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Venture Capital and Angel investors - Challenging to raise money outside of Canada
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Article Overview: Both Venture Capital and Angel investors worldwide have been challenged to raise a significant amount of money because of the challenging times world-wide. In Canada, administrative hurdles like Section 116 makes tax treatment for United States investors a time consuming affair!
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Venture Capital and Angel investors - Challenging to raise money outside of Canada
Both Venture Capital and Angel investors worldwide have been challenged to raise a significant amount of money because of the challenging times world-wide. In Canada, raising money from outside the country has been relatively challenging because of Section 116 which makes tax treatment for United States investors a time consuming affair.
The BC Renaissance Capital Fund has created pools of money to invest in venture funds. However, this VC has to invest a significant amount of the commitment back into companies from that province.
Canada is competing for capital and talent internationally. Administrative hurdles like Section 116 give Canadian VC's hurdles to compete for capital internationally. Canadian VC's traditionally invest their money in their home region so the net effect of lobbying to change Section 116 would be positive for entrepreneurs in Canada and create world-class VC firms.
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An angel investor or angel (known as a business angel in Europe), is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity. A small but increasing number of angel investors are organizing themselves into angel networks or angel groups to share research and pool their investment capital.
With that being said, Angel investors can come from a number of resources. You can try ACA (Angel Capital Association) in US / CA.
Family & friends- Well, for me personally, I never do that type of business with family or friends for fear of a damaged relationship. I do not borrow from them, nor allow them to borrow from me. However, in my business I see it all the time.
One place you can also try if not self employed, is with your current employer or even co-workers (of course having a good relationship with them is key).
Also, get the information out to everyone and anyone about how you are seeking an angel investor, because you never know...just look at Evan's experience!
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- There is a popular CBC show here in Canada called Dragon's Den where entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to Angel investors in hopes of securing their support in helping build their company.
Most of the entrepreneurs are inventors who are sorely lacking business skills but they've invented a new product that they believe will be a big money maker.
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Should inventors stick to what they do best and invent ideas for other companies to sell off or are they being unrealistic in their desires to go up against big competition and try to mass produce their products themselves?
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