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How Are Investors Like Produce Suppliers? - http://www.feld.com

Posted by ShawnHessinger under Raising Capital
From http://www.feld.com 5055 days ago
Made Hot by: Jed on June 17, 2010 5:01 pm

Are investors like produce suppliers to the restaurant that is your business? Think about this for a moment and then read the post by Venture Capital investor Brad Feld relating this interesting metaphor. I'm not sure I really agree with it completely. Though this may be because my brain keeps getting tangled around the idea that a restaurant as a business would pay for its produce. But what Brad is suggesting here is that we forget the idea of the restaurant as a business and look at it as a metaphor for your business. Just as your business can't make products or create services at a certain level without capital so a restaurant couldn't make dishes without ingredients brought by produce suppliers Read More

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Women Entrepreneurs Still Face Obstacles Raising Capital

Posted by ShawnHessinger under Raising Capital
From http://www.businessweek.com 5055 days ago
Made Hot by: BradenM on June 14, 2010 3:34 pm

While 41 percent of private companies in the U.S. are owned by women, only 3to 5 percent receive Venture Capital, the high profile funding often associated with major startups especially in the technology industry. Nick Leiber makes the case for more women partners for Venture Capital firms as one possible remedy Read More

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Tips for Winning Venture Capital

Posted by ShawnHessinger under Raising Capital
From http://online.wsj.com 5056 days ago
Made Hot by: Cathode Ray Dude on June 13, 2010 8:55 pm

Raising venture capital may not be something every small business owner or entrepreneur would consider. But for those who need financing for their next venture, this article from the Wall Street Journal can serve as a partial check list to prepare for the process of seeking VC investment. Not surprisingly, perhaps, is the need to target the right VC to approach with your idea Read More

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Raising Capital For Early Exit Companies

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From http://www.instigatorblog.com 5063 days ago
Made Hot by: shepherd on June 6, 2010 10:24 pm

When raising capital for your next business venture, think about the shorter term early exit strategy as a possible approach. Ben Yoskovitz explains this strategy involving a lower initial capital investment and an exit by the founder in 3 to 5 as opposed to 7 to 10 years owning a considerably bigger piece of the company. Ben says early exits are more popular with angels and founders than with VCs, who prefer to invest larger amounts over a longer period. Still, Ben adds, the early exit venture offers the opportunity for a founding entrepreneur to get out early with what he calls "life changing money" and the chance for an angel investor to see a rapid and excellent return Read More

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Financial Reform Should Not Hurt Small Business Investment

Posted by ShawnHessinger under Raising Capital
From http://smallbiztrends.com 5065 days ago
Made Hot by: JanetG on June 4, 2010 6:47 pm

We're seeing from sources that the massive financial reform package passed recently by the U.S. Senate will not negatively impact investment in the small business and entrepreneurship community. Time will tell. Tighter regulation might certainly tend to further tighten bank lending but perhaps this isn't the best source of business financing anyway ... Read More

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Borrowing Money for Your Business?

Posted by ShawnHessinger under Raising Capital
From http://financialhighway.com 5067 days ago
Made Hot by: BusinessBloggerPro on June 3, 2010 5:14 pm

It may say more about the state of affairs in our society and our economy than anything else, but the truth is that you need to borrow money. Lending and credit have become such integral parts of the way our society does things with money that your entire financial reputation is not based on how you manage your money; it’s based on how you manage your cred Read More

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Who Needs Banks?

Posted by ShawnHessinger under Raising Capital
From http://www.businessweek.com 5073 days ago
Made Hot by: BusinessBloggerPro on May 29, 2010 3:43 am

Thanks in part to the recession, businesses especially in the "lower-middle market" are handling their own financing with buyers when it comes time to sell. When a buyer can't get the loans they once did to cover purchase of a company from a bank often the business being purchased is providing the additional needed financing usually with longer involvement in the company after closing Read More

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Why you don't need Venture Capital for your Startup - VIDEO

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From http://www.scottfox.com 5075 days ago
Made Hot by: dreamwithdeadline on May 27, 2010 4:50 pm

Want to know how to raise money to start a new company?

In this short video Scott Fox shares strategies and new statistics on how to raise venture capital, including his suprising advice that you don't need VC money to start a new business online today.

This is an 8:22 video clip from Scott Fox's ClickMillionaires.tv Show. Read More

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11 Lessons I Learned Raising Venture Capital

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From http://www.seniorhomes.com 5079 days ago
Made Hot by: MMarquit on May 27, 2010 4:49 pm

11 Lessons I Learned Raising Venture Capital

We recently just completed raising venture capital, (a Series A financing), in which we raised $1.1M. The round was led by MentorTech ventures, with participation from Amicus Capital and prominent Bay Area and Seattle angels. We started fundraising in earnest in August of 2009, so from start to finish it took us 8 months. Raising money was a lot harder and took a lot longer than we expected, but obviously with determination and a bit of luck it can be done Read More

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How a Credit Cap Battle Affects Small Business Lending

Posted by ShawnHessinger under Raising Capital
From http://online.wsj.com 5073 days ago
Made Hot by: jnelson on May 27, 2010 4:45 pm

It seems that credit unions and community banks, the kinds of institutions that usually loan to small businesses, are prevented from doing so as much as they would like because of a credit cap that limits the amount of lending permitted for them under law. Now credit unions are asking that the cap be lifted allowing them, and community banks, to approve more loans for small businesses. And guess who's objecting to the change! Read More