Curated OER
Google Foundation May Invest in For-Profit Firms
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this philanthropy lesson, students read an article about Google and its philanthropic endeavors. Students discuss companies that they believe would benefit from a charitable investment...
Curated OER
More College Students Get Start-Up Schooling
Students explore the concept of start-up schooling. In this start-up schooling lesson, students read an article about a hands-on approach to teaching about start-up financing and venture funds. Students develop a syllabus for a college...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Venture Capital
This site gives a description of venture capital. Includes links to words that need further clarification.
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Georges Doriot
A Frenchman with a cool eye formed a publicly traded company to assess thousands of business proposals -- and funded the best ones, inventing the modern practice of venture capitalism.
Other
The Entrepreneur's Resource: Venture Capital
Debt and equity capital are discussed at this site. Topics such as why the company requires capital to what stage of growth the company is in are covered.
Wolters Kluwer
Business Owner's Toolkit: Business Combinations and Sources of Venture Capital
Explains how business can profit from mergers, joint ventures, consolidations, acquisitions, strategic alliances, and associations. It describes an SBIC and how it works, and gives specific information regarding characteristics of...