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Technology Management
TMP - UCTV Video Archives Link
Business Magazines
CNN Money
Entrepreneur.com
Inc.com
On-line magazine for entrepreneurs.
Red Herring. The Business of Technology.
Red Herring, Inc . is a media company that covers innovation, technology, financing and entrepreneurial activity.
The Industry Standard
Internet news for internet business.
Business Plan Resources
American Express Small Business Resource
Biz Planet. Free Business Planning Resources
Business Resources Software and Strategy
Elements of a Business Plan, Entrepreneur.com (Laura Tiffany 2001).
The Nuts and Bolts of Business Plans (Sloan-School Special Seminar in Management)
UCSB Library - Business Planning Research Guide
United States Small Business Administration
Competitions
Business Plan Competition Directory
National Organizations
Larta Institute
Larta Institute is a professional services firm providing entrepreneur training, commercialization, and technology transfer services for governments, companies, and universities.
Los Angeles Venture Association.
LAVA is focused on the financing of companies from start to exit, promoting the development and financing of emerging growth and middle market companies by organizing forums where entrepreneurs and executives meet and learn from fellow executives, investors, bankers, financial advisors and other providers of professional services.
National Venture Capital Association
The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) is a trade association that represents the U.S. venture capital industry. It is a member-based organization, which consists of venture capital firms that manage pools of risk equity capital designated to be invested in high growth companies.
SocalTECH
Promotes the technology industry in Southern California, and provides news covering high tech companies in the Southern California area. venture funding, business news, and interviews with local technology entrepreneurs and industry luminaries. The SoCal TechNews is published daily, and is available on the web or delivered via email.
Other Resource Centers
Berkeley Resource Center
Center for Women's Business Research
eWomenNetwork, Inc.
Kauffman Entrepreneur
Kauffman Foundation
Oxford Science Enterprise Centre
Wake Forest Entrepreneurs
Wisconsin Business Competition
Women's Business Enterprise National Council
Women's IT Entrepreneurship
Women's Leadership Exchange® (WLE)
Women Presidents' Organization
Presentations
An IP Policy Primer Discussion
IP Basics (PDF)
Research for Market Size and Competitor Companies (PDF)
"The Capital Challenge" by C. Thomas Hopkins & Rusty Reed (PDF)
Student Organizations
Alpha Kappa Si
Business Economics Association
Communication Association
Latino Business Association
Real Estate Club
Student Entrepreneurs Association
Suggested Reading
Brand Child and/or Brand Sense by Martin Lindstrom
Doing Business Boldly by Kehrer
Good to Great by Jim Collins
Leading the Revolution by Gary Hamel
Managing Brand Equity and Building Strong Brands by David Aaker
Marketing High Tech by Davidow
Marketing Warfare and The 22 Immutable Laws of Mktg by Ries and Trout
Ogivly on Advertising by David Ogilvy
Smartups by Ryan
The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki
The Innovator's Dilemma by Christensen
The One to One Future by Peppers
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Total Access and Real Time by Regis McKenna
Why We Buy by Underhill
Venture Capital and Information
Cahners
Reed Business Information covers 23 market sectors with more than 100 market-leading publications and 75 Websites, as well as a range of services . A member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc --a provider of global information-driven services and solutions.
Capital Partners Group
Capital Partners America LLC (CPA) is a firm registered in the US focusing primarily on the US and Latin American markets. The firm is currently divided in two main Teams: the Strategic Advisory Team and the Venturing Team.
Dow Jones Private Equity
Forrester Research
Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Existing for 22 years, it advises global clients how to lead in markets through its research, consulting, events, and peer-to-peer executive programs.
Gartner Group
Gartner serves 10,000 organizations, including chief information officers and other senior IT executives in corporations and government agencies, as well as technology companies and the investment community. The Company consists of Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Programs, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A., and has 3,700 associates, including 1,200 research analysts and consultants in 75 countries worldwide
IDC
IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. Over 850 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends. For more than 42 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG , the world's leading technology media, research, and events company
Internet News Bureau
Jupiter Communications
JupiterResearch provides unbiased research, analysis and advice, backed by proprietary data, to help companies profit from the impact of the Internet and emerging consumer technologies on their business.
Money Tree Report of Pricewaterhouse Coopers
The MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States. As a collaboration between PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based upon data from Thomson Financial, it is the only industry-endorsed research of its kind. The MoneyTree Report is the definitive source of information on emerging companies that receive financing and the venture capital firms that provide it.
v.Finance, Inc
vFinance Investments specializes in emerging opportunities, providing investment banking, trading and trend forecasting. It also offers consulting services to micro, small & mid-cap high-growth companies, and to institutional and high net-worth investors seeking above-market returns.
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