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The business plan is not only a great tool for attracting investors, it is also an essential step in building a successful business and a valuable guide to return to along the execution process. Receiving capital is not an easy process and entrepreneurs should pay special attention to writing, structuring and updating the plan, making it investor ready. How should you tailor your business plan in order to attract investors and what are the key points to be mentioned? 1. Market Analysis However innovative a business idea is, you are never alone on the market. One section of the plan should analyze the target market. Points to include are market segmentation, needs, growth and trends. List your...

If you sincerely want to learn about the stock market-how it operates, how you join and how you profit-and other sort of investments, then you might want to set up your own private investment club (PIC). This "club" is often made up of a small band of people who joined together to delve into investment plans and make small profits with their investments together. Club Organization. PICs are often made of not more than 15 people who seriously want to learn about investments together. To keep the club alive, members have to pay regular obligations either monthly or quarterly. As there are not a lot of members, each member is expected to contribute or participate in every activity of the club...

Angel Investor lists are common tools used to raise capital and build business relationships within the industry space. The lists allow teams to reach more potential prospects by providing contact details which directly connects your team to key personnel within the angel investor organizations. However, the information contained within these resources is sometimes overwhelming due to their extensive details. The following article is aimed at presenting and describing the Top 4 tips for using an angel investor list. Tip 1 - The first tip I would recommend is using the e-mail addresses and physical mailing addresses to increase your mailing lists. By utilizing these new sources of contact...

When tasked with the job of deciding between various angel investor lists, there are 5 key aspects which you should be aware of so that you choose the resource that will work best for you and team. There are many different resources currently available which increases the difficulty in choosing the right one. However, due to the many years I have spent within the industry researching and studying the various resources available this Top 5 list is a needed guide to deciphering the various listings available. The following article is aimed at presenting and describing the Top 5 things to watch out for within the angel investor industry. 1) Trust - Is the resource trusted? Locate the individual...

tly, the CBRC issued the "small loan company restructuring Provisional Regulations on the establishment of village banks", thus, the establishment of more than 3 years and the last 2 consecutive profitable small loan companies may be transformed into Village Bank. This means that in 2008 began a large scale pilot of the small loan company, is expected in two to three years, from the credit not only to keep the loan company (nature of business enterprises), "regularization" for financial institutions. It is understood, is now opened 583 small loan companies did not meet the terms for. The small loan companies to give a clear channel for conversion is intended to regulate the direction of small loan...

There hundreds of ways to obtain a private equity funds list. However, these hundreds of ways often take hundreds of hours, which is why there are very few high quality directories of PE firms available. The following article is aimed at explaining and revealing key instructional advice in how to successfully and completely obtain a private equity funds list in three quick strategies. Purchase: While this is the more expensive option, it is also the fastest way to gain PE or buyout firm contacts within the industry space. Most of the professional databases and directories available offer thousands of firm listings both nationally and internationally and include business and key personnel contact...

It has been said that there are only two sure things in life: death and taxes. This is unacceptable. Since it doesn't do us much good to 'fear the reaper' (sorry Blue Oyster Cult - I had to borrow it) let's focus on the other one - taxes If there's one thing better than making money, it's keeping it. Taxes have been a part of life for the average American since 1913. Here is what the first tax form looked like: I guess folks didn't have it any better back in the day either. On more than one occasion, I've tried to navigate this thing and...let's just say I'm glad that I have a good accountant on my team! Even though taxes have been a part of living and working in American for almost 100 years, there...

If you are thinking about starting your own real estate project but are strapped for cash, then the following information may be very important in assisting you to find the right private investors for real estate. Anyone who is into the business will clearly tell you that it is a big-money game and although you may have the knack for it, you may not have the finances to support it. If this is your case then you may be looking for some investors for your project. Investors are not easy to find, as people will only invest in projects, which have a good return of investment. So if you are someone who is looking for a private investor for your real estate project than the following are a few simple...

