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NASVF and CFI Announce creation of Capital Formation Institute

NASVF and CFI Jointly Announce the Creation of the Capital Formation Institute as an Affiliated Non-Profit Research Organization

The National Association of Seed and Venture Funds joins with the Capital Formation Institute in announcing the creation of a new non-profit organization dedicated to research in early-stage capital formation and enterprise creation.

CFI Mission Statement (adopted by CFI Board Nov. 3, 2003)

The mission of CFI is to become the premier international research and educational entity in the fields of early stage capital financing and enterprise creation and growth. This mission will be accomplished by sponsoring and conducting leading edge research projects, by recruiting researchers, by soliciting program and project funding support from both public and private sources, and by organizing and conducting educational conferences, seminars, and workshops in the U.S. and worldwide (based upon this research).

CFI Management Team

CFI is currently managed by its Corporate Board of Directors and is assisted by a volunteer Research Advisory Board. Current Board Members are: Dr. Richard T. Meyer, Chairman; Woodrow Maggard, President; Charles J. Spies, Secretary-Treasurer; Steve Grizzell, and John W. Sibert. The Board of Directors is in the process of being expanded to a board of 12 to 15 persons that represent corporations, capital investment firms, federal organizations, universities, research entities, and entrepreneurs. The Board will be responsible for setting policy, programmatic goals, and fund-raising targets for CFI. It will be composed of persons that can provide the expertise and prestige required of CFI to achieve its goals.

The Research Advisory Board (RAB) exists to serve the Corporate Board and the Executive and Research Directors. It is composed of persons from throughout the communities of early-stage capital investors, researchers, and business creation. The RAB will help CFI to set research priorities, to review research proposals, to allocate research funds, and to review ongoing and completed research projects. Current RAB members are: Mr. Michael Cassidy; Dr. Robert S. Schwartz; Dr. Joseph E. McCann III; Dr. William E. Wetzel, Jr.; Dr. Frank Hoy; and Dr. Patricia Greene.

Capital Formation Institute, Inc.
Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach
University at Buffalo, 1576 Sweet Home Rd., Amherst, NY 14228

CFI Products and Services

CFI’s products and services to those engaged in early-stage capital financing, business creation, and entrepreneurship will consist of the following:

1. Sponsored research (research funded by outside organizations)

2. Independent research (research funded by CFI and NASVF)

3. Industry surveys (e.g. collections of state-of-the-art data and information)

4. Conferences, seminars, and workshops (by CFI and/or with NASVF)

5. Publications (papers derived from the research projects)

6. E-Newsletters and Press releases (important findings from CFI’s research)

7. National awards (CFI awards of recognition and outstanding performance to individuals or organizations)

The first CFI research project will be to conduct a survey of public and private early-stage capital funds somewhat analogous to a series of surveys conducted by Dr. Meyer from 1986 through 1998. Fund managers who would like to be included in this survey process should so indicate to Dr. Meyer at [email protected].

Persons who have suggestions for future research projects to be conducted by CFI may submit their topics to Dr. Meyer (505-343-9500) or any of the Corporate Board or Research Advisory Board members.

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