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Average Angel Investment Climbs 22 Percent

Angels are investing more money, but in fewer companies, a new report shows.  Read story

Angels Growing Cautious

Amid economic uncertainties, angel investors are putting less money on the line.  Read story

Angel Investors More Cautious

With exit options scarce, investors are putting more money into fewer ventures.  Read story

Few Women Seeking Angel Investors

Women entrepreneurs are less likely than men to seek out angel investors, even though the success rate among those that do is roughly the same, new resear...  Read story

As Angel Investor Ranks Swell, Focus Shifts to Later-Stage Companies

The shift to more mature companies could result in a "capital gap" for start-ups, experts say.  Read story

Resources

A guide to more information on subjects covered in the Inc. magazine special issue: The State of Small Business 1997.  Read story

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* Informal venture capital. Informal venture investors fund some 20,000 companies a year -- "many times the number financed by organized venture firms," ...  Read story

Angel Investing Market Looking Up

April 21, 2004 --In 2003, investments made by angel investors totaled $18.1 billion, up from $15.7 billion in 2002, according to the Read story

Angels Are Still Interested

Private investors may be giving less but they don't plan to stop investing.  Read story

Creators of the New Economy

A look at why, in the new economy, amateur entrepreneurship is over, and how the professionals are now in control.  Read story

Index

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the September 1998 issue.  Read story

Angel Investing 2009

In a tough economy, angel investors are more cautious than ever. But it's still possible to find funding. Here's how  Read story

The Private-Capital Survival Guide

Even with both the economy and the stock market sputtering, private-capital deals are more appealing than ever. Why? Because well-heeled investors still need...  Read story

Angel Funding Grew in 2004

March 29, 2005 --Angel funding for start-ups grew 20% in 2004 and helped create 141,200 new jobs, according to the Center for Venture Rese...  Read story

Investors: Angel-Hunting Tips

A venture capital expert offers some guidelines to business owners looking for an "angel."  Read story

Angel Investments Show Growth Through the First Half of the Year

Oct. 25, 2004 --If this year's first half results are any clue, 2004 promises to be a heavenly year for total investments made by the ange...  Read story

Angel Investors Overvalue Start-ups, Say Venture Capitalists

June 8, 2005 --Many venture capitalists feel that the involvement of angel investors in a start-up makes the company less attractive, sugg...  Read story

Angel Investors Overvalue Start-ups, Say Venture Capitalists

June 8, 2005 --Many venture capitalists feel that the involvement of angel investors in a start-up makes the company less attractive, sugg...  Read story

Get$$$Now.com

New online intermediaries are closing the capital gap for companies that have outgrown friends-and-family financing but can't get a backward glance from vent...  Read story

Index

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the February issue.  Read story

Angel Funding Dollars Rise, Deals Decline

Oct. 6, 2005 --A study released Wednesday showed that the Read story

Angels With Angles

Angel investors are changing. Here's what they're looking for, how they operate, and (because the devil is in the exit strategy) what they expect for their m...  Read story

Customer Satisfaction Pays

Let's face it: Frada Silver's company hardly sounds like a venture capitalist's dream. Silver makes a product whose heyday passed decades ago. Her machin...  Read story

The Secret World of Finders

Unlicensed dealmakers are suddenly, uncomfortably, in the spotlight.  Read story

Capital;

Anyone who has ever tried to raise $50,000 to $300,000 of equity knows how frustrating the process can be. The money involved is generally more than your...  Read story

A Chorus of Angels

After years of flying solo, angel investors are forming into groups--and changing the rules for cash-hungry entrepreneurs.  Read story

Earning Your Wings

Angel investors are getting tougher. To land seed money, you should, too.  Read story

Venture Investing: Opportunities Knock

When Queen Isabella provided Christopher Columbus with ships, men, and money, it is said, venture capital was born. Others date the inception considerably...  Read story

The Inc. Network

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read story

Small Talk

Various entrepreneurs share their thoughts on the changing role of small businesses in the U.S.  Read story

Conversations with Angels

Several private investors reveal what it takes to win their money.  Read story

Is Internet Financing Too Good to Be True?

Inc. 's finance editor tells what to consider before using a financing Web site to locate investors.  Read story

Facing the Capital Gap

There's plenty of capital out there. So why are so many companies struggling to raise money?  Read story

Seven Steps to Heaven

Funding for entrepreneurial businesses has completely dried up, right? Wrong. Angel investors -- long a tried-and-true source of capital for young businesses...  Read story

Venture Capital Networks

Related Terms: Angel Investors ; Read story

Selling Out

Inc.'s finance editor examines what has happened to those businesses that are offered for sale at the end of each issue.  Read story

Equity Without Tears

A retailing company attracts equity without selling the store; New Hampshire businesses set up a computer "dating" service -- for entrepreneurs and investors.  Read story

How to Finance Anything

A comprehensive guide to financing a start-up or rapidly growing small business in the '90s.  Read story

Small Potatoes

Much like minimills in the steel industry, small farms are using their size to stay flexible and responsive to new market opportunities.  Read story

Where the Money Is

Venture capitalists are awash with cash. Are start-ups getting more of it? Plus: How three untrendy companies have managed to get VC investments.  Read story

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