Cornell University
Cornell University: Law School: Legal Information Institute: Joint Ventures
This resource provides legal information about joint ventures.
PBS
Africans in America: Venture Smith's Narrative on Buying His Freedom
Here is the original text from Venture Smith's narrative on how he purchased his own freedom and his families, and his life afterwards.
Wolters Kluwer
Business Owner's Toolkit: Business Combinations and Sources of Venture Capital
Explains how business can profit from mergers, joint ventures, consolidations, acquisitions, strategic alliances, and associations. It describes an SBIC and how it works, and gives specific information regarding characteristics of...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: The Ventures
Known for their instrumentals, the Ventures were a successful 1960s rock group. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, this article includes biographical details, a timeline, and list of popular songs.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Venture Capital
This site gives a description of venture capital. Includes links to words that need further clarification.
PBS
Pbs Africans in America: Venture Smith
This website briefly describes the life of a captured slave, Venture Smith. He is a legend for his size and his feat of buying his and his family's freedom.
Other
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
The home website of Ann Winblad's venture capital firm- Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. The firm focuses exclusivly on software development and has grown to be a $95 million firm.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Jock at a Venture" by Arnold Bennett
Text of the short story "Jock-at-a-Venture" by British author Arnold Bennett. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Lilian's Business Venture" by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Text of the short story "Lilian's Business Venture" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Venturers
Read the full text of the short story "The Venturers" by O.Henry.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "A Golden Venture" by w.w. Jacobs
The full text of the short story "A Golden Venture" by W.W. Jacobs. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
Wolters Kluwer
Biz Filings: Business Combinations and Other Sources of Venture Capital
Are you an existing business that's growing fast and need additional financing? This site describes an SBIC and how it works. Additional links are included to locate additional information concerning these loans.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Richard Dare's Venture by Edward Stratemeyer
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. This early 1900's work was written by Edward Stratemeyer, the author famously known for the Hardy Boys books and Nancy Drew series.
Other
The Entrepreneur's Resource: Venture Capital
Debt and equity capital are discussed at this site. Topics such as why the company requires capital to what stage of growth the company is in are covered.
Other
Virtue Ventures: Medieval Clothing
A collection of articles and images of clothing and fashion from the Middle Ages.
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: New Petroleum Ventures
This lesson explains and defines how companies work towards placing bids on license areas (blocks). Students learn regional information on the Gippsland basin and participate in a discussion of a mock lease sale of fifteen (15) blocks in...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maryland: Habre De Venture
An image of the Habre-de-venture.
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Georges Doriot
A Frenchman with a cool eye formed a publicly traded company to assess thousands of business proposals -- and funded the best ones, inventing the modern practice of venture capitalism.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: South Carolina River Venture
Take a virtual "float trip" across South Carolina, following the Saluda, Congaree, the Santee, and the Cooper Rivers. RiverVenture is the story of South Carolina's cultural and natural landscape as told by its rivers. It includes teacher...
Other
Girl Geeks: Ann Winblad
Here you can find a brief biography of Ann Winblad, co-founder and CEO of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Content focuses exclusively on her career.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Britain in the New World: Early Ventures Fail
Several Englishmen sailed to the New World to establish settlements for England. Read about Sir Humphrey Gilbert's fate, and the mystery of Roanoke. Follow Sir Francis Drake on the map as he circumnavigated the globe.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: George W. Bush
An in-depth profile of George W. Bush. Content includes information on his personal life and education, his political career and business ventures before becoming President of the United States in 2000, perceptions of his public image...
Harold D. Underdown
The Purple Crayon: A Guide to Writing Children's Lit.
A great resource for writing, illustrating, and publishing children's literature. Includes articles, guides, and helpful tips to being successful in one or more ventures in children's literature.