Angel On Your Side
Investors who are heaven-sent
Need nothing short of a miracle to get start-up capital for your
budding business? Miracles are no problem for angel investors,
individuals or organizations that provide relatively small amounts
of funding to get businesses through their start-up and initial
development phases, often in exchange for a portion of ownership in
the businesses.
The best place to find angels is within your current circle of
contacts: family members, friends and professional associates.
Other places to look are your chamber of commerce, banks,
accounting firms, universities, business incubators, regional or
state economic development agencies, editors of business
publications and even potential customers.
Here are a few other organizations to help you in your
quest:
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ACE-Net, a
not-for-profit listing service developed by the SBA, designed to
facilitate the flow of information between entrepreneurs and
investors. For more information, go to www.sba.gov, click on the
"Financing" bar, then click on "ACE-Net."
American Venture
Magazine, provides insight and advice on angel
investors. Contact them at (503) 221-9981 or www.avce.com for a $15, one-year
subscription of four issues.
Angel Capital
Networks, www.capcon.com/worldfinance/who01.html
Angel Money,
www.angelmoney.com
Internet Angels,
(212) 333-8722, www.internetangels.com
Finance Hub,
www.financehub.com.
Pamela Rohland writes about the joys and tribulations of
entrepreneurship for a variety of regional and national business
publications.