The Four Star Investor » from http://fourstarinvestor.com Investment Advice for the New Economy Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:40:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Capital Factor DVDs from the ‘Yodas’ of Web Marketing http://fourstarinvestor.com/capital-factor-dvds-from-the-yodas-of-web-marketing/2632/ http://fourstarinvestor.com/capital-factor-dvds-from-the-yodas-of-web-marketing/2632/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:38:23 +0000 http://fourstarinvestor.com/capital-factor-dvds-from-the-yodas-of-web-marketing/2632/
shop.ebay.com eBay Auction for Conference DVDs ending on 11/13/09. Got Capital? Got Marketing that Doesn’t Work? Need Answers that cut through the clutter of information overload? Join the Community of Business Owners Who Grew Their Dream as a Result of Watching The Capital Factor’s Business Seminar! And, as the auction winner you can be there too with this remarkable, action-oriented DVD Set from the Capital Factor!

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BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION Mind the Bridge annual competition. A unique opportunity to promote and develop Italian best new business ideas. Each selected project will be mentored by a successful serial entrepreneur. The selected projects will Tour the Silicon Valley to showcase their idea to the investment community (venture capitalists, angel investors and corporations) www.mindthebridge.org

]]> http://fourstarinvestor.com/silicon-valley-study-tour-from-genova-and-other-italian-universities/2601/feed/ 0 Gemmy Charoite from Russia http://fourstarinvestor.com/gemmy-charoite-from-russia/2461/ http://fourstarinvestor.com/gemmy-charoite-from-russia/2461/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:40:01 +0000 http://fourstarinvestor.com/gemmy-charoite-from-russia/2461/
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]]> http://fourstarinvestor.com/gemmy-charoite-from-russia/2461/feed/ 1 The History of Gold and the Implications for Today Part 3 from YOUnique Wealth Systems http://fourstarinvestor.com/the-history-of-gold-and-the-implications-for-today-part-3-from-younique-wealth-systems/2417/ http://fourstarinvestor.com/the-history-of-gold-and-the-implications-for-today-part-3-from-younique-wealth-systems/2417/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:39:07 +0000 http://fourstarinvestor.com/the-history-of-gold-and-the-implications-for-today-part-3-from-younique-wealth-systems/2417/
www.YOUnique.co.nz YOUnique Wealth Systems in New Zealand presents a seminar about the history of gold and the implications of gold and silver in today’s world. (previously Joseph Wealth Systems)

]]> http://fourstarinvestor.com/the-history-of-gold-and-the-implications-for-today-part-3-from-younique-wealth-systems/2417/feed/ 0 The History of Gold and the Implications for Today Part 2 from YOUnique Wealth Systems http://fourstarinvestor.com/the-history-of-gold-and-the-implications-for-today-part-2-from-younique-wealth-systems/2369/ http://fourstarinvestor.com/the-history-of-gold-and-the-implications-for-today-part-2-from-younique-wealth-systems/2369/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:38:45 +0000 http://fourstarinvestor.com/the-history-of-gold-and-the-implications-for-today-part-2-from-younique-wealth-systems/2369/
www.YOUnique.co.nz YOUnique Wealth Systems in New Zealand presents a seminar about the history of gold and the implications of gold and silver in today’s world. (previously Joseph Wealth Systems)

]]> http://fourstarinvestor.com/the-history-of-gold-and-the-implications-for-today-part-2-from-younique-wealth-systems/2369/feed/ 2 Profit From Economical Collapse: How to Buy Gold & Silver http://fourstarinvestor.com/profit-from-economical-collapse-how-to-buy-gold-silver/2151/ http://fourstarinvestor.com/profit-from-economical-collapse-how-to-buy-gold-silver/2151/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:42:36 +0000 http://fourstarinvestor.com/profit-from-economical-collapse-how-to-buy-gold-silver/2151/
cash-for-gold-store.com Best way to Buy Gold & Silver

