Mining venture capital: to gain financing today, use the right tools or get the shaft. (Business Opportunities).(advice for entrepreneurs from the National Association of Investment Companies)

From: Black Enterprise | Date: February 1, 2002| Author: Dingle, Derek T. | Copyright information

In case you've been comatose for the past year or so, the gold rush is over. Entrepreneurs seeking their mother lode through the Net represent a dwindling breed. Many venture firms that funded them have rolled up their tents. And other financiers--especially those who didn't catch dotcom fever in the first place--are wary over the prospects of panning for fool's gold.

It's a much more ornery environment out there--and minority start-ups had trouble finding veins of capit...

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