PROVINCIAL VENTURE CAPITAL CORPORATIONS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
ABSTRACT Addressing a growing need, Provincial Venture Capital Corporations (PVCCs) constitute a dynamic, distinctive and significant segment of the Canadian venture-capital industry. All provinces are now offering their respective programs to encourage the formation of PVCCs, so this article reviews the purpose and evolution of these programs and compares their various structures and regulations. Their overall performance and outlook are analyzed, and recommendations seeking to encourage the further development of PVCCs are presented.
CRITERIA USED BY VENTURE CAPITALISTS
ABSTRACT This paper describes a survey of Canadian venture-capital firms and small-business development corporations to investigate the criteria they use to evaluate venture proposals. The criteria were taken from U.S. survey of venture-capital firms and the results are contrasted with U.S. responses.
A new power measuring circuit using a bridge-connected magnetic circuit and another magnetic core
The authors describe the operating characteristics of an oscillating circuit using a bridge-connected magnetic circuit and another magnetic core. A square-shape output voltage is obtained in the oscillating circuit. The pulsewidth in positive and negative half cycles of output voltage changes with the current of the U-form core windings and with the signal voltage applied to the exciting windings. The mean value of the output voltage varies in proportion to the product of the current and the signal voltage. Utilizing this feature, an application of the oscillating circuit to a novel power measuring circuit of simple construction is presented. >