Angel Investing – Matching Start–Up Funds With Start–Up Companies, The Guide for Entrepreneurs, Individual Investors & Venture Capitalists

FINANCING OPTIONS FOR START–UP FIRMS.
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<br /> Funding Entrepreneurial Firms.
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<br /> Bootstrapping Internally and the Challenges to Securing Outside Finance.
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<br /> Types of Outside Investors Willing to Finance Growing Firms.
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<br /> THE TWO MAIN SOURCES OF FUNDING: BUSINESS ANGELS AND VENTURE CAPITALISTS.
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<br /> The Value of Business Angels and Venture Capitalists.
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<br /> Harnessing the Power of Business Angels and Venture Capitalist.
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<br /> Understanding the Investors′ Structural and Personal Differences.
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<br /> BUSINESS ANGEL AND VENTURE CAPITALIST DIFFERENCES THROUGHOUT THE INVESTMENT PROCESS.
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<br /> Investors′ Motivations and Investment Criteria.
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<br /> Screening the Deal and Conducting Due Diligence.
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<br /> Negotiating and Forming the Legal Contract.
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<br /> Monitoring the Investment.
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<br /> Exiting the Investment and Realizing Returns.
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<br /> ATTRACTING BUSINESS ANGEL FUNDS TO YOUR START–UP FIRM.
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<br /> Valuing Your Firm.
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<br /> Negotiating the Funding Agreement.
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<br /> BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ANGEL INVESTOR.
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<br /> Steps in Effectively Making Your First Investment in an Entrepreneurial Firm.
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<br /> THE FUTURE OF THE BUSINESS ANGEL MARKET.
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<br /> The Business Angel Market in the New Millennium.
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<br /> PUTTING THE WHEELS INTO MOTION.
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<br /> Appenxix 1: A Detailed List of More than Seventy Matching Services in
<br /> the United States.
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<br /> Appendix 2: Further Helpful Resourses.
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<br /> Appendix 3: Writing a Winning Business Plan.
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<br /> Glossary.
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<br /> Bibliography.
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<br /> Name Index.
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<br /> Subject Index.