Developing Funding Opportunities in Montana

"This is what the Montana Economic Development Summit was all about: bringing the right people together to create solutions to grow the economy and create good-paying jobs," said Baucus.

While early stage companies in their first year create as many as 3 million jobs nationally, they begin to shed jobs at a rapid rate after the first year, in large part due to a lack of funding for future growth.

To increase funding options for companies led by women, a new fellowship aims to train more women to become investors in startups

While Wisconsin has done well of late in nurturing angel capital investments, it still lags in another vital component of its innovation economy – building and attracting venture capital.

As described in an "investor memo," the fund is aimed at providing first and second-round financing to entrepreneur companies where "early exits" are emphasized.

Tax credits can indeed be extremely valuable to both angel investors and entrepreneurs by encouraging private capital to invest.

Renaissance http://www.renvcf.com invests in other venture capital funds that seek to invest in Michigan businesses. It’s different from other so-called fund of funds because it does not have any government money supporting it.

Montana’s EB 5 center would help boost the local economy. The center would help fund the projects that need funding, and then find the investors. The foreign investors then get US green cards for their contribution to Montana.

The state Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded $573,000 in tax credits during the first full month of Minnesota’s shiny new angel investment tax program.

Why would "nonangels” choose to invest in an angel fund that targets early-stage companies when the failure rate of startups is so historically high?

The short answer is potential returns.

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