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Financing a Business

Dealing with Rejection by Investors

You’ve developed a plan and submitted it to investors. You’re comfortable with the plan and the submissions process. Several investors have declined. Now what?
The investment process works as a filter, sorting business plans, pushing some to the top and others out of the way. This filtering process is a good thing for many entrepreneurs who [...]

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Funding a Business from Friends and Family

If I could make a point with budding entrepreneurs, it would be that you should know what money you need and understand that it is at risk. Don’t bet money you can’t afford to lose. I’ll always remember a talk I had with a man who had spent 15 years trying to make his sailboat [...]

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SBA Business Loans

Given your business plan and your collateral situation, you might look for special loans funded by government development agencies.
If you are in the U.S., then you are probably looking for Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. The SBA is a federal government agency that guarantees bank loans to small business. The SBA has many different programs, [...]

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Securing Angel Investors

Angel investors are a wide range of different investors, not as formally established as venture capitalist firms, and not as homogenous a group either. An angel investor might be a successful business person, a wealthy individual, a group of professionals such as doctors or dentists, or a local investment club, or somebody else completely different. [...]

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Securing Venture Capital Funding for Your Business

You probably know all of this already, but here are some refresher tips on how to secure funding for your business:

Polish your business plan. Re-read the executive summary, management team, competitive edge, and financials. If you’re operating in Internet space in the present market, make sure you are generating traffic and focusing on marketing much [...]

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The Right Funding for Your Business Type

Venture capital
Venture capital firms want repeat entrepreneurs. They want plans with huge growth rates, in high-growth industries — usually high tech as well as high growth. They want excellent management teams with proven track records. And they want plans needing multiple millions of dollars, generally $4-5 million and up. There are only a few hundred [...]

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Finance options for purchasing a small business

Purchasing an existing small business may be a good way to fulfill dreams of being your own boss. But where does the money come from to purchase it?
The best way to have access to funds is to have collateral. Equity in a home is often one of the best resources. If that is not a [...]

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Funding tips for small business

Obtaining funding should start with a solid business plan. If you write a convincing business plan, then your chances of obtaining funding are greatly enhanced. Lenders and investors want to see proof that customers want your product or service and are willing to buy it for a price at which you can make a profit. [...]

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The truth behind small business grants

Grants to for-profit businesses are virtually nonexistent. Don’t believe promoters who advertise that they will charge you a fee for a list of grants on the books. Grants are generally for nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) designation. They are virtually not available in the for-profit sector unless there’s some esoteric local program in your own [...]

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Big dreams but no money to fund your business?

There are many would-be entrepreneurs out there with great ideas but no money to invest in their venture.
In the last 14 years I have had so many people say there are grants out there to help finance a business. And I have so many more ask me where that grant-financing money is at. In all [...]

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