Business Angels : securing start up finance [Hardcover]

Patrick Coveney (Author), Karl Moore (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471977187 | ISBN-13: 978-0471977186 | Publication Date: June 18, 1998 | Edition: 1

Business Angels securing start up finance Patrick Coveney • Karl Moore Finding adequate start-up funding is vital to the success of any new business. Such businesses are frequently too small to attract the interest of venture capital firms and are considered to be high risk ventures both by banks and venture capitalists. Business angels, private investors with high net worth, can help small firms to bridge the equity gap between private funding and the more formal funding of the stock market and venture capital organisations. Based on an Oxford University study of a large number of ventures financed through the informal venture capital market, Business Angels categorises the different types of private investor and offers clear practical advice on: locating and identifying the right angel for your business, creating a convincing business plan, managing risk, the valuation process and problems faced by angels in making their investments. Business/Finance

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From the Publisher

Featuring new findings from a landmark Oxford University study of the informal venture capital market, this book gives clear and essential advice for entrepreneurs seeking funds to facilitate their plans. While much has been written about financing through the formal sector (banks), this is the first book to focus exclusively on the informal market--family, friends, and private investors, the real "business angels."

About the Author

Dr Patrick Coveney is a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and former Rhodes scholar of New College, Oxford. He completed the first ever doctoral thesis on angel investors. Dr Karl Moore is fellow in Strategic Management at Templeton College, Oxford and visiting professor at Erasmus University, Rotterdam. His career spans both academic and commercial worlds.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 244 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition (June 18, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471977187
• ISBN-13: 978-0471977186
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,126,457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars If You Live in Britain, June 19, 2000

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This review is from: Business Angels : securing start up finance (Hardcover)

While the author did present good sound background and structure to understanding the angel financing market, I wish I had known beforehand that much of the information was based on experiences in Britain, not the U.S. I would not have purchased this book -- especially at its price. Many of the tables and references were in pounds, not dollars, and entities British, which required translation. I just couldn't relate beyond the basics. Sorry. Not my cup of tea!

F.Lee

7 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required reading for entrepreneurs and private investors, April 7, 1998

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This review is from: Business Angels : securing start up finance (Hardcover)

This book illuminates the vital role played by Business Angels in today's venture capital markets. I think writing style is as important as content when you are addressing a professional audience. This book gets A+ on both counts. The Informal Venture Capital Market by Moore and Coveney should be required reading for entrepreneurs and private investors. William E. Wetzel, Jr. Director Emeritus Center for Venture Research University of New Hampshire