Funding Resources on the Web

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Web Sites

• America's Business Funding Web features a wealth of funding resources, including the List of USA Venture Capital Clubs.
• Idea Cafe® serves as the World Wide Web home for Rhonda Abrams, business planning expert and author of The Successful Business Plan: Secrets & Strategies.
• Cash Finder — An Intuit (publisher of Quicken and QuickBooks software) web publication targeted at helping entrepreneurs find money. Provides help with loan applications to a variety of institutions which are Cash Finder participants.
• FinanceHub — Sponsored by InterSoft Solutions, Inc. this site is one to visit when you have decided venture capital is the way to go. Its best feature is a checklist to guide you in applying for venture capital. It also includes some great links.
• Finding Money Web — This site focuses on the books, Finding Money: The Small Business Guide to Financing and Directory of Venture Capital, both written by Catherine (Kate) Lister and her husband, Thomas D. Harnish. It also features a list of the most active venture capital firms in the United States today, along with links to some of their sites.
• Venture Capital 101 — Just as the name implies, here is where you can learn the basics about venture capital. It includes an extensive glossary and a wealth of other resources.
• Venture Capital Angels — Another article on finding the right angel for your business. Written by Mark Abrams, archived in the Venture Capital Resource Library.
• Venture Capital Resource Library — Packed with articles, templates and other tools to assist you in your venture capital search.

Books

• Winning Strategies for Capital Formation: Secrets of Funding Start-Ups and Emerging Growth Firms Without Losing Control of Your Idea, Project, or Company by Linda Chandler.
• Where to Find Venture Capital: A Resource Guide by Philip C. Paul.
• Guts & Borrowed Money: Straight Talk for Starting & Growing Your Small Business by Tom S. Gillis.
  

Government

• SBA
• SBA Small Business Investment Companies Program
• SCORE
• US Senate Committee on Small Business
• US House of Representatives Small Business Committee

Associations and Clubs

• American Entrepreneurs for Economic Growth
• National Small Business United
• National Venture Capital Association

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