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What are some resources to meet Angel Investors for funding a business?

What are some resources to meet Angel Investors for funding a business?

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Jun 3, 2013 By Fran Tarkenton

What are some resources to meet Angel Investors for funding a business?

 
Answer:   Of course, the angel investor category can include family, friends, and business associates. Also, the type of business venture and amount of capital needed can influence where to look for angel investors. For example, your local accountant, lawyer, banker, or another business contact may have a reference to a local investor(s) who would be interested in your business venture. Also, you can consider networking with local angel investor and venture capital groups that meet on a periodic basis. In addition, venture capital brokers are often engaged to make contacts with angel investors and venture capital firms and help present businesses to investors.
 
Generally speaking, an angel investor is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity. How to search for angel and other investors varies based on the type of business, amount of capital required, strength of the new business idea, commercial potential of existing products and or services, and other factors. For example, in some cases, an angel investor is a family member or friend. In other cases, it may be a referral from your banker or CPA. In other situations, a professional broker who knows the local investor market, is engaged to locate likely investors for a particular new business venture. In addition to having a comprehensive business plan and investor proposal for your investors to consider, you can develop a strategy to search for angel investors by using the information below, which includes this basic list of considerations:
 
1. Know who you’re looking for
2. Look close to home
3. Network, network, network
4. Realize that many angels don’t fly solo
5. Use the connection services available on the Internet
 

  • How to Find an Angel Investor: about.com
  • How to Find an Angel Investor for Your Business: powerhomebiz.com
  • Locating Angel Investors: angel-and-venture-capital-guide.com
  • How to Find an Angel Investor: inc.com

 
Finding angel investors and other seed capital sources takes time just like most other aspects of planning and implementing the startup or expansion of a new business or product development and launch. Where you locate small business investors depends upon how much capital you need and other factors. Small business financing can be in the form of a loan or equity and come from a variety of sources, including the business owner(s), relatives, friends, business associates, business partners, banks, leasing companies, federal and state agencies, angel investors, and venture capital firms. The amount required, available collateral, and other factors will affect the source of financing, but small amounts typically come from home-equity lines of credit, credit cards, savings accounts, relatives, friends, professional associates or business partners, while larger amounts typically come from banks, leasing companies, government agencies, angel investors and venture capital firms. While we may not have any direct experience with particular brokers or groups, you can find listings for groups in your area and other resources through websites like the following:
 

  • Meet Angel Investors and Venture Capital Firms: fundingpost.com
  • Angel Investors Networks: capital-connection.com
  • Venture Capital Basics and Business Development: ventureplan.com
  • Tools for Startup Funding: gust.com (requires registration)

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Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton is an entrepreneur and NFL Hall of Famer, and the founder of Tarkenton Companies. Fran has always had a passion for small business, and has started more than 20 businesses since retiring from the NFL. His efforts to provide knowledge and tools to small business have been a full time undertaking since 1996, and he is the driving force behind GoSmallBiz.com, Click2Corp.com and Tarkenton Financial. These sites all grew from Fran's desire to help fellow entrepreneurs gain access to the tools and information they need to grow and compete in the modern economy. You can see more about what Fran is doing at http://www.tarkenton.com, follow him on Twitter @Fran_Tarkenton, or connect with him on Google +.

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