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D.C. Venture Capital Deals Down, Following National Trend

CityBizList | Brian Wolak | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: DC Venture Capital, Greenspring Associates, Venture Capital, National Venture Capital Association, New Enterprise Associates, Insight Venture Partners, Cvent, DC News

By Brian Wolak, Citybizlist WASHINGTON -- Following the national trend, venture capital in the Washington D.C. metroplex region was down markedly i...

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No Excuses: Galvanizing Black Innovation and Capital

Mike Green | Posted 06.20.2011

It is time for Black America to invest in developing a private capital equity investment infrastructure and a high-growth entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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SEC May Make It Easier (For Some) To Buy Into The Next Facebook

HuffingtonPost.com | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 06.11.2011

NEW YORK -- It may soon become a lot easier for startups to raise capital -- and avoid the regulatory scrutiny and costs associated with going public....

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U.S. Venture Firms Have Best Fundraising Start Since 2001

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Sequoia Capital, Venture Capital, National Venture Capital Association, Venture Capital Fundraising 2011, Venture Capital Firms 2011, Venture Capital Fundraising, Business News

Venture capital firms raised over $7 billion during the first quarter of 2011, their best annual start since 2001, but over half of the sum came from ...

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Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are High Quality Imports

Angela Haines | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: N.Y.U. Polytechnic Institute, Neiman Marcus, Sun Microsystems, Intel, Annie Vanrenterghem Raven, Bergdorf Goodman, National Venture Capital Association, Epa, National Science Foundation, Gump's, Maribel Lieberman, Boston Water and Sewer District, Oprah, Aquarion, Aca, Nyu, Ebay, Center for an Urban Future, Las Vegas Valley Water Authority, Google, Golden Seeds, Mariebelle, Infraplan, Small Business America, Business News

Overlooked in the recent raucous debate on illegal immigration is the powerful role of legal immigrants on both innovation and job creation.

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Can The SBA's $2 Billion Bet Jumpstart The Economy?

Ray Leach | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business, Pets, Jumpstart America, Sba, Entrepreneurs, Venture Capital, National Venture Capital Association, Karen Mills, Small Business Administration, Startup America, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Small Business Investment Company Program, Silicon Valley, Business News

More capital targeted to high growth entrepreneurs with venture-fundable ideas, and administered through the professional investment community, is a good thing, and particularly so in our current environment (when venture capital funding has been less available than in the past).

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Venture Capital Fundraising Keeps Shrinking

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Venture Capital Association, Venture Capital Fundraising 2010, Venture Capital 2010, Venture Capital Fundraising, Business News

Startups raised less money in 2010 than in previous years, due to the continued downward trend in venture capital fundraising. Thirty-five funds rais...

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Obama's Exemption from Capital Gains Tax Will Benefit Investors More than Small Businesses

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Nvca, Fortune 500, Small Business, Abuse, Barack Obama, H.R. 2965, H.R. 3567, Obama Administration, Asbl, American, Capital Gains, National Venture Capital Association, American Small Business League, Loopholes, Business News

President Barack Obama has stated he will back an exemption from capital gains tax for small businesses. He has also stated he will support an exempti...

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Upcoming Obama Conference Could Be Bad News for Small Business

Chris Gunn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business Act, Small Business, Barack Obama, Nvca, Timothy Geithner, Venture Capital, American Small Business League, National Venture Capital Association, Karen Mills, Business News

Small business groups are concerned the real agenda of the upcoming Obama administration small business conference will be to adopt legislation and policy that will change the definition of a small business.

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Obama Stimulus Plan Could Favor Venture Capitalists Over Middle Class Firms

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business, Barack Obama, Wolf Blitzer, Economy, Middle Class, Laura Tyson, National Venture Capital Association, American Small Business League, Democrats, Carly Fiorina, Business News

Obama's plans will likely include support for a change in the federal definition of a small business as being "independently owned."

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Obama Appoints Venture Capital Executive to Head Small Business Administration

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business Administration, Sba, Asbl, Nvca, MAPLight.Org, Venture Capital, National Venture Capital Association, Karen Mills, Barack Obama, Business News

President-elect Barack Obama has nominated Karen Gordon Mills as Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Mills is president of...

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Green Energy Brings In The Dough

Fortune | Malika Worrall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Business, National Venture Capital Association, Green Energy, Green Venture Capital, Thomson Financial, Business News

Venture investment in energy technology firms reached new highs this year, more than tripling the investment recorded for 2005, according to data rele...

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