Agriculture investment is now on the radar of both institutional and private investors, with many seeing agricultural investment as an ideal inflation hedge and a stable source of income in these uncertain economic conditions, here we will go some to explaining how the current market is lending itself to this type of strategy, and the various forms of agriculture investment, and lay out some of the best options available for investors. The current climate can be defined by three key characteristics; lack of visibility, low interest rate, and the very real threat of inflation caused by quantitative easing and austerity measures. Essentially investors are nervous about stocks and shares because such...

Included within all lists of Angel Investors, there certain key pieces of information which should always be included within professional resources.  In addition to these key pieces of information are certain bonuses which are typically added to whole package or placed at a discounted price for purchasing the initial A.I. database.  The following article is a detailed description of what you should find within most professionally made database, directory or lists of angel investors. Lists of angel investors are used by businesses and organizations seeking to raise capital and often include important details.  Professionally created and updated database resources incorporate the following...

One of the definitions for angel is someone who provides financial support for a business venture. Everyday more and more non-governmental organizations ban together to create networks of angel enterprises geared specifically to aid, finance, and support women only ventures. With the vision; more companies owned and run by women are needed so women can create additional environments where other women can get to the top and have sustainable careers in leadership positions. Angels for women only are a viable source of expansion and start up funding for women owned businesses. Initially angel funding was most commonly used for business start up funding. Today's angels for women only companies now...

There's a new reality television series on ABC called "Shark Tank". In the series, entrepreneurs pitch their inventions and ideas to five multi-millionaire investors in the hopes of getting the investors to buy into their ideas. What strikes me about the show is how many of the entrepreneurs don't really have any business sense. There are 3 things that stand out almost every episode. 1. The entrepreneurs expect a large investment of money, with no track record. 2. The entrepreneurs expect a large investment of money, while giving very little stake in the control of the venture. 3. The entrepreneurs are blinded by their personal emotions to the risks in the deal. Let me explain what I mean. The first...

p>Perelik Project: This project is one billion euros of private investment which will link Pamporovo, Perelik, Smolyan lakes and Smolyan town together to extend Ski runs in excess of 200 kilometres and facilities to make this region a four season resort, including a professional golf course, children's attraction, conference & exhibition centres, an amazing array of infrastructure. It will be the largest ski resort not only in Bulgaria but in the Balkans. The company that manages Pamporovo resort in Bulgaria plans to extend its ski area to the village of Stoikite with the construction of three-kilometre six-seater chair lift. In addition to the new lift, an investment of more than 40 million...

Within this article we provide advice that will help you decide how larger of a directory of angel investors you need for your business. The size that is right for your firm will depend on the a number of factors and that is what we discuss within this article. Factors Deciding the Size of The Directory of Angel Investors You Need: - Team members: How many team members do you have to reach out to these angels? If you have just 1-2 professionals who will be marketing to the angels than you may want to just obtain a directory with 500-1,000 high quality contacts instead of 3,000 or 4,000 which may not have time to reach out to anyways. - Money: How much are you looking to spend? While most resources...

Within this article we will provide advice on how to contact an angel investor firm. Whether you are a service provider, startup, or existing business looking to raise capital from investors these tips below should help you make more progress than your competition. How to Contact An Angel Investor Firm: - Consider using a directory of angels so that you can get full access to their complete contact details from the start and spend your time developing relationships instead of tracking down email addresses and phone numbers. - Focus on investors that are specific to your niche so that you are only reaching out to those which are already passionate about your area and are 5-10x more likely to invest...

Is there someone you'd like to connect with who could become a perfect client for you, or a great joint venture partner? Building your business is all about building relationships. Try sending them an old-fashioned card through the mail. It's always nice to get an unexpected card in the mail and people tend to save them much longer than email or voice mail so skip the digital options one time and grab a pack of real cards from your local store or get your own Send Out Cards account. Most websites include a mailing address in the footer of their pages or on their contact page where you can find their mailing information. Here are 5 great reasons to send a card to someone you want to connect with...

It can be an intimidating task when approaching a potential online joint venture partner for the first time. Listed below are five dos and don'ts that will make the difference between achieving a partnership and getting it set off on the right foot. 1. Do not have a negative attitude Nothing will ruin a business proposal more than having a negative attitude. You must not, under any circumstances, enter a proposal with the thought of "this is never going to work" or "why would they want to work with me?" You are simply sabotaging your proposal by having these thoughts. These thoughts will certainly be correct, if you enter a meeting or contact a potential joint venture partner with this negative...

