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Find Investors- what do Investors look for when making a funding decision

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:38:38 +0000

Hosted by Dave Dambro, The Capital MatchPoint, www.capitalmatchpoint.com, 770.433.8250…Capital seekers are often asking me how it is that we derive the criteria that we are asking for them to provide on their data sheets. Ill tell you, it goes back about 25 years for me in the business. There is something that we call the three-minute review. And this is a situation, if you can picture, capital providers are sitting there looking at deal after deal after deal. Eventually, you develop a strategy. Youre looking for key points in a business plan to decide if its going in the trash or if its going in the pile to take another look at later. And heres how it works. Basically, and not in this particular order, but were looking at these things. The number or amount of money needed. One of the primary concerns. Can we provide that amount of money? Is it within our pervue? Is that the amount we typically invest in? Secondly, what stage is the company in? A lot of companies, right now especially in this economy, are taking preference if they are in a later stage versus a start-up, although there are plenty of good ideas getting funded out there. The industry, very, very important. There are shifts in the industry from time to time. High tech may be in favor at one point, medical may be in favor at another point, and you may find right now that just plain bread and butter industries, like consumer products and manufacturing, are in favor. And look at the business description as …

What is Funding Universe

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:37:38 +0000

my.brainshark.com – How to Raise Capital – Funding Universe

Four Ideas For Finding Your Investor Funding For Your Start Up Company.mp4

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:37:57 +0000

FindingYourFunding.com === Grab your free sample business plan, Reg D PPM, Start Up Company Mind Map and more by clicking that link! Once you have wrapped up the business plan phase of your start up company, and you have the finished document sitting on your desk in front of you, then what? What are your next steps to your Point B? What is your W Cubed? W3 = Who? Is Doing What? When? Exactly WHAT are you going to do in order for you to find the investment dollars for you to fully implement your plan and achieve your vision? Who will be the WHO that does all the work required to raise your funding? WHEN are you going to really start? Raising Your Funding Can Be ANOTHER Full Time Job For The CEO. This is one of the most critical areas for starting a new business and one of the main reasons so many fail. Fundraising, with its near-infinite number of necessary, discrete action items, is almost always at least a full time job for the CEO or Founder and it is easy for daily operations to constantly interfere with the time requirements of this highest of priorities task. As a result, many plans and offerings go unfunded – and visions become unachieved. Take the necessary steps to do whatever it takes, legally, to keep this dragon from blocking your path to success.

Be ready when your funding ratio rises

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:39:19 +0000

Be ready when your funding ratio rises. Is your pension plan in a good position as your funding levels improve? IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE: This isnot an offer, solicitation or recommendation to purchase any security or the services of any organization. This is a presentation of Russell Investments. Nothing in this presentation is intended to constitute legal, tax, securities, or investment advice, nor an opinion regarding the appropriateness of any investment, nor a solicitation of any type. The contents of this presentation are intended for general information purposes only and should not be acted upon without obtaining specific legal, tax, and investment advice from a licensed professional concerning your own situation and any specific investment questions you may have. Russell Investment Group is a Washington, USA corporation, which operates through subsidiaries worldwide, including Russell Investments, and is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Copyright Russell Investments 2011. All rights reserved. USI-10081

Crowd Funding Bank – crowdfunding great startups

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:39:25 +0000

CrowdFunding Bank provides support to organizations or individuals through enlisting the cooperation, and funding from large number of angel investors or just anyone willing to support the initiative with small amount of money and/or advice. Crowd funding bank has enabled people and businesses to accomplish things that they may not have been able to accomplish otherwise. Crowd funding allows people and organizations the financial freedom to act on good ideas, and without this freedom there’s no telling how much the world may have missed out on in terms of business innovations.

Roger Ehrenberg leads Domdex funding

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:45:45 +0000

Angel investor Roger Ehrenberg tells The Deal on Friday that he has led a $1.25 million Series A financing in Domdex Inc., a New York startup that is developing online advertising services and is still in stealth mode. In this episode of The Deal’s Behind the Money online video show, the former hedge fund manager talks about how he put together a syndicate of individual investors.

Crowd Funding | vBizPartner.com

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:38:39 +0000

An explosive online crowdfunding platform for small businesses and entrepreneurs to raise capital (loans).

Raise Money-The Winning Pitch When Seeking Investor funding

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:41:43 +0000

Hosted by Ken Honeyman, The Capital MatchPoint, www.capitalmatchpoint.com, 770.433.8250…You’ve asked me about the best way to pitch a potential investor, and that’s a great question. At the Capital Match Point, we’ve distilled our best advice in what we call the winning pitch. There are ten components to this, and I’ll go through each one of them. Pay attention! Target the pitch, number one. Capital Match Point actually takes the guess work out of that equation because the person who has interest is the person who talks to the capital seeker. Number two. This is simple: be on time. Or better yet, be early. Capital sources usually have a hard stop. They only have so much time for anybody. Number three, don’t overwhelm the money provider. The goal at the first meeting is not to get all the money at the first time. Don’t try to cram six or seven meetings into one meeting. Peak their curiosity but don’t abuse their attention span. Number four, I have to say to know your audience. Try and find out in advance who is going to be at the meeting and spend some time learning about them at their site and find out who’s actually going to be in that room when you’re there. Number five, get to the point fast, and I mean really fast. Funding sources sit through presentation after presentation. That’s their livelihood. So, it’s easy for them to lose interest if a presentation doesn’t get to that point quickly. Here’s a little bit secret sauce. To get their attention, answer this: what …

Rockstar Group’s founder, Jonathan Pfahl, on “The Secret to securing funding – 1″

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:42:41 +0000

Funding Options for Small Businesses: Part 6

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:42:25 +0000

Angel Investors and Venture Capital