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Are you struggling to raise capital and launch your business? Would you like to know where the investors are?
If you are having trouble raising capital, you either are not in the right space or your don't understand The Language of Capital. When you know where to find the investors (not venture capital people who want 60-70% of your business) and you know the language of capital, you can raise all the capital you need.
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Alternative Venture Finance: Federal Grants and Loans
While most companies seeking venture capital initially think about angel investors and venture capitalists, a large alternative source of financing is federal grants and loans. The two largest federal grant programs are run by the Small Business Administration (SBA), and by Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs).
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UK Finance from Venture Capitalists
Any new startup would require proper funding and without that it is difficult to be successful in their business venture
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Small Business Loans For Women
You have been thinking about it for a long time! That perfect business idea has been incubating in your mind and you just want to let it out. No capital? All you need is a small business loan to get you started on the road to success. Its easy. Small business loans for woman especially in the minority sector are gaining importance today. Women own 38% of businesses in the United States. Our economy is finally opening up to providing woman with adequate venture capital to sta...
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Networking with previous customers
Your direct contacts may provide advice, counsel and support. But, it is THEIR contacts that create a new customer base, provide a supplier, get venture capital or introduce you to the person you need to close a deal. Perhaps the term business networking is a misnomer. Think of it as people networking, because it is PEOPLE that make networking successful.
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Houlihan Smith Serves as Exclusive Advisor to Grocery Shopping Network on First Round of Financing
Grocery Shopping Network, Inc. (GSN) reported today that it has completed its series A round of venture capital funding with Houlihan Smith & Company, Inc. (Houlihan) acting as exclusive financial advisor. The $7.0 million equity...
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Global Venture Capital: Ernst & Young Reports on Important Trend
One of the most lucrative investment industries, venture capital, underwent a period of tremendous transition last year, and with that transition signaled passage into a new venture landscape.
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Unconventional Home Business Financing Alternatives
While unconventional financing can cost you money in the long run, it does allow you to avoid borrowing money as a loan that needs to be paid back... whether or not your business makes a profit. With the alternative financing options presented here - if your business fails, your obligation to pay back the money expires. These alternatives, to heading down to your local bank or credit union for a personal loan, are venture capitalists and so-called angel investors. In both i...
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Businesses Need Money To Grow. Is Venture Capital Right For You?
The goal of every business is to be successful in their efforts and continue to grow. However, they often come to a crossroads where they are going to have to invest more money if they want to experience growth and additional profits. It may be money needed for new equipment, a larger building, or a number of other items that can be found to keep a business operating at its very best.
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A Guide For Writing a Funding Proposal
No guide for writing a funding proposal would be complete without cautioning that a business looking for funding cannot do so without also presenting a completed business plan. Every lender, whether bank or other financial institution, venture capitalist, or private individual, will want to see the firm's business plan in addition to the project detail.
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Venture Capital - What Happens After The Due Diligence Process
Venture Capital - What Happens After The Due Diligence Process
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Venture Capital - Most Important Lessons From Northern Crown Capital To You
Venture Capital - Most Important Lessons From Northern Crown Capital To You
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Free Counseling and Advice Every Startup and Growing Business Needs
Free Business counseling information is available, and can save your business money.
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Do I Need A Business Angel?
You need a business angel if you need some money to invest in your business and if you think you could do with a mentor. Generally Business Angels will not invest in your company if they believe the company has no future and is a bad idea. If however they think your business is an innovative idea and has great marketing potential and selling ability then your are on to a good start. If you have an already established business and are looking to expand over seas for instance t...
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Business Angels Taking The Risk
When youre building a new business, or looking to expand your old one, the first thing youll always need is money. Money doesnt just grease the wheels of business, as the old adage goes money is the wheels of business. Everything in business depends on it, and if you cant get funding, your business plans will never even get out of the starting gate. So, what do you look for in an investor? Some investors, called venture capitalists, represent large bases of ot...
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6 Ways To Fund Your New Business
Im often asked: what is the best way to finance a new business venture. This question is usually followed by So, do you ever invest in new business ventures?The answers, respectively, are: 1. there is no best way to fund a new business; and 2. I do invest in new business ventures, but darn it I cant today because I left my checkbook in my other suit.The truth is there are a variety of ways to finance a new business and which way is best for you depends totally o...
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Why You Need A Board Of Advisors/Mastermind Group
This week Ive had a lot of discussions with people about Mastermind Groups. All large corporations have a Board of Directors to be sure the company stays true to their mission, hit their numbers and fulfill their responsibility to stockholders. Small businesses (even sole-proprietorships) need them too. But usually, only those small businesses who accept private funding (from banks, angel investors, venture capitalists) have outsiders on their Board of Directors. A professio...
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How To Finance Your Small Business
If you have a great business idea or plan, or you would like to expand your existing business, dont let a lack of funds stop you in your tracks. There is a wide variety of financing available for small businesses. Lets take a look at the financing opportunities that small business entrepreneurs can take advantage of.While the financing sources comprise diverse institutions, such as banks, government sources, venture capitalist and angel investors, it is useful to look...
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Private Venture Capital for Small Business Startups
The idea of starting your very own business can be exciting, but the cost of getting it started can prevent you from being able to follow your dream. Too many new businesses fail and therefore traditional lenders are very careful who they give money to. Even if you approach them with a quality business plan, expertise in the necessary areas of operating it, and a commitment to make the business work they could turn you away.
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Angel Investors Bring Big Ideas To Reality/Radio
A study by the University of New Hampshire's Center for Venture Research showed that "angel investors" - high-net-worth individuals willing to invest in entrepreneurial companies at an early stage - shelled out more than $18 billion into early-stage companies last year alone, compared to $304 million by venture capitalists.
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Design an email newsletter for Viral Marketing
The term ‘viral marketing’ was originally referenced in Greek Athenian histories, to be finally coined in the late 1990s by venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson. The term ‘viral marketing’ is commonly defined as network-enhanced word-of-mouth.
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