A joint venture partner, or strategic partner, is sometimes overlooked as a possibility of funding. What is a strategic or joint venture partnership? It's when two companies combine efforts to obtain a goal that would be difficult for either one of them to achieve individually. For example: You may have the product and the other company the distribution system in place to reach potential customers. If you jointly market the product, both of you win. You don't have to fund the costs of reaching the potential customers; the other company can broaden its product offering, and therefore value, to its customers by offering your product. That company doesn't have to fund the research and development...

Every more businesses and new ventures are failing to get anywhere past the starting line. Two of the main reasons to why some Businesses fail to take off are down to inadequate business capital and poor management skills. This is why raising money is important in the early stages of a business. I feel this is because for all new businesses today there is a crucial need for start up and early round financing. With the vast majority of companies not qualifying for loans from traditional lenders, opting for a Private Investor seems like the perfect solution. So that you can ensure a successful business, you need capital to get it off to a good start and in order to keep it at a decent status to allow...

So often when folks ask me for advice on business they mention they want to get funding from a Venture Capitalist who specializes in funding projects in a certain industry. I then say; So You Want Venture Capital Do You? Are you totally sure about this? I mean they do often call venture capitalists; Vulture Capitalists right. And one would think there is a reason for all this labeling, libeling and name-calling. Indeed there is. Venture Capitalists often do business quite a bit differently than you might imagine and they are serious about how they do it. They have the money, you and they both know it. You need and both you and they know that too. There are hundreds of other deals better than yours...

Sometimes buying a new business isn't what you're looking to do. There's a lot to go through and even more to figure out. However, you can also buy companies that are in trouble and make them into something better. This may seem difficult, but with enough investors, it can become quite the venture. Private equity is pretty much when you invest in a company with very little money, or that is going bankrupt. You now own a piece of it and are responsible for it. On the other hand, you also have the potential to make the business sink or swim. This means that you are also responsible for repaying any loans you and the other investors take out for the benefit of the business. You can take something that...

When you seek venture capital, depending on the size of the round and the appetite for risk of the investor, you may end up with an investment group rather than a single VC. During the course of your talks with various VC firms, ask if they would consider being part of an investor group. The conversation that follows will give you a variety of information. They will probably tell you if they always, sometimes or never co-invest with other groups. If they do, ask them who else they normally invest with. If they are interested enough to have you in for a presentation, they may be willing to make an introduction to another firm. Also, let's say you get a 'no' from the VC you are talking to, but you get...

Recently, I attended a Venture Capital Conference in which one of the speakers predicted we would see technology change in the next 15 years that would rival advancements similar to the past 100 years. That is a bold prediction, but as new technologies continue to emerge we are seeing some of the so called “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” technologies are now becoming reality. I suggest that if you are interested in capitalizing on these changes, just look to the trends in the Venture Capital community. Current trends in the Venture Capital community outline three areas that will be the center of focus in the short term: Cleantech, Globalization, and Web 2.0. Cleantech The high energy costs are...

Firms may raise equity capital internally by retaining earnings. Alternatively, they could distribute the entire earnings to equity shareholders and raise equity capital externally by issuing new shares. In both cases, shareholders are providing funds to the firms to finance their capital expenditures. Therefore, the equity shareholders' required rate of return would be the same whether they supply funds by purchasing new shares or by foregoing dividends, which could have been distributed to them. There is, however, a difference between retained earnings and issue of equity shares from the firms point of view. The firm may have to issue new shares at a price lower than the current market price. Also...

The term 'angel investors' was originally used by wealthy individuals who would take the risk of privately funding small business or shows, or even individuals who required hasty finances. But now the term 'Business Angels' is used in a much broader sense and implies to a network of likeminded people who have taken up the initiative to help start up businesses with initial capital and other helpful resources. These Angel Investors Network are considered a boon by most organizations as well as individuals in India, who often had to shelve their plans due to shortage of funds. Compared to our western counterparts who have innumerable options to take the help and services of investment firms; Indian...

