How to finance a business

From completing financial projections in your business plan to getting your new business funded, there’s no shortage of money-related tasks to think about. The articles and videos below will help you navigate some of the financial issues you’ll face.

Understanding business financials

• Business Ratios Give You Type-of-Business Comparisons
• Cash is King
• The Bottom Line in Business
• Break-even Analysis
  

• Basic Business Numbers
• How do I Start a Sales Forecast?

Buying a business

• Questions to Ask When Buying a Business
• Buying a Business? Know What You are Getting!
• Planning for Purchasing a Business
• Buying a Business
• Plan for Changes in Partnership Ownership with Buy-Sell Agreement
• What’s That Business Worth?
• Plan for Changes in LLC Ownership With Buy-Sell Provisions

Your funding options

• The Right Funding for Your Business Type
• The Four Tiers of Small Business Financing
• No Money? No Problem!
• How to Get Your Business Funded
• Funding a Business from Friends and Family

The Elevator Pitch

Loans and grants

• SBA Business Loans
• Good Debt vs. Bad Debt
• Behave Your Way to Obtaining Capital for Your Business
• The Personal Guarantee for Credit Approval
• The Truth Behind Small Business Grants

 

Raising venture capital and angel investment

• Dealing with Rejection by Investors
• Securing Angel Investors
• Securing Venture Capital Funding for Your Business
• Raising Business Capital from People You Know

Tools

• Cash Flow Calculator
• Break-even Analysis Calculator
• Investment Offering Calculator
• Discounted Cash Flow Calculator