Inside Entrepreneurship: Angel investment clubs abound and they stay close to their home(s)

LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS are especially blessed because Western Washington is home to a large number of active angel investment clubs.

These clubs are formed by wealthy individuals who are committed to investing in early-stage companies that can grow quickly, advance promising technologies and bring new jobs to the region.

From an entrepreneur’s perspective, presenting to angel clubs can speed the fundraising process, plus introduce entrepreneurs to a broader network of professional advisers, executives and possibly new customers.

By SUSAN SCHRETER
SPECIAL TO THE P-I

Full Story: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/353076_schreter29.html

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State Strategies to Promote Angel Investment for Economic Growth http://matr.net/article-27842.html

Montana RFP Issued for Consultant Services for Angel Network Training and Development http://matr.net/article-27700.html

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Angel investor stays close to home

By JOHN COOK
P-I REPORTER

JEFF SCHROCK interviewed for venture capital jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area. But the 40-year-old former vice president of corporate development at RealNetworks found a better fit closer to home, linking arms with the upstart angel investment firm Monster Venture Partners.

"I was somewhat disillusioned with that process," said Schrock of his interviews in the Bay Area. "It is very hard to put a lot of money to work in the high-tech environment right now."

Full Story: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/venture/353168_vc29.html