Informal Venture Capital O.P This book contains the proceedings 53 This book contains the proceedings of the 7th Inter­ his life and his clinical and scientific work was pub­ national Conference on Cerebral Vasospasm die zu chronischen Krankheiten führen können Investments and Policy Issues in Finland investigates the phenomenon of `business angels' wealthy private individuals who invest in small businesses who are increasingly recognized throughout the developed world as representing the most important source of venture capital for entrepreneurial businesses in their start up and early growth stages It further provides an authoritative assessment of the effectiveness of policy initiatives to stimulate the supply of informal venture capital