Yen Nguyen, St. Francis Xavier University

Research

venture capital angel investor economic policy uncertainty equity crowdfunding entrepreneurial finance IPO bank debt startup

Latest funding

Entrepreneurial Firms and Sources of Finance
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$41,940

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Entrepreneurial Firms and Sources of Finance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Nguyen, Yen

Keywords: venture capital; angel investor; economic policy uncertainty; equity crowdfunding; entrepreneurial finance; IPO; bank debt; startup

$41,940

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: venture capital Dear Professor Nguyen, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on venture capital connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Entrepreneurial Firms and Sources of Finance" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]