So you've created a product which you think will be a winner. You've tested it, and you know there's a market for it, but your problem is how to market it, especially since you're new and you don't have a customers "list." A solution to that problem is finding a joint venture partner. Many established internet marketers enter into a joint venture or JV enterprise even with their direct competition because it makes good business sense and they can profit out of it. You enter a joint venture for your own good. While a joint venture agreement looks daunting it's really quite simple-joining one site's customers, products, and services with another's in a strategic alliance. As a newcomer you reap the...

1. What do you have to offer your potential joint-venture partner? When you don't have much of a list, you have to look at what else you can offer. There are very few people who want to create all the content in their businesses, so they welcome the opportunity to have other people give valuable and relevant content that their list would want to have-and that's where you come in. As an expert, with information to share, you can provide something that these business owners want! Good solid content! So find people who want to share the information you have with their list. Sometimes that's not enough and you have to think outside the box-figure out what would excite them that would get them to say yes...

As we have discussed earlier, and as has been the theme of this website, looking for venture capital is a very difficult and costly process that often requires the assistance of professionals. We recently discussed the concept of the capital introduction firm in a previous article. In this discussion, we are going to expand on that concept. A private placement broker or capital introduction firm specializes in working with venture capitalists in order to get your business funded. In many instances, a reputable and high end private placement broker will take on your case at no cost to you – except if they are successful in raising capital. Typically, and as said earlier, private placement brokers...

Real estate investors and their businesses are not islands. In fact, you often find that real estate investors tend to stick together, congregating at conferences, meetings, dinners, and other events. Talk to a few real estate investors and you'll quickly realize that they tend to know at least a few other investors as well. It's not that real estate investing is made up of a small community of investors, far from it. There are investors living across the country. However, investors tend to interact and network with each other, because the successful real estate investors out there realize that the best path to power is with networking. There are many advantages to getting to know other real estate...

As a result of an increasing commercial financing crisis, commercial borrowers are evaluating new alternatives for business finance funding. Business cash advances and credit card financing are two working capital financing options which have proven to be effective and practical sources of operating cash for small business owners. The use of credit card financing often refers to business cash advances in which working capital is obtained by business owners based upon future credit card processing activity. Alternatively the use of personal credit cards to obtain a cash advance is also referred to as a credit card loan. With business finance funding shortages, small business owners are increasingly...

Included within most high end Private Equity Directory resources, are thousands of details included about the firms and key personnel. While these directories are invaluable, navigating within in them can be difficult when trying to research within the resource. This article seeks to alleviate some of these problems and offer potential solutions and time saving techniques. For this article, I will describe some problem solving and time saving techniques to employ within a Microsoft Excel based PE firm listing resource. Research: Within most excel based resources are over 15,000 to 20,000 individual cells of data. Researching within each of these directories is often overwhelming unless you have...

The question regarding which private equity firms database is the best, is hard determine. Different variables such as the form of the resource, the specific company offering the resource, and quality and most recent revised status for the included contact details and information all shape the final decision on which one reigns supreme. This article is focused on revealing some important variables to consider before deciding upon which database is the best. The most important question you must ask yourself is how you want access to the product that you have just purchased. Typically, there are two different forms of directory or database resources. The first is known as a membership website which...

How would you like it if you could get an additional savings on almost everything you buy, after having negotiated your best deal? That's what reducing your cost of capital (especially your cost of equity) can do for you. Most CEOs are delighted if their company's stocks can sell around the industry average price/earnings ratio. If they can do better than that, the leaders are even happier and will usually avoid using the stock to buy anything in order to protect the multiple. Both views are major missed opportunities. Consequently, almost all companies today lack the fundamental skill to create and sustain a stock-price premium that can be used to lower the company's cost of providing offerings...

