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Growing the Businesses of Tomorrow: Challenges and Prospects of Early-Stage Venture Capital Investment in Canada
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Prepared for Industry Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and the Business Development Bank of Canada
March 2005
© 2005 By Macdonald & Associates Limited. All Rights Reserved.
No part of this report may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means – graphic, electronic, or mechanical – without permission from Macdonald & Associates Limited.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
I. Introduction
II. Trends in Early-Stage Venture Capital Activity in Canada, 1996-2004
III. Results of a Survey of Canadian and US VC Professionals
- III.1 The Survey Process
- III.2 Overview of Survey Responses
- III.3 Detailed Commentary on Challenges to Early-Stage VC Activity In Canada
- III.4 Public Policy Recommendations Arising from the Interviews
IV. Concluding Remarks
Appendix A: Canadian and US Professional Managers Interviewed for This Report
Appendix B: A Brief Description of Stages of Company Development
Appendix C: Supplementary Figures
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