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Angel Investor Forum

March 25th, 2009

Angel Investor Forum

The Angel Investors Group Discussion Forum Provides a Networking Resource

The Angel Investor Group is an expanding group founded as a resource for angel investors and entrepreneurs to come together and form professional partnerships. The Angel Investors Group’s most popular function is its discussion forum where investors and entrepreneurs can exchange opportunities and share expertise.

The Angel Investors Group forum is free and provides one more potential opportunity to meet investors and for angel investors to get in touch with professionals looking for funding for their ideas.  You can post your own discussion topic or comment on others.  If you’d like to join the Angel Investors Group and participate in the forum  follow this link and apply for membership.

Angel Health Care

March 24th, 2009

Angel Health Care

Angel Investors in Medicine and Health Care

As with any investor, it can be expected that an angel investor would only put his money into a business that would provide the least risk on his investment. This is reflected in the investment decisions that such an investor would make, especially in the types of products or services that a business provides. Usually, angel investors invest in businesses that have the potential for long-term profitability. In recent years, the preference of angel investors has been in medical devices and medical related services, including medical billing services.

As a result, entrepreneurs who opt to go into businesses that make medical devices and provide medical related services have found it a little bit easier to get the interest of angel investors. However, this does not mean that anyone who decides to go into these kinds of businesses would get an angel investor to invest just like that, as there are things that entrepreneurs need to do first before they can sign a deal with an angel investor.

What angel investors look for:

Apart from a presenting a potentially profitable product or service, businessmen need to prepare a number of things and equip themselves with a number of skills that would increase their chances of landing a deal with an angel investor. Among these skills, one of the most important is competent management skills. In addition to this, an entrepreneur needs a good business plan, which identifies the size of the market, the competitive advantage of his business, and financial forecasts.

On the other hand, there are also a number of things that entrepreneurs should avoid when they are presenting their business concept to an angel investor. Some of these include and having unrealistic valuations for the purpose of making his business more attractive. This is because angel investors are very astute businessmen, and they can tell if you are trying to fool them. If they catch you doing it, you can kiss their investment goodbye.

Recently, angel investors have become very interested in the medical field, which has made it easier for entrepreneurs who are in the field to gain access to capital. However, even if an entrepreneur is in the right type of business, there are still a number of things that an entrepreneur needs to prepare and skills that he has to learn before he can land an investment deal with an angel investor.

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Boston Angel Investors

March 15th, 2009

Boston Angel Investors

Finding Angel Investors in Boston

Boston and Northeast Angel Investor Networks

  • Common Angels: Limited to Boston area companies, this large angel network favors early-stage software companies.
  • Maine Angels: This angel network is ideal for companies hoping to raise from $50,000 to $250,000. Although the Maine Angels tend to invest in local companies they are open to other locations.
  • Silicon Garden Angel Investors Network: Invests in East Coast companies with a somewhat smaller than most networks’ average investment ranging from $20,000 to $250,000.
  • Tech Valley Angel Network: This angel investor group invests in early-stage businesses in northeastern New York and New England.