  A list of stocks from both the Nairobi Stock Exchange MIMS (large caps and mid-caps) and the AIMS (small caps) that had either outperformed or underperformed the benchmark index (the NSE-20) in all three periods was drawn up. The results revealed that stocks that either outperformed or underperformed the NSE-20 were diverse across size, sector and investment style.   The research also went on to derive fundamental data- PE ratios as well as book-to-market values -BV/MV ratios[1] for the list of stocks that had either underperformed or outperformed the benchmark index for all three periods. These revealed that a value strategy that would have picked stocks on the basis of high BV/MV ratios and...

om-link"> We've all seen the hype: "We'll put your plan in front of thousands of investors!" "We'll write you an award-winning online business plan!" "Only $3,000 for thousands of investors to learn about your company!" I cringe every time I see one of these ads. Vultures are preying on honest business people who want to fund their businesses. Here are some ways to spot them: 1. "Only qualified investors see your business plan." Yeah, sure. And who "qualifies" them? Have a friend try to sign up as an investor (that part is usually free). How is she "qualified"? Is there a background check? Does she submit a financial statement? Odds are that she will be asked to do nothing more than sign a...

Do you have a great idea for a business? Are you anxious to get started, but don’t have the funds to get your business off the ground? Don’t despair, help is at hand – just find yourself a business angel. What is a business angel? They are people that have already made their fortune in business ventures, and are well established. They are looking to give something back in terms of giving funds to other start up businesses that they deem profitable in the long run. They love to invest in businesses they consider to be ‘high growth.’ Don’t approach them with a miniscule idea or an idea without a sound business plan for growth. The business angel will want assurances that you have a solid...

An unorthodox business practice is related in joint ventures! As a result, many business owners are either unfamiliar, and not just local but even in an international joint venture partnership, they are skeptical and apprehensive. You make ask, "why joint ventures then?", but being unorthodox is exactly what makes it successful - and this is what makes it so lucrative. Once you find a major business owner that "gets it", the two of you can corner a profitable segment of the market = future business relationships. Like most successful business people, when you approach them at first and explain that you would like to enter into a business venture with them and offer them 50% of the profits for...

Four divisions in the agricultural group 5 with 62, one was affectionately known as the "Xie big man" of the pig expert, he had his own hard work and dedication, became a star of local culture, he called Xiezu Jun, is five Even an ordinary worker. He scale of development of pig farming and flood land contract for 60 acres of land planted with pig manure irrigation, improved soil, and fertilize the soil fertility, and engaged in a harmless pig breeding and sales, each year thousands of hogs head annual income of 15 million yuan. His farms have become known far and wide base of pollution-free agricultural products. He is taking a combination of planting and breeding of prosperity. Xiezu Jun 62...

Business angels are individuals who have the ability and willingness to provide your company with enough capital to move your startup businesses to the next phase. Angels are primarily local people who are, relatively speaking, financially independent, but who are by no means super rich. These investors are usually first generation money-entrepreneurs, retired corporate executives, or professionals who have a net worth of more than $1 million and an annual income of more than $100,000. In the United States there are over 2 million households with a net worth of $1 million, and 90 percent of them made their fortunes by starting their own businesses. Angels are self-starters who are trying to help...

Angel investing helps entrepreneurs open start-up businesses. Angel investing is right for you if you want to get involved with new businesses. It can be a dangerous investment, so you should always make sure that the business you are funding looks as though it has a good chance of actually turning a profit. If you are at all unsure of the business then you should give it a pass. Angel investing also requires that you have large amounts of money to start with, since you're essentially going to have to give out huge loans to start-up companies. If you are trying to start-up your own company, then you'll want to look for an angel investor. The reason for this is that most people just do not have the...

Angel Investing is basically employed when entrepreneurs want to open start up businesses. Entrepreneurs take such measures when they are on the verge of opening new businesses. The returns are not guaranteed and so one should be careful while venturing into them. One should be absolutely sure that the business one is funding is going to bring in profits. If there is even the slightest doubt, then this sort of investing should not be tried. Another important factor to consider is that the person should have a large amount of cash at the onset as this has to be lent to start up companies. Try to make a thorough study and gauge the potential of the venture you are investing in. Only if the conditions...

