Corporate Venture Capital: Bridging The Equity Gap In The Small Business Sector (routledge Studies In Small Business)

This book addresses the lack of academic and practical research into corporate venturing by examining the role of this activity as both a form of large firm-small firm collaboration and as an alternative source of equity finance for small firms. These issues are explored through surveys of independent fund managers, coporate executives and technology-based firm directors. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Series Title......Page 3 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 CONTENTS......Page 8 FIGURES......Page 9 TABLES......Page 11 FOREWORD......Page 13 PREFACE......Page 15 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 16 1 INTER-FIRM COLLABORATION......Page 17 2 CORPORATE VENTURING AND CORPORATE VENTURE CAPITAL......Page 46 3 CORPORATE VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM......Page 89 4 THE CVC INVESTMENT PROCESS......Page 113 5 EXTERNALLY MANAGED CVC......Page 144 6 TECHNOLOGY-BASED FIRMS AND CVC......Page 167 7 CONCLUSIONS......Page 205 NOTES......Page 227 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 229 INDEX......Page 252 1. Inter-firm Collaboration -- 2. Corporate Venturing And Corporate Venture Capital -- 3. Corporate Venture Capital Investment In The United Kingdom -- 4. The Cvc Investment Process -- 5. Externally Managed Cvc -- 6. Technology-based Firms And Cvc -- 7. Conclusions. Kevin Mcnally. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 232-251) And Index.