Resource Center

It is available under this section a series of publications dealing with access to finance, business angels and entrepreneurship issues worldwide:

Published in the United States:

  • 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
  • Returns of Angels Investors in Groups, by Wiltbank Robert, Willamette University and Boeker Warren, University of Washington. Supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and Angel Capital Education Foundation, November 2007

Published in Europe:

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Additional recommendations may be found under the Link section of the website ,as well as under the respective WBAA members’ website.
   
For Entrepreneurs
  • What is an angel investor?
  • What are angel groups?
  • How do I find an angel group?
  • What is the difference between angels and Venture Capitalists?
  • How do I know my business is right for an angel group investment?
  • When should I approach an angel group?
 
For Investors
As venture capitalists are moving up the ladder to higher amounts, business angels are increasingly active in the very early stage of companies, and are required to invest in several rounds of financing for the same company as there is a lack of follow-on investment. This new equity gap concerns amounts from 1 million to 3 million €, depending on the country.