Articles tagged: "venture capital"
1: No Protectable IP? Maybe No Funding
I was recently a presenter at a conference on raising investment capital for early stage and emerging companies One of my co-presenters, John Ason, is an angel investor and the other presenter, Jonas Wang, Ph
2: Ten Reasons to Sell Your Information Technology Company
Discression is the better part of valor was appropriate in the writings of William Shakespeare. It may also be appropriate in the rapidly changing environment of the information technology entrapreneur. This article discusses reasons an owner may consider selling his company.
3: Healthcare Private Equity - Consider the Smart Equity Alternative
Many entrepreneurs seek private equity as a way to take their company to the next level. Consider the smart equity alternative of having a large healthcare company take an equity stake in your company. This article discusses why that is a superior alternative.
4: Private Equity Versus Smart Equity for the Software Company Entrepreneur
Many entrepreneurs seek private equity as a way to take their company to the next level. Consider the smart equity alternative of having a large information technology company take an equity stake in your company. This article discusses why that is a superior alternative.
5: Food and Beverage Industry Private Equity - Consider the Smart Equity Alternative
If you are an entrepreneur with a small food or beverage company looking to take it to the next level, this article should be of particular interest to you. Your natural inclination may be to seek venture capital or private equity to fund your growth, but that might not be the best path for you to take.
6: The Number One Driver of Business Valuation in a Software Company Sale
Considering selling your software or information technology company? This article discusses the most important thing you can do to increase your selling price.
7: Seeking Credit For Your Venture Backed Business
Most businesses fail because of a lack of cashflow. Discover the ways a proper credit line can help you weather the rough spots.
8: Not Invented Here is Not an Option for The Large Beverage Companies
The innovation in the beverage industry is coming from a group of entrepreneurs known as the new rule makers. This article discusses an approach to form equity partnerships between these start-ups and the beverage industry giants.
9: Raising Money for Your Invention
Raising money for your invention is an important step, and one that should not be taken lightly.
10: Venture Capital In Arkansas - What You Should Know
Venture capital is also called risk capital. For businesses that have very limited start-up capital, they could go find a venture capital investor. But for the venture capitalist, they still need to weigh the various risks involve.
11: Financing Your Export Initiatives The Modern Way
This article looks at why finance can be a key challenge for businesses looking to take their companies to the next level through export and ways to address it.
12: Three Classic Financing Mistakes
Securing financing for your business means taking risks and making mistakes Growth strategies are often fraught with mistakes and misfires
13: Seeking Credit For Your Venture Backed Business
A pre-arranged line of credit can help take your business through the lean times without paying a premium for the funds. Discover the best way to do this.
14: Financial Modeling: Murder by Numbers
Effective finacial modeling can make or break your new or existing business. Avoid the traps most entrepreneurs make when planning for the unexpected.
15: Make Your Financing Pitch Sizzle
How you pitch your company determines whether you get the right partners, favorable financing terms, super executives, and best shot at success If you're a South Park fan, you'll remember the episode called the "Underpants Gnomes," in which gnomes have built a business based on stealing underpants from the residents of South Park
16: Think Like A Financier
As an entrepreneur you know that laser-like focus is what it takes to create something from nothing Your relentless persistence often turns a "no" into a "maybe" and a "maybe" into a "yes
17: How To Boost The Value Of Your Business
All too often banks, potential investors, and creditors will determine a company 's value based on financial statements This is a mistake
18: Show Me The Money, Part II
In the second of a two-part series, the author explains how to fund your business from within, via customers, consulting, and cost control Sometimes it 's best to bootstrap before seeking a structured financing round with outside sources
19: Show Me The Money, Part I
In the first of a two-part series on funding your startup, the author gives the lowdown on loans, equity investment, and grants Getting access to funding when you need it is essential to both emerging and established businesses So where can you find it
20: The Seven Most Common Financing Mistakes
As a serial entrepreneur and a former venture capitalist and angel investor, I've been on both sides of the table during a lot of financing pitches, and I've seen entrepreneurs make the following seven mistakes over and over Don't shoot yourself in the foot by repeating them—getting financing is hard enough as it is
