Additional Resources

The following resources and links provide helpful information about angel investing, raising capital, and entrepreneurship.

Books

• Angel Financing for Entrepreneurs: Early-Stage Funding for Long-Term Success, by Susan L. Preston. Published in 2007 by Jossey-Bass. ISBN number: 978-0-7879-8750-3
• Angel Investing: Matching Start-up Funds with Start-up Companies (Guide for Entrepreneurs, Individual Investors and Venture Capitalists), by Mark Van Osnabrugge and Robert Robinson. Published in 2000 by Josey-Bass. ISBN number: 0-7879-5202-8
• The Definitive Guide to Raising Money from Angels, by William H. Payne. Published in 2007 by Bill Payne and Associates. Available via www.billpayne.com.
• Every Business Needs and Angel: Getting the Money You Need to Make Your Business Grow, by John May and Cal Simmons . Published in 2001 by Crown Publishing Group. ISBN number: 0-609-60778-2
• Finding an Angel Investor in a Day, by The Planning Shop and Joseph R. Bell. Published in 2007 by The Planning Shop. ISBN number 0-9740801-8-7
• How to Raise Capital: Techniques and Strategies for Financing and Valuing Your Small Business by Jeffry A. Timmons, Stephen Spinelli and Andrew Zacharakis. Published in 2005 by McGraw-Hill. ISBN number: 0071412883
• How to Write a Great Business Plan, by William A. Sahlman. Published in 2008 by Harvard Business School Press. ISBN number: 978-1422121429
• New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur, 6th ed., by Michael J. Robert, et. Al. Published in 2007 by McGraw-Hill. ISBN number: 978-0073404974
• New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century, by Jeffry A. Timmons and Stephen Spinelli. Published in 2008 by McGraw-Hill/Irwin. ISBN number: 978-0073381558

Useful Links:

• Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship.org - This site includes valuable information for entrepreneurs interested in growth, including a collection of articles, tools, and templates on pitching angels. The site includes a special section on valuation of pre-revenue companies.
• American Heritage Invention and Technology - This quarterly online magazine is dedicated to the history of technology
• Angel Investor News - This site includes background on angel investing and has an entire section on preparing business plans and presentations.
• Inc Magazine - Contains articles and practical advice for entrepreneurs interested in obtaining angel funding.
• National Association of Investment Companies - This association of venture capital firms that invest in minority owned firms offers special insights.
• Ownyourventure.com - An equity simulation tool that demonstrates the effect of multiple rounds of venture funding.
• Red Herring Weekly magazine dedicated to the business of funding, building, and taking new technologies to market.
• Small Business Administration - A good introduction to starting a business and writing your business plan.
• SCORE Counselors to Americas Small Business is a nonprofit association connected to the Small Business Administration. Focused on educating entrepreneurs, its mission is to encourage the formation, growth, and success of small business nationwide.
• Technology Review - Bimonthly magazine owned by MIT and focused on new technology and how it gets commercialized.
• The Business Mentor - The entrepreneurs business planning advisor on CD-ROM.
• Xconomy 2010 Guide to Venture Incubators - A free list of organizations and programs throughout the U.S. that provide traditional and innovative venture incubator services.