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  • 1.  Information on Data Sources

    Posted 04-06-2007 09:49

    For a new book I am writing, I am looking for data sources that provide the sources of capital to samples of new businesses.  I have many of the publicly available sources: PSED, GEM, Census's Survey of Business Owners, Kauffman New Firm Study, Entrepreneurship in the U.S. Assessment.  What I am looking for is the sources that might not be publicly available but that indicate where founders got their financing.

     

    I am most interested in getting access to those data sources, but even just knowing of their existence and what they are called would be appreciated.  If you know of any sources, I would appreciate it if you would let me know.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Scott Shane

    A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies

    Department of Economics

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  • 2.  Information on Data Sources

    Posted 04-10-2007 10:27
    Scott,

    Another source is the Federal Reserve's Survey of Small Business
    Finances (SSBF). The dataset includes more established firms, but by
    using a screen of businesses less than 2-3 years old then startup
    capital can be approximated. It provides one of the most detailed
    sources including both amounts of financing and types of
    financing. The current Survey of Business Owners, which replaced the
    1992 Characteristics of Business Owners (CBO) only includes types of
    financing. The 1992 CBO is still one of the best sources including
    both startup capital amounts and sources of financing. It might also
    be possible to impute startup capital from data on business assets in
    the NLSY79. By examining the business worth of individuals who just
    become self-employed business owners startup capital can be
    approximated. Finally, there is a dataset that vFinance has created
    for entrepreneurs visiting their web page. They have some
    information on startup financing.

    Rob


    At 06:49 AM 4/6/2007, Scott Shane wrote:
    >For a new book I am writing, I am looking for data sources that
    >provide the sources of capital to samples of new businesses. I have
    >many of the publicly available sources: PSED, GEM, Census's Survey
    >of Business Owners, Kauffman New Firm Study, Entrepreneurship in the
    >U.S. Assessment. What I am looking for is the sources that might
    >not be publicly available but that indicate where founders got their financing.
    >
    >I am most interested in getting access to those data sources, but
    >even just knowing of their existence and what they are called would
    >be appreciated. If you know of any sources, I would appreciate it
    >if you would let me know.
    >
    >Thanks,
    >
    >Scott Shane
    >A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies
    >Department of Economics
    >Weatherhead School of Management
    >Case Western Reserve University
    >11119 Bellflower Road
    >Cleveland, OH 44106
    >Tel: (216) 368-5538
    >Fax: (216) 368-5039
    >email: scott.shane@case.edu
    >
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