CAPCO Programs

EnviRelation will be expanding its business with the $100,000 investment it was awarded from winning the DC Business Plan Competition:

EnviRelation, a District-based environmentally sustainable food composter and winner of the 2010 Washington, DC Business Plan Competition, today secured an investment of $50,000 from Advantage Capital Partners and $50,000 from Enhanced Capital Partners via the District’s CAPCO Program. These funds will be used to expand this young business and position it for future growth.

“We appreciate the recognition and support that this investment brings to our innovative company. This exciting opportunity to grow our business would not have occurred but for the Washington, DC Business Plan Competition and the District’s small business investment tax credit program, known as CAPCO,” said Walker Lunn, Founder and CEO of EnviRelation. Lunn continued, “Working capital from commercial banks is not readily accessible for small but fast-growing companies like ours, and the District is fortunate to have a CAPCO program that it is specifically designed to provide access to capital to District-based businesses in need of funds to grow.”

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The Park and Love, owned by Marc Barnes, received financing from Enhanced Capital Partners back in July, 2009:

Enhanced Capital, a national private investment firm participating in the District’s CAPCO program, has provided $300,000 in financing to two of the District’s premier establishments. The Park, a trendy four story restaurant and lounge, and Love, a sophisticated nightclub which opened in 2001, are both owned by DC visionary and entrepreneur Marc Barnes.

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On April 6th, Advantage Capital Partners and Enhanced Capital Partners hosted the Business Plan Competition kick-off event in DC:

The Office of the Deputy Mayor and the Washington, DC Economic Partnership (WDCEP) in collaboration with Advantage Capital Partners and Enhanced Capital Partners will kick off its $100,000 Business Plan Competition on April 6 from 6:00-8:00pm at the Washington, DC Economic Partnership’s office located at 1495 F Street, NW.

In its second year, this competition will award $100,000 of investment capital through the District’s Certified Capital Companies (“CAPCO”) Programto one winner.  In addition to the investment capital, the winner will also receive $10,000 worth of legal consultation from Venable LLP. 

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The 2010 Business Plan Competition was announced today.  Here are details on last year’s winner:

Adams Morgan based Affinity Lab, a business cowork venture, took first place yesterday in a business plan competition qualifying for $100,000 in investment in a tight four-way competition staged at the Washington, DC Economic Partnership (WDCEP).

“We saw four great presentations yesterday,” says Steve Moore, President and CEO of the WDCEP. “These business concepts were very exciting, but Affinity Lab stood out as the new thing. They capture what is happening now in the incubation of small businesses. Without fail, when they are done telling you what they do, people say ‘I want to be a part of that.'”

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Enhanced Capital Partners and Advantage Capital Partners, DC CAPCO investment firms, awarded the winner of the PremierPlan business plan competition, Affinity Lab, $100,000:

Enhanced Capital, a national private investment firm participating in the District’s CAPCO program, is happy to announce that Affinity Lab is the winner of the 1st Annual PremierPlan business plan competition. Enhanced Capital, in conjunction with Advantage Capital Partners, awarded Affinity Lab with a $100,000 check at the Washington, DC Economic Partnership (WDCEP) 2009 Small Business Awards and PremierPlan Business Plan Competition dinner.

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 Enhanced Community Development, LLC will provide loans and equity investments to businesses in underserved areas thanks to this $60 million allocation:

The United States Department of the Treasury announced today that Enhanced Community Development, LLC has been selected to receive a $60,000,000 allocation under the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. Enhanced Community Development, LLC is a subsidiary of Enhanced Capital Partners, Inc. It will principally use its tax credits to provide loans and equity investments to businesses, including not-for-profit organizations, located in low-income communities in New Orleans, New York State and the District of Columbia.

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The DC CAPCO program has exceeded expectations and Advantage Capital Partners, Enhanced Capital Partners and Wilshire DC Partners continue to invest in start-up companies:

The District’s CAPCO program, a $50 million venture fund dedicated to Washington-based startup companies, has invested nearly $14 million in 11 companies since the program’s launch 18 months ago. While the program has far exceeded its initial goal of investing 20 percent by May 2007, it has only added one new company to the CAPCO portfolio in the last six months.

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Through the CAPCO program, Advantage Capital Partners and Enhanced Capital Partners invested in ARC Solutions, Inc, located in Washington, DC:

Advantage Capital Partners and Enhanced Capital Partners have invested $2 million in ARC Solutions, Inc.,an association management software company in Washington, D.C. The fundswill be used to support continued growth.

“Advantage and Enhanced Capital believe in the value of our True On-Demand product for member-based organizations and have given us the financial ability to ramp up our efforts to reach more customers and accelerate our business expansion,” said Andrew Ryan, founder and chief executive officer of ARC Solutions.

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Through the CAPCO program in Louisiana, Advantage Capital Partners and Enhanced Capital Partners invest $1 million in Portico Learning Solutions:

BATON ROUGE, La., March 18, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Advantage Capital Partners, Enhanced Capital Partners, Louisiana Fund I and the Louisiana Technology Fund today announced participation in a $1 million funding round for Baton Rouge-based Portico Learning Solutions, a premier provider of custom e-Learning solutions. The company will use the funds to fulfill its working capital needs.

“The e-Learning market is a growing industry and we’re confident that Portico will continue to gain more traction in the marketplace with this latest round of funding,” said Lee Pryor, CEO of Portico Learning Solutions.

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Birmingham Business Journal announces the start of Alabama’s CAPCO program and Enhanced Capital Partners’ interest in opening an office in Birmingham:

A new state program that seeks to generate more dollars for startup businesses by giving tax credits to insurance companies that invest in venture capital firms has begun.

Alabama’s CapCo (certified capital companies) program, approved during the recent legislative session and signed into law April 18, was to have started July 1. But the state agency charged with writing the rules that govern the program delayed implementation to give more time for public input.

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