Links for Entrepreneurs

The following websites provide useful information and statistics about the venture capital/private equity industry:

• NVCA
• Thomson Financial
• PWC Moneytree

• Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center
• Illinois Business & Investors Forum
• Illinois IT Association (ITA)
• Illinois Science & Technology Park
• Illinois Technology Development Alliance
• TiE Midwest
• The Women's Business Development Center
• University Technology Park at IIT

The following websites provide useful information and services for entrepreneurs looking for general information or resources to grow their based businesses:  

• Biz Move
• Business Know-How
• Business Owner's Toolkit
• Entrepreneur.com
• Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
• Entrepreneur's Library
• The Entrepreneur's Mind
• Illinois Science & Technology Park
• My Own Busin
• Smart Startup
• Startup Nation
• University Technology Park at IIT
• US Small Business Administration 

• About Venture Capital/Private Equity
  • Definitions
  • Other Private Equity
  • Private Equity Is a Major Industry in Its Own Right
  • Research Papers
  • FAQ
• Taxonomy (PDF) of Private Equity
• Statistics -Private Equity Monitor
  • Private Equity Monitor 3Q2009
  • Private Equity Monitor 2Q2009
  • Private Equity Monitor 1Q2009
  • Private Equity Monitor 4Q2008
  • Private Equity Monitor 3Q2008
  • Private Equity Monitor 2Q2008
  • Private Equity Monitor 1Q2008
  • Private Equity Monitor 4Q2007
  • Private Equity Monitor 4Q2006
• IVCA Private Equity Profiles (Case Studies)
  • Advanced Diamond Technologies
  • Aventine
  • CellTrak
  • DeVry
  • Fieldglass, Inc.
  • Firefly
  • Ifbyphone, Inc.
  • Neutral Tandem
  • RiverGlass, Inc.
  • Savo Group
  • Sportvision
  • Stericycle
  • Zorch International
• Links for ENTREPRENEURS
• IVCA in the News
• JOB POSTINGS
• Resources, Research & Statistics
• IVCA Newsletters - past editions