Title: A Venture Capital Primer for small business
Author: unknown
Reference: SBA.com
Presenter: Ashley Church
Using venture capitalists to finance your small business can be a strategic method of obtain funds. 
What venture firms look for is an important consideration when you are thinking about going down this root.  The size of the venture proposal makes a huge difference in the scope of the payoff/payback.  Then there is the maturity of the firm making the proposal which ways in on the factors at hand.  You need to be sure that you have the correct management of the proposing firm or else there can be side affects and always be on the lookout for "something special" in the plan, what ever it may be.
The venture proposal is much like a business plan – sometimes a business plan and a venture proposal are one and the same. Therefore your business plan should be carefully crafted and take into account what a venture firm wants and does not want in a deal that is to be made.  Things to consider are the ownership of the company, the means by which the company is controlled and the amount that it pays in annual charges. Finally, there are many types of venture firms:  Traditional partnerships are one type.  Then there re professionally managed pools.  Next on the old venture wheel comes investment banking firms, to be followed by insurance companies.  Manufacturing companies are another often used venture firm.  Finally, or last but not least, there are small business investment corporations which are and get licensed by the Small Business Administration.