No area of investing has greater potential pay-offs than companies in the life sciences sector. Who doesn't want to contribute to a cure for Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease?

On one of the last sweltering days of summer in New York, a group of 21 eager entrepreneurs gathered for an all day boot camp on how to position their fledgling companies to attract investors.

There's an economic crisis of monumental proportions occurring in Black America. The challenges stretch across a vast spectrum of education, unemploym...

There is a crisis occurring in 12.3% of the American population, otherwise known as Black America. The crumbling economic infrastructure of the natio...

Even though the cover letter is rarely thought of as a business-plan document, it begins the process of selling your concept to the loan officer and finance committee.

The federal government must stop hamstringing the nation's natural entrepreneurial process and take some proactive steps to enhance it. Finally certain Congressman in Washington are doing just that.

It all started when it occurred to me that we were missing a nice visual map of Silicon Alley's early-stage ecosystem available for everyone to use.

I'm a strong believer that investors invest in people, before they invest in a business plan, or an idea. But until now, I've never seen a study of exactly how that plays out for start-up founders for current venture-backed companies.

Recently an entrepreneur/investor/blogger extraordinaire I admire by the name of Chris Dixon touched on the two general paradigms people/institutions can adopt towards one another when conducting business.

Now is the time to think about dusting off your old business plan as the economy improves. A business plan is required to obtain a loan or venture capital. It is uniquely designed as a sales tool to get financing.

Mark Suster of Both Sides of the Table and This Week in VC gave us an interesting update on what was new in e-commerce and venture financing.

I have seen the light at the end of Michigan's proverbial economic tunnel, and that light shines bright with LEDs. Can I get an "Amen"?!

Over the past few years Golden Seeds, a rare angel investor group devoted exclusively to funding women-led and owned businesses, has poured more than $16 million into 26 companies.