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.

Elliot Reiff from The Venture Alliance (TVA) presents a unique scoring system for angle investors to use in determining the risk/reward for investing in early state development as presented at the 2005 CDFA Annual Conference.

The National Association of Seed and Venture Funds is an organization of private, public and nonprofit organizations committed to building their local economies by investing and facilitating investment in local entrepreneurs.

NASVF presents trends in Institutional venture investing by stage of development. 1995 - 2005

Angel Investor News is published monthly by the Academy Group and distributed to over 20,000 private investors, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs in 98 countries.