ESSAY

You
have just invented a new product that you believe will make you a millionaire
in Canada. However, you do not have
sufficient funds to start a company. You
have heard that you may get assistance from venture capital organizations or
angel investors. You have decided to do
some research on the Internet to get more information about venture capital
organizations and angel investors in Canada.

REQUIREMENT:

Write
a short essay summarizing your research.
Your report should cover the following:

·
Explanation of the terms venture capital organization and
angel investors;

·
Differences between venture capital organizations and angel
investors;

·
Discuss potential venture capital organizations and/or angel
investors in Canada;

·
What factors will a venture capital organization and/or angel
investors take into account when assessing your financing request.

CATEGORY

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Organization

Information
is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings within the
requirements set. Full sentences used throughout the essay.

Information
is organized with well-constructed paragraphs. Essay slightly too long or too short. Full sentences used throughout the essay.

Information
is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. Lack of full sentences in some part of the
essay.

The
information appears to be disorganized.
Too long or too short. Lack of
full sentences in essay.

Quality
of Information

Information
clearly relates to the main topic. It includes relevant supporting
examples and discussions for all the
requirements.

Information
clearly relates to the main topic. It includes relevant supporting examples
and discussions for most of the requirements.

Information
clearly relates to the main topic. It mostly includes relevant supporting
examples and discussions although some may be missing/incorrect.

Information
has little or nothing to do with the main topic. Examples and/or discussions
mostly incorrect or missing.

Mechanics & Sources of information

No
grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
All sources are accurately
documented in the desired format.

Almost
no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. All sources are accurately documented,
but a few are not in the desired format.

A
few grammatical spelling or punctuation errors. All sources are accurately
documented, but many are not in the desired format.

Many
grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. Some sources are not accurately
documented.