Working with Investors
Building a Successful Business is Harder without Trust
It probably goes without saying that without trust in your partners, your employees, or the people you rely on for parts or supplies, building a business is exponentially more difficult. As a small business owner,…
5 Steps to a Compelling Story for Business Proposals
If you are proposing a merger or acquisition, or simply seeking an investor for your business, the process is the same. You have to put together a convincing story of a win-win opportunity for both…
Boy! If I Had Only Learned This Before Spending a Million!
Know your market and competition, or don’t spend a dime on anything else. I love absolutes—statements with no wiggle room for gray-area responses. Well, here is one of those, and it deals with market research…
5 Ways Business Owners Can Profit from the Stock Market
Small business owners are always looking for investments. They want to put their money in places that will come back to them in profits. Some do this through investing in their local community. They purchase…
7 Tips for Investing in Foreign Markets
If you have foreign investments abroad, you probably already understand what a headache it can cause—especially if you’re the one doing all the financials. When you’re just starting out with foreign investments it’s easy to…
What Do You Give Up When Taking Outside Investors?
Taking in angel or venture money requires a setting of an entrepreneur’s expectations that may come as a shock at least at first. From the moment such an investor looks seriously at your company, the…
If You Can’t Find an Angel Investor, Look Again, Here
If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. Or does…
3 Flexible Funding Options for Small Businesses
One of the most significant challenges any startup or small business faces in its early phases is gaining the necessary funding to allow it to function. Every business needs money to survive, and luckily there…
Does Your Business Need Money? Read This!
The subject of raising money is critical to many businesses and a passing option to others, depending upon the capital efficiency of the enterprise. Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance…
Service for Equity Formula
Say you are a service provider—consultant, designer, coder—and somebody offers you startup equity in exchange for professional service. I pondered this question after seeing it on Quora. I turned back to decades as a consultant,…
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