2010 Community Report was published by the JumpStart Entrepreneurial Network, which brings together state-funded incubators, investment groups, and others to encourage tech-related companies in northeast Ohio. JumpStart has received national...

The Innovation Finance Reference Guide explores the growing seed, venture capital and angel investment industry. Written by Robert Heard of Cimarron Capital Partners and Jim Troxel of Development Capital Networks, this guide gives development...

The Economic Report of the President, published by the Government Printing Office, was transmitted to Congress in February 2011. Chapter 7 covers the Administration's efforts to support small businesses through federal policies and programs....

Cliff Smith of RAIN Source Capital presents a case study of a network of 23 angel funds.

Marianne Hudson of the Angel Capital Association explains the basics of angel investing and its importance in this presentation.

This presentation by Marianne Hudson of the Angel Capital Association gives an overview of the state of the angel investment industry.

This resource is a study from the Center for Venture Research at the Whittmore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. This study analyzes the trends of angel investing during the first and second quarter of 2009.

This report by William C. Johnson and Jeffrey E. Sohl of the University of New Hampshire examines the role of angel investors in the process of bringing firms into the public markets. Specifically, it looks at differences between angel investors and...

This article understands the important role entrepreneurship plays in the economic development toolbox. The author highlights the advantages of angel versus venture capital investing. RAIN fund developing is one way to stimulate entrepreneurial...

The Angel Capital Education Foundation (ACEF) is a charitable organization devoted to education of angel investors and to collecting and disseminating data and information on angel investors and angel investing groups. The programs of the ACEF...

Presentation by Marianne Hudson from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation covering the angel investors, venture capitalists and the elements needed for a community to support entrepreneurial development. This is a large file and may take a few...

The report, Women and Angel Investing: An Untapped Pool of Equity for Entrepreneurs, provides insights and recommendations from leading women angels on how to grow the pool of early stage equity by encouraging more women to be angels.