Resources for the Entrepreneur
Information Portals
- VentureOne.com: Information Partners to the Venture Capital Industry
- Garage Technology Ventures is an early stage investment bank that has an extensive Entrepreneur Resources section.
- Vfinance.com: Venture Capital Resource Library has links to scores of venture-capital firms and news releases from the firms.
- More Business.com
- The Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership offers: EntreWorld.
- Try Looksmart.com, and click on "Work & Money" then "Small Business" then "Advice & Guides" and finally "Guides & Directories".
- The site eWork has information about software tools - useful for companies who work alot with independent contractors or cannot house all of their staff in one office.
Magazines - Available On-Line
- Red Herring Magazine, focusing on "The Business of Technology" has information about the Marketplace.
- Upside Today Magazine calls itself the "Tech Insider"
- Not to be overlooked is, of course, Entrepreneur Magazine.
Angel Investor Groups
Osprey Ventures has established relationships with over one hundred independent Angel investors throughout North America and Europe. Among them are:
Some Government and Legal Resources
- The Official Site for the U.S. Small Business Administration.
- A Small Business Development Center just for Silicon Valley can be found here, at the Silicon Valley SBDC.
- A clearing house of legal information for the lay person can be found at Nolo.com, or at FindLaw.
Associations
For Information about a Specific Company's Finances or Stock
- Hoovers Online
- SEC EDGAR
- Dun & Bradstreet
- Monster.com's Company Research page.
