Index 441 short-term loans, 140­141 Silbert, Barry, 127 Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs Seed Program, 92 situational analysis, 57­58 Small Business Administration, 164­175 contacting, 175 guaranteed loans, 152 microloans, 93 program eligibility, 166­167 Service Core of Retired Executives (SCORE), 112 statistics, 2 Small Business Initiatives (SBIs), 249 Small Business Investment Act, 181 small businesses, bank loans to, 162 Small Corporate Offering Registration (SCOR), 120 small-business, state loan programs, 369 social networking, xii, xiv, 80, 104 SPARK Business Accelerator, 92 SproutBox, 92 Strong, Henry Alvah, 106 subchapter S corporation, 30 subscription to private placement accepting, 126 agreement example, 344­347 memorandum materials, 124­125 superangels, 74 suppliers, credit from, 9 sweat equity, 70 takeback financing, 315 security for seller's note, 318 taxes, leasing and, 154 "tech bubble," xi Tech Wildcatters, 92 TechAmerica, 327 technical training, 90 technology licensing, 292, 293­296 technology needs, leasing and, 154 TechStars, 92 tender offer, rules and regulations, 262