Jackson Library

• National Venture Capital Association: Industry Overview

• News and journal articles - available via Jackson eJournals, such as Venture Capital Journal. 

Search Jackson Library Catalog using the subject term "venture capital". Notable titles are:

• Venture capital handbook: an entrepreneur's guide to raising venture capital. Catalog record
• Venture capital investing : the complete handbook for investing in private businesses for outstanding profits. Catalog record
  
• Structuring venture capital, private equity, and entrepreneurial transactions. Catalog record
• Private equity and venture capital : a practical guide for investors and practitioners. Catalog record
• Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur. Catalog record
• Basics of venture capital [videorecording]. Catalog record

• GSB cases - search by keyword "venture capital".

• PriceWaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Survey: A quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the U.S.
• SDC (Trader's Pit): Data on IPOs, and VC funding ( VentureXpert ).  The Web version VentureXpert is available to GSB users. Please contact Information desk (723-2163) or email Ask a Librarian for access.
• Thomson One Banker-Analytics: Analysis and custom reports on venture deals and IPOs. From the left-hand side navigation panel, select Private Equity for VC or PE deals; select Deals Analysis > Equity for IPO data.
• Venture Capital Database: From a survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association, find the recipients of funding from venture-capital firms for the past four quarters.

Check the print directories in the Reference Collection (subject section: Venture Capital):

• Galante's venture capital & private equity directory: Also available on CD-ROM at Jackson's CD-ROM Workstation. (Stanford Users may obtain online access at the Information Desk of the Library ) • Catalog record
  
• Pratt’s Guide to Private Equity & Venture Capital Sources: Basic description of VC and PE firms worldwide. Introductory articles discuss the strategies of approaching and structuring deals with the investors. Catalog record
  

• PriceWaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Survey : A quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the U.S.
• Sand Hill Index: Benchmark of venture capital value. The index is compiled on a monthly basis from 65,000 valuation events for 20,000 companies since January 1989. Data and graphs are in Excel format. Also includes links to full text news and research articles.
• SDC (Trader's Pit): Data on IPOs, and VC funding ( VentureXpert ).  The Web version VentureXpert is available to GSB users. For access, contact Jackson's Information desk (723-2163) or email Ask a Librarian. 
• Thomson One Banker-Analytics: Latest statistics by state and metro area. Select Private Equity > US Statistics from the left-hand side navigation panel.
• National Venture Capital Association: Industry Statistics

• National Venture Capital Association Yearbook: Current and historical statistics on investment industry activity. Catalog record

• News and journal articles - available via Jackson eJournals, such as Venture Capital Journal.

For industry performance:

• S&P NetAdvantage: Includes e-version of S&P industry survey, which summarizes the current environment of an industry, trends, how the industry operates, key ratios, and the keys to analyzing a company in the industry. 
• OneSource's Business Browser: Integrates information from over 2,500 business sources. The industry Profiles can include market research reports, analyst reports, industry norms, and articles.  
• RMA Annual Statement Studies (Reference Room: Alphabetical Subject Section: Financial Ratios): Provides standard ratios by industry. Catalog record
• IBISWorld: Contains research on every US industry within the four-digit NAICS code.

For company performance and competitor analysis:

• Capital IQ: Use Screening & Analytic > Comparable Company Analysis to create a side-by side performance report based on your selected criteria, such as financials, market data, etc., for your custom companies set. Database includes both public and private companies.
• ORBIS: Use Peer Analyses to compare performance of your subject company against a custom set of companies or use Peer Report to compare performance of your subject company against a preselected group of companies within the same industry sector.
• Thomson One Banker-Analytics: Create custom sets of companies based on your selected criteria or use the "Peer companies" group and create a side-by-side companies performance reports based on your selected criteria such as financials, market data, etc. Database includes both public and private companies.
• Thomson Investext (IE Browser only): Select Research link in the left-hand side navigation column to find analysts’ research on companies and industries.
• Articles databases, such as ABI Inform and Business Source Complete: Full-text journal and news articles on specific companies. 

Search Jackson Library Catalog using the subject term "business planning", "new business enterprises - planning." Some notable titles are:

• Preparing Effective Business Plans : an entrepreneurial approach. Catalog record
• Business Plans Handbook : a compilation of actual business plans developed by small businesses throughout North America. Catalog record
• Bankable business plans. Catalog record

Sample business plans are available from a number of websites:

• Moor Corp Competition: Sample plans from MBAs.
• Bplan.com
• Business.gov