Center for Venture Research
The Center for Venture Research is a multidisciplinary research unit of the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. The Center's principal area of expertise is in the study of early stage equity financing for high growth ventures. The Center for Venture Research, since its inception in 1984, has undertaken and published numerous studies in the area of early-stage equity financing of entrepreneurial ventures. The Center has appeared on CNBC, MSNBC, National Public Radio, NHPTV's NH Outlook, and has been quoted in several publications including, Inc., Forbes, Fortune, Red Herring, Business Week, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune and the Financial Times. In addition, the Center has presented its research in academic and practitioner forums in the United States, Asia, Australia and Europe, in testimony before Congressional Committees, and in briefings for several government agencies and scholars from the United States, Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, Asia and Africa.
Jeffrey Sohl - Director of CVR, and Dan Innis - Dean of WSBE, meet with delegates from Japan to discuss the US Angel Market
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Start-Ups Will Keep Struggling in 2010 Funding from angel investors, or high-net-worth individuals who provide capital to young companies, fell 30% to $9.1 billion in the first half of 2009 compared with the same period a year earlier. That figure is expected to remain flat for 2010, according to Jeffrey Sohl, director of University of New Hampshire's Center for Venture Research, which tracks the data. |
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Angel Investment Forum: Practical Advice for Seeking If you're exploring the idea of raising angel investment capital in 2010, join us on January 21st for an angel forum targeting the key information you'll need to be successful. You'll hear from Jeff Sohl, Director of the Center for Venture Research at UNH, and two leading New England angel investors, Mike Marsh and Jean Hammond. |
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More entrepreneurs use the Web to attract lenders and investors Countless small businesses face a similar struggle - worthy opportunities missed for lack of funding, even relatively small sums...Only 9% of all investment opportunities brought to the attention of investors get funded, said Jeffrey Sohl, director of the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. |