]]> http://fourstarinvestor.com/profit-from-economical-collapse-how-to-buy-gold-silver/2151/feed/ 2 Miners set to benefit from new power line to be build in northwestern B.C. http://fourstarinvestor.com/miners-set-to-benefit-from-new-power-line-to-be-build-in-northwestern-b-c/1868/ http://fourstarinvestor.com/miners-set-to-benefit-from-new-power-line-to-be-build-in-northwestern-b-c/1868/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 18:46:07 +0000 http://fourstarinvestor.com/miners-set-to-benefit-from-new-power-line-to-be-build-in-northwestern-b-c/1868/ Miners set to benefit from new power line to be build in northwestern B.C.
Mining companies with projects in northwestern B.C. are expecting a boost as construction is set to begin this spring on a key power project that will help end dependence on diesel generators.

Read more on The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News

]]> http://fourstarinvestor.com/miners-set-to-benefit-from-new-power-line-to-be-build-in-northwestern-b-c/1868/feed/ 0 Jonathan Pfahl from the Rockstar Group on “Why does mentors mentor at all?” http://fourstarinvestor.com/jonathan-pfahl-from-the-rockstar-group-on-why-does-mentors-mentor-at-all/1814/ http://fourstarinvestor.com/jonathan-pfahl-from-the-rockstar-group-on-why-does-mentors-mentor-at-all/1814/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 18:38:08 +0000 http://fourstarinvestor.com/jonathan-pfahl-from-the-rockstar-group-on-why-does-mentors-mentor-at-all/1814/
Una Doyle interviews Jonathan from the Rockstar Group on “Why do mentors sacrifice their valuable time to mentor business start-ups?”

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Watch this video now: capitalmatchpoint.com , Hosted by Mark N. Bass, The Capital MatchPoint, www.capitalmatchpoint.com, 770.433.8250…When we get calls from entrepreneurs that have received offers for funding, the first question that we usually get is, “How did our investor arrive at this price?” Which is the the amount of stock that the entrepreneur is going to have to give up or equity on the company that the entrepreneur’s going to have to give up in exchange for the capital infusion. To be honest, being short of a mind reader, that question is almost impossible to answer. But one opportunity that we do get at the Capital Match Point is the opportunity to speak with our investors frequently, and this topic comes up a lot. And what we have found is that, when evaluating companies for investment, our investors usually think about things like, how attainable are the goals and milestones of the business plan? One of things that’s important to remember, a sophisticated investor is a sophisticated analyst, and if they see something in the financials that don’t hang together with the business plan, or they see things that look unrealistic, they’re going to adjust accordingly. Another question is, when will the company be prepared for exit or sale? It’s important to keep in mind that the longer an investor has their capital invested in an entrepreneur’s company, that’s going to affect the return on investment that that investor earns. Another question might be is, what will …

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Watch this video now: capitalmatchpoint.com , Hosted by Mark Bass, MBA, The Capital MatchPoint, 941-462-2728, www.capitalmatchpoint.com… At the top of our investors’ mind is ROI, or Return On Investment. ROI is a compound annual rate expressed as a percentage, and it measures the return an investor gets on the capital that they inject into an entrepreneur’s business. The way an investor goes about determining the price for a company or the amount of equity that they’re going to ask for in exchange for funding a company is by starting with what they require for an ROI. Then they’ll take all kinds of growth, profitability, and valuation assumptions into consideration to determine that price. Generally speaking, it’s hard to say what an investor expects in terms of ROI. But Clint Richardson, in his book Growth Company 4.0, says that good rules of thumb are greater than 35% for seed or start-up companies, 20% to 50% for first stage companies, and 15% to 30% for second stage or mezzanine companies. Another thing to remember about ROI is that it is time sensitive in that the longer the investor has their money in a company, the lower the ROI becomes. Let’s take an example. Three times an investment earned over a period of three years is a 44% return on investment. Whereas take that same three-time return and spread that out to five years, the return on investment goes down to 25%. So, if our investors think that they’re going to have their money sitting in a company longer …

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