Monthly Archives: May 2003
Venture-Capital Investment Falls to Six-Year Low
May 1–National venture-capital investment tumbled during the first quarter to its lowest level since 1997, extending a three-year slide and reflecting continued economic uncertainty. Surveys released this week by two consulting firms illustrated a venture community still unwilling to commit […]
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Term Sheet Column
May 1–Full disclosure in business is almost always a good thing. California’s giant pension fund, CalPERS, on Wednesday hammered one of the last nails in the coffin of secrecy in the venture capital industry — and it’s probably a good […]
Fountain Hills, Ariz., Authors Describe Critical Errors in Business Plans
May 1–Poorly written business plans can prohibit entrepreneurs from getting financed, possibly crippling their businesses and dreams, two Fountain Hills entrepreneurial authors found in a recentstudy. Business plans, typically between 15 and 50 pages long, are road maps that guide […]