US Emerging Domestic Market,

USA Today reports that a growing number of private-equity firms invest in what bankers call the US emerging domestic market, or ethnic and urban businesses. More than 55 such firms manage $10 billion in capital, according to the National Association of Investment Companies. "We're bringing Wall Street to the barrio," says Marcos Rodriguez , founder of Palladium Equity Partners, a fast-growing investment firm in New York with $1 billion invested in Latino-related small and midsize companies.

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VENTURE CAPITAL AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE STOCK MARKET ?

Getting an investment opportunity in front of a serious venture capital firm is quite difficult. They simply haven't the time to sort through (by reading) hundreds of unfiltered unsolicited business plans, so they accept plans only from sources they know will send them opportunities that meet their investment criteria. Furthermore, greater than 99% of all other investors aren't listed on the Internet or in any directory of any type and cannot be found by searching the web. Investors want and need a reliable way to find and identify the best investment opportunities in an organized way.

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