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THE TEXT is used by universities to teach a practical approach to business plannng and financing.  Based on real-world experiences. Contents:

• Assessing Entrepreneurial Skills
• Preparing the Business Plan
• Selecting a Legal Structure
• Identifying Sources of Capital
• Presenting a Plan to Capital Providers

The Author, Mike Roer is the president of the Entrepreneurship Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting:

• Entrepreneurs seeking funding
• Angel investors
• Professors of entrepreneurship, management and finance.
• Business Plan Competitions for students and grads.

Previously, Roer was Executive Director of the Connecticut Venture Group for fifteen years and manager of the Crossroads Venture Fair.

 [left]The author at the Hartford Club 
 speaking to CEOs on financing.  

 [below] Lecturing at Fairfield

 University on raising capital for 
 new ventures.

The author served as project manager for a business-education curriculum [LEFT] that included a text, teacher guide, accounting software, computer-based managment simulations, and audiovisuals.  Components have been adopted by school systems in over 20 countries.