In an encouraging sign that the day of the high-flying start-up company might not be completely over, Oracle Hong Kong has announced the launch of Oracle VentureNetwork, a global online community, bringing together entrepreneurs and early stage ventures with supporting businesses and leading venture capital investors.
Through these partners, VentureNetwork offers new companies access to a range of information and resources from business plan composition tools to online contact management with venture capitalists for first round funding; operations and management services, such as legal and human resource consultancies; and online services that can help entrepreneurs manage day-to-day business operations.