Amplify Supports the Entrepreneurs Foundation of the Capital Region

Business Plan Resources

1. http://www.sequoiacap.com/ideas/ -- Every Startup Entrepreneur needs to read this
2. http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/
3. http://www.businessplans.org/
4. http://www.bizplanit.com/vplan.html
5. http://www.pwcglobal.com/extweb/industry.nsf/docid/BB534FA000C9016785256AC6005C42E7
6. http://www.ey.com/global/download.nsf/UK/Guide_to_Producing_a_Business_Plan/$file/EY_Business_Plan_Guide.pdf
7. http://marketingvp.com/invest/meratio.htm

Spreadsheet for Financials

1. http://www.pwcglobal.com/Extweb/industry.nsf/docid/A628BE64CC84BA5785256AC5007F1B94
2. http://www.alightplanning.com

Business Model

1. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_48/b4011421.htm

Executive Summaries/Business Presentation

1. TechCoast Angels Advice -- Presentation found on the Kauffman Foundation web site
2. http://www.AmplifyLLC.com/ExecSumHints.htm
3. Raising Money from Angel Investors -- David Rose

Legal Issues

1. Top Legal Questions Asked by Entrepreneurs

Venture Capital Exit Information

1. http://project.hkkk.fi/finfaculty/files/JEF%20131204%20final.pdf
2. http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~ylu1/VC_HLL_JF.pdf
3. http://207.36.165.114/Zurich/Papers/900128.pdf

Venture Capital Exit and Deal Terms Statistics

1. http://www.nvca.org/ffax.html
2. http://www.wsgr.com/PDFSearch/vftrends_q207.pdf

Angel Education

1. Age of the Angel: Best Practices for Angel Groups and Investors -- Online Book

Angel Group Formation

1. http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/dir_resources/starting_group.aspx

Angel Capital Investing Statistics

1. http://dondodge.typepad.com/the_next_big_thing/2007/05/angel_capital_a.html
2. http://wsbe.unh.edu/centers_cvr/2006pressrelease.cfm
3. http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/dir_about/news_detail.aspx?id=126
4. Technical Person to Marketing Person Ratio
5. How Angel Investors Get Their Wings -- Business Week

Term Sheet Links

1. http://www.angelcapitaleducation.org/dir_resources/news_detail.aspx?id=148
2. http://www.springboardenterprises.org/learning/termsheetpresentation.pdf
3. http://vcexperts.com/vce/library/encyclopedia/documents_view.asp?document_id=302
4. http://www.nvca.org/model_documents/Term_Sheet.DOC
5. http://www.woodsidefund.com/ent/articles/Defining_Terms.html
6. http://www.abanet.org/buslaw/blt/2002-01-02/mahoney.html -- anti-dilution and down rounds

Investor Due Diligence Check List

1. http://www.foothillsangels.com/pdfs/ddchecklist.pdf

Tax Benefits for Angel Investors

• 1244 Deduction, 1202/1045 Exchange

1. http://www.zeromillion.com/entrepreneurship/tax-advantages-business.html
2. http://www.poznaklaw.com/articles/bizlosses.htm
3. https://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=529010
4. http://www.cpa-services.com/special_qua.shtml
5. http://www.aicpa.org/pubs/taxadv/online/0899clin.htm
6. http://www.pmstax.com/gen/bull9809.shtml
7. http://www.cohenfund.com/files/articles/gainsandlosses.pdf
8. http://www.inc.com/resources/tax/articles/200703/colombik.html

• Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) Act of 2006 (HR 5198) &
  Angels Nurture Growing Entrepreneurs into Long-Term Success (ANGELS) Act of 2006. H.R. 4565

1. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.5198:
2. Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) Act of 2006 (HR 5198)
3. http://www.bandangels.com/members/downloads/congress.pdf
4. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.4565:
5. http://www.publicforuminstitute.org/nde/news/2006/enews-06-05-08.htm