The WBT Showcase 2010 is in Arlington, Texas March 2010.   There’s an excellent set of instrution for entreprenuers building a presentation for investors.  http://www.wbtshowcase.com/wbt/web.nsf/pages/resourcepresenter.html
and a short piece by us on six minute presetations. http://www.wbtshowcase.com/wbt/web.nsf/pages/files.html/$file/WBT2010%20Silver%20Creek%20VC%20Presentation.pdf

By SHERYL JEAN / The Dallas Morning News -   Texas venture capital funds didn’t raise a penny in the first half of 2009 – the first time that’s happened in two consecutive quarters since 2003. 

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Sheryl Jean of the Dallas Morning News reports on a recent angel / venture capital event hosted by The Funding Post at the Sheraton Dallas.
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The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), comprised of more than 450 member firms, is the premier trade association that represents the U.S. venture capital industry. NVCA’s mission is to foster greater understanding of the importance of venture capital to the U.S. economy, and support entrepreneurial activity and innovation. The NVCA …

Venture capital (also known as VC or Venture) is a type of private equity capital typically provided to early-stage, high-potential, growth companies in the interest of generating a return through an eventual realization event such as an IPO or trade sale of the company. Venture capital investments are generally made …

Why Do So Many New Businesses Fail?
New research by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that nearly six in ten businesses shut down within the first four years of operation. While not as calamitous as the 90% failure rate often repeated as fact, the BLS statistics are sobering for …