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Our Skills and Experience
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Seed and Venture Capital
Assistance to Emerging Businesses
Economic and Community Development
Seed and Venture Capital
- Business investment funds. Research and consultation regarding the market opportunity, structure, management and implementation of investment capital funds for growing companies.
- Evaluation of candidate funds seeking investments. Solicitation and review of proposals for investment capital from management firms.
- Due diligence. Evaluation and review of business plans and proposals for funding including market opportunity, competitive advantage, uses of capital, financial forecasts and management.
- Industry analysis. Using on-line research techniques, review of market size and trends available from independent third parties.
- Monitoring of portfolio companies. Through reports and regular visits, review of progress of portfolio companies toward objectives of business plan and other benchmarks.
- Measurement of growth of portfolio companies. Collection and analysis of data from portfolio companies regarding progress toward expected metrics.
- Remedial strategies and tactics to improve performance. Design and implementation of activities necessary to remedy slower than anticipated growth.
- Capital-raising. Identification of and solicitation of investment capital from appropriate individuals, firms, pension funds, or public sector bodies.
- Harvesting of returns from portfolio companies. Collection of returns from investments as stipulated in investment agreements.
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Assistance to Emerging Businesses
- Business plan preparation. Preparation of business plans according to industry standards for new or emerging ventures with substantial input from management.
- Interim management. Temporary and/or part time "hands-on" involvement in critical management areas including but not limited to finance and capital-raising, marketing and executive functions.
- Identification of needs of management team. Recommendations regarding strengthening management based on a review of needs of firm, abilities of present management team, and resources available to compensate employees.
- Market research. Analysis of size and trends of market and specific market segments including both domestic and international opportunities.
- Competitive intelligence. Identification and analysis of new developments by current and potential competitors.
- Financial planning. Forecasts of future financial performance and comparisons with industry standards.
- Capital-raising. Assistance in identification of and presentation of investment opportunity to appropriate potential investors.
- Identification and negotiation of strategic alliances. Assistance in development of strategic relationships with key collaborators in related industries in order to increase market penetration, shorten the sales cycle, or develop other strategic arrangements.
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Economic and Community Development
- Strategic planning. Assesment of local needs and resources and design of plan in order to acomplish specific community or economic development objectives within specified area.
- Microenterprises. Design and implementation of microloan fund or other assistance targeted to very small start-up firms.
- Entrepreneurial education. Design and implementation of entrepreneurial curriculum using identified instructors and practitioners.
- Small business incubators. Design and implementation of business development services programs, including identification of management personnel, in order to facilitate the start-up and growth of new businesses.
- Networks of assistance providers. Development of system of lawyers, accountants, marketers, and other qualified practitioners in order to provide assistance to appropriate entrepreneurial companies on either an individual or group basis.
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E-mail us for more information
VISTA VENTURES, LLC
327 Calvert Road
Merion Station, PA 19066-1533
Telephone: 610-949-0460
Fax: 610-949-0461
©1999-2000 Vista Ventures, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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