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  <name>Estimates Committee A - Answers to Questions</name>
  <date date="2008-07-04T00:00:00+09:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>51</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>Estimates Committee A - Answers to Questions</house>
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    <name>Estimates Replies</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Venture Capital Board</name>
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      <text id="20080704666bafc7ed824df0b0000356">
        <heading>VENTURE CAPITAL BOARD</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="1807" kind="question">
        <name>In reply to Dr McFETRIDGE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morphett</electorate>
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          <question date="2008-07-04">
            <name>VENTURE CAPITAL BOARD</name>
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        <text id="20080704666bafc7ed824df0b0000357">In reply to <by role="member" id="1807">Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett)</by> (26 June 2008).</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="532" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. K.O. FOLEY</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Port Adelaide</electorate>
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            <name>Deputy Premier</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Industry and Trade</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Federal/State Relations</name>
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          <question date="2008-07-04">
            <name>VENTURE CAPITAL BOARD</name>
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        <text id="20080704666bafc7ed824df0b0000358">
          <by role="member" id="532">The Hon. K.O. FOLEY (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Federal/State Relations):</by>  I have been provided the following information:</text>
        <text id="20080704666bafc7ed824df0b0000359">No external costs were incurred in facilitating and/or establishing the business angels network, SA Angels.</text>
        <text id="20080704666bafc7ed824df0b0000360">The work undertaken has included direct input from Office of the Venture Capital Board (OVCB) staff involved in facilitating and establishing the business angels network. OVCB staff have been involved in meeting with sophisticated investors and business angels, providing secretariat support and meeting co-ordination.</text>
        <text id="20080704666bafc7ed824df0b0000361">Facilitation has included sourcing opportunities for meetings with companies seeking angel investment. OVCB staff have worked with these companies to review information memoranda, management team capability, the investment opportunity and general equity readiness, and then introduced these companies to the business angel's network.</text>
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