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The mechanics of raising capital for your business

From the earliest "idea-stage" start-ups to some of the largest of the Fortune 500, most companies, even publicly traded ones, raise equity capital through private placements.

Fewer start-ups spawned on university campuses

Schools are chasing alternative financing. UNC-Chapel Hill is launching a $20 million venture fund — half from private sources, Crowell says. It planned the fund more than two years ago, but administrators then worried they would not be able to raise $10 million in private money in a weak economy.

Small shops marketing uniqueness

The campaigns are generally done in small to mid-sized cities — no "Keep Chicago Weird" or "New York Unchained" — because those cities are too big for such a campaign to work, Bolduc said.

Private Placement Memorandum And Regulation D

Instead of postulating a definition of exempt private offerings, or defining the offerings which must be registered, the Act suggests that all sales of securities are to be registered and then exempts various transactions, including ones "not including any public offering" of securities.

New Study Present Arizona State University’s Three-year Results from Public Investments in Science and Technology Research

University-based research activities in biodesign, nanotechnology, information science, materials science, and advanced manufacturing benefited Arizona’s knowledge economy from 2002 through 2004 by attracting new federal and private funding and by producing highly skilled workers, new…

What to Do–and Not Do–as a Startup

These seven lessons will help keep you on track during the early stages of your business.

INRA Informer – March 2005

Following please find a link to the latest version (March 2005) of the INRA Informer: INRA Informer – March 2005 http://www.inra.org/new%20inra%20web/INRA%20NEWS,%20EVENTS%20PAGES/NEWS%20-%20CURRENT%20NEWSLETTER%20.html

Price Counts: Determining How Much to Charge

During your first year of business, you will need to
track your sales (or revenues) every day.

Wyoming invests in business school plans

"Then we started looking at what kind of money might we need for people who participate in this steering committee who aren’t with the university," he said.

Business Plan Essentials / Learn about the elements that every successful business plan must contain.

1. The Executive Summary. Write this summary last, and make sure it contains the highlights of your plan. Assume your most important readers will read only this section.