Trends in Terms of Venture Financings in Silicon Valley - Q2 2009 (Abhishek Uppal) Venture financings for 89 companies headquartered in the Silicon Valley that raised money in the second quarter of 2009. Overview Down rounds exceeded up rounds 46% to 32%, with 22% flat. This was slightly better than 1Q09 when down rounds outpaced up rounds 46% to 25%, with 29% flat. The past two quarters are the only quarters since 4Q03 in which down rounds have exceeded up rounds. There is an average price decrease of 6% for companies receiving venture capital in 2Q09 compared to such companies' prior financing round. This was a slight decline from 1Q09. The past two quarters are the only quarters in which there...

A good financial plan demonstrates to investors that you are a competent manager, and that you may have that special managerial edge over other small business owners looking for equity money. You may gain a decided advantage through well-prepared plans and projections that include: cash budgets, pro forma statements, and capital investment analysis and capital source studies. Cash budgets should be projected for one year and prepared monthly. They should combine expected sales revenues, cash receipts, material, labor and overhead expenses, and cash disbursements on a monthly basis. This permits anticipation of fluctuations in the level of cash and planning for short term borrowing and investment...

ign="center"> FINANCIAL MYTHS vs. FINANCIAL FACTS Evaluating Funding Options for your B2B Business The world of commercial finance is complicated. It is suggested that all businesses consult with their trusted advisors (CPA, Attorney, or Partner) before entering into any financing transaction that will have long term effects on their business. The following statements are the opinions based on the dictionary definitions herein below. Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Abridged Definitions: MYTH: Pronunciation: 'mith Function: noun Etymology: Greek mythos 1 a: a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice...

The Job: What do venture capitalists do? Venture capitalists invest money in start-up companies to help fund the development of new products or services In return, they receive a stake in each company they help finance. If the start-up company succeeds, the venture capitalists who back it realize a profit. Very simply then, a venture capitalist has four basic job functions: * Finding the deals-Seeking out good private start-up companies to invest capital * Winning the deals-Convincing the entrepreneurs that the VC money will bring the most value-add to the start-up * Working the deal-Collaborating with the entrepreneurs to make the company a big success. * Raising the Capital - Raising the capital...

This is HUGE. This is tsunami in the making. Small business financing is on the brink of tapping into billions and billions of dollars that previously shut it out. The signs are quiet. One venture capital firm announced that it had just funded an internet startup for $250,000. Another announced it had just brought in a new partner whose previous background was in angel investment. A third announced it would be sending a senior partner to a business plan competition. Don't get me wrong. Every one of these things has happened many times before. But this time it is different. This time they are announcing it. One of the closest guarded secrets in venture capital is that venture capital firms do...

t. Hey, you. How would you like a few billion dollars in business funding? Guess what. It is there. Waiting patiently for the right project to come along. $44.8 million funded from venture capital today. $77.1 million funded yesterday. $63.3 million funded the day before. These numbers are not made up. They are actual numbers from actual reported venture capital funding. I get these notices emailed to me day after day, rain or shine. Where in the dickens does all this money come from? You’d think that with the economy in the trenches, everybody would tighten up. The truth is that everyone IS tightening up. But the truth is also that there is still a lot of money there for the taking. This...

There are many creative ways to finance your business. Here are some common and creative ways to finance your new or existing business venture. Family and Friends 1. Write a business proposal as if you were going to write one to obtain a loan from a banker. Discuss what the business does, the market demand for the product or service, how you intend to market your product or service, include financial projections: in what time frame do you anticipate the business will be making a profit. Include financial statements and tax returns. 2. State how much money you need, what the money will be used for and the terms of the loan such as the interest rate, how you intend to pay the loan back whether this be...

Debt Capital, Equity Capital & Convertible Debt There are three basic types of funding options for mid market companies: debt, equity and convertible debt. In this article, we will discuss the trade offs of each of these funding options in the context of a mid-market company. Debt capital is money raised for a company that must be repaid over a period of time with interest. Debt financing can be either short-term or long-term. Unsecured debt is rare and lenders typically secure debt with assets of the company. This also means that service, technology, and other asset-lite companies have a hard time raising debt capital. Common debt financers include banks, credit unions, finance companies, and...