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Your Guide to Raising Venture Capital for Your Own Business in Canada
Revised 2009 - 2010 Edition
By: Iain Williamson
Published December 2009
ABOUT THIS BOOK This book has been completely updated and revised for 2009/2010 to reflect the many changes that have taken place since the last edition was published in 2008 This book is a gold mine of information for anyone who is raising venture capital in Canada. It shows you how to do it yourself. It discusses the structure of the industry; what venture capitalists are looking for and how they evaluate deals. It tells you how to contact them. Find out what informal investors or "angels" can offer and how to find them. You can see if corporate angels, immigrant investors and intermediaries can be of assistance. Labour-sponsored venture capital corporations have sprung up all over the country. Most of them have money to invest and may be the answer in your search for capital. You are given hints on negotiating with investors and some words of caution in dealing with angels.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Iain Williamson is an entrepreneur, business consultant and seminar leader. His views have appeared in many newspaper articles. He has also been the guest speaker on a recent CBC Radio phone-in show on starting a business in a recession. In addition, he has appeared on television shows such as: CBC TV's Venture; TVO's MoneysWorth, and Canada Tonight of BCTV and CHCH Television. Iain spent five years as a financial analyst and knows what makes business tick. For fourteen years he operated his own businesses in importing, high technology and manufacturing. He now operates Entrepreneurial Business Consultants of Canada and also owns a book publishing business. He holds degrees from Oxford University and from St. Andrew's, Scotland. Iain has successfully raised venture capital and writes from firsthand experience, which he shares with you. This book is essential reading for every entrepreneur and business owner who is seeking financing.
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Some Background on Venture Capital Chapter 3 - Labour Sponsored Venture Capital Corporations Chapter 4 - Government Assistance for Venture Capital & Direct Investment Chapter 5 - Government Participation in Venture Capital Chapter 6 - Venturist's Preferences Chapter 7 - How to Meet Canadian Venture Capitalists Chapter 8 - How to Meet American Venture Capitalists Chapter 9 - Overseas Venture Capital Conferences Chapter 10 - Courting the Venture Capitalist Chapter 11 - Chances of Concluding a Deal Chapter 12 - Informal Investors or "Angels" Chapter 13 - The Preferences of Angels Chapter 14 - Government Influence on Angels Chapter 15 - The Corporate Angel Chapter 16 - How to Meet Angels in Canada Chapter 17 - How to Meet American Angels Chapter 18 - Hints on Negotiating Chapter 19 - A Word of Caution!
Your Guide to Raising Venture
Capital for Your Own Business in Canada: 2009-2010 Edition; by Iain
Williamson: 260 pages; Softcover; ISBN 978-1-55270-364-9; ISSN 1191-0534;
published in December 2009; Canadian $62.95.
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