BRIAN E. HILL holds a master's degree in business administration, with a specialization in finance. He worked in corporate planning with several large organizations before founding Profit Dynamics, Inc., a research and management consulting firm, in 1987. This firm has advised numerous small and midsized companies in the areas of writing business plans and finding capital. Clients have included technology and Internet companies as well as manufacturing, distribution, and service businesses.

DEE POWER also has an MBA degree and is a founding partner of Profit Dynamics, Inc. She has eighteen years of experience in business planning and in working with entrepreneurs. Hill and Power are also the authors of Inside Secrets to Venture Capital, available from Wiley. They can be reached through their Web site, www.capital-connection.com, a resource site for entrepreneurs looking for capital.