21: The Fundamentals And Life Cycle Of Venture Capitalism
Venture capitalism is a system wherein a venture capitalist invests money in small and fledgling companies to finance its start up or restructuring with the hopes of greater yield in the years to come. Instead of providing a loan, venture capitalists exchange their investments for a stake in th
22: Hybrid Merger and Acquisition Model for Connecting Emerging Companies with Large Corporations
No risk, no reward is one of the oldest adages in business. This formulation of strategic risk was first expressed in written form by the Greek scholar Herodotus in 450 B.C.In the realm of corporate mergers and acquisitions, the challenge for many companies is to obtain a highly desirable produ
23: Things Anyone Should Know About Venture Capital Investment
Everyone has a good idea. The hard part is turning that dream in the head or on paper into a reality. One of the biggest stumbling blocks is money because without the much-needed capital, it is impossible to make it happen. The entrepreneur can get a loan from the bank to help with this endeavo
24: The Eyes And Ears Of The U.S. Venture Capital Industry
Private Equity Venture Capital is an investment stocks from private firms that are not listed in stock exchanged market. Usually the exchanged market is composed of members who inter-sale securities in a definite stock market set at a particular time, or fixed buying timetable of closure. Pri
25: Startup Capital For A Business Venture In Arkansas
Arkansas as a state provides an excellent performance in its economic and developmental growth, better enhanced by its flourishing expansion in venture capitals in every aspect of the latest technologies, and other innovations over the past years. The positive results in entrepreneurial ventur
26: Investors, or a Small Business Loan: How Do You Know What Type of Capital is Best for Your Business?
Which kind of capital, debt or equity is appropriate for your business. The answer is dependent on the answers to several questions: Why does the company require additional capital? What stage is the company at? What is the financial condition of the company? How much capital is required?
27: How You Should Be Looking For An Investor In The Capital Venture Directory
When people need to enlist the services of a company, that person will usually check for it in the phone directory. It is only after browsing through the names on the list that the individual will be able to get in touch with the firm that can do it. The same thing also happens when getting hel
28: People Don’t Buy Relationships!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard that “relationships are the most important part of business” In other words, people buy from people they know
29: 14 Rules Of Business Referral Etiquette
One of the key roles of management is to build business through relationships A common way to build relationships is through referrals: with, for and through banks, attorneys, employees, peers, and anyone else who has something that someone else wants or needs
30: 9 Things You Should Know About Dealing With Venture-Capital Brokers
You want to buy a new company, expand operations, acquire a business, or raise capital You’ve decided to go for venture capital funding versus a bank loan for a multitude of reasons from the risks involved to the amount you need to carry out your plan
31: How To Open A Business Using Venture Capital Funds
There are a lot of companies who have smaller divisions underneath its umbrella. Take for example Johnson and Johnson, which produces consumer goods at the same time, has a pharmaceutical wing called Janseen Pharmaceutical.Sometimes, the only way for a company to expand is with the help of an e
32: Getting Funds And More With Venture Capital Financing
Buying a house or a car is a huge decision because of the money involved. This is the reason that customer will look into the budget first and check if the salaries of the spouses can pay the monthly amortization before pushing through with the deal. It is a good thing that most car dealerships
33: Fox Arkansas Looking For New Ventures
Arkansas is a very diverse state. You have a lot of things going on for this state. The state has a lot to offer to visitors, travelers and even for entrepreneurs. You can see in the state a lot of opportunities for outdoor adventures such as cavern or cave tours and a lot of mountain trails an
34: An Investor Should Know How Venture Capitalism Works
Venture capitalism is a system wherein a person or a company often referred to as venture capitalists invest money in a company or business exchange for a stake in the business or a share in the earnings, present and future, of the company.
35: Selling A Business - The Eleventh Hour Contract Change
The next line could be, "Will it Derail Your Sale?" We have seen it go both ways, unfortunately. If a deal does blow up, everybody looses. The seller has spent six months of divided focus and many of the normal business development activities have been put on the back burner. His or her busines
