Monthly Archives: June 2003
D.C. Area Low on High Tech
The Washington region has plenty of lawyers but not enough entrepreneurs. Plenty of office space, but not enough business-social networks. Plenty of airports, but not enough new high-tech companies. Despite an explosion of growth in the private sector and a […]
D.C. Area Low on High Tech
The Washington region has plenty of lawyers but not enough entrepreneurs. Plenty of office space, but not enough business-social networks. Plenty of airports, but not enough new high-tech companies. Despite an explosion of growth in the private sector and a […]
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Small Business Column
Jun. 16–If there is a single most important rule for succeeding in business, it probably is to have enough money at your disposal. “Most new businesses fail. And if you look at why they fail, the majority are under-capitalized,” said […]
Don’t join the hedge fund club if they’d have you as a member
It’s dull out there. OK, so the market has had a bit of a run. But in America’s new mood of puritanism, making serious wonga is way out of style. Unless, that is, you are fortunate enough to run ahedge […]
Nanotechnology: the next small thing Investors are piling into a revolutionary new sector, but sceptics say it’s just another bubble in the making. Richard Fletcher and Lauren Mills report
It’s the stuff of science fiction: nanotechnology, a scientific breakthrough which its proponents claim will create computers the size of a grain of sand and miniature robots that will march throughthe body repairing damaged organs. Nanotechnology is no Hollywood fiction. […]
Jobs Bill Costing State $75 Million, Losing Jobs
Senate President Jim King is considering repealing a state program that is giving three venture capital companies $75 million in taxpayer money but has so far resulted in a loss of 174 jobs. The “CAPCO” program, originally passed in 1998, […]
Van Global Hedge Fund Index Climbs 3.4% in May Hedge Funds Have Best Month since August 2000
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 13, 2003–The Van Global Hedge Fund Index, a widely cited measure of worldwide hedge fund performance, rose 3.4% net of fees in May, increasing itsyear-to-date return to 6.7% net. According to Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, Inc. […]
PwC: European Regulatory Systems Require Americanization
LONDON (HedgeWorld) – A new PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP publication contends that the European hedge fund industry and national regulators can both learn lessons from American experiences. A key characteristic of the industry in the United States, the report contends, is “that […]
pounds 75m pensions venture
THE retirement savings of London council workers, ranging from probation officers to hygiene inspectors, are to be poured into the potentially risky world of venture capital. The London Pensions Authority, which oversees a pounds 1.2 billion active pension fund for […]
London Pensions Agency Plans UKpound 75 Million Venture
Jun. 13–The retirement savings of London council workers, ranging from probation officers to hygiene inspectors, are to be poured into the potentially risky world of venture capital. The London Pensions Authority, which oversees a UKpound 1.2 billion active pension fund […]
Tech Coast Angels to Teach Local Entrepreneurs How to Qualify for Funding at TCVN Forum
TUSTIN, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 13, 2003–Representatives of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA) and the CEO of one of their portfolio companies will share their experience and knowledge in fundingearly-stage companies at the Tech Coast Venture Network (TCVN) Forum on Thursday, June […]
Private Biotech Firms Attempt to Capture Attention of Venture Capitalists
Jun. 13–Think of it as a beauty pageant for biotechnology companies, where executives dangle promising genes in lieu of twirling batons and everyone gets just eight minutes to strut their stuff. At yesterday’s annual financing forum sponsored by the University […]