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Raise Money-Know the Investor when seeking invesment capital

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:37:37 +0000

Hosted by Ken Honeyman, The Capital MatchPoint, www.capitalmatchpoint.com, 770.433.8250…That’s a wonderful question: what about the veracity of our investment team? When a company need our investors, we want them to be ready. And you might say, “For what?” Do your homework on them just as they do homework on you. Due diligence really is a two way street. If you only think it’s a one way street when you talk to a capital provider, I’d like you to examine how you can evaluate the funding source themselves. At the same time your business plan is under a microscope, you should be assessing the prospective funding source’s strengths and weaknesses. Consider the following questions I’m about to put out here as to whether the capital firm fits into your current or projected requirements. How well does the firm know your industry? How often does it work with companies that are in a development stage similar to yours? What assistance can the investor bring to you in terms of management expertise, industry contacts, or support services? What’s the reputation of the firm in the investment community? If the firm is going to serve as the lead investor, then how effective will they be in helping to attract additional co-investors? Has the firm asked for any special reward or compensation for serving as a lead investor? What effect this will have on the willingness of other co-investors to participate? That’s important. I think one of the biggest things is, will this firm be able to …

Investor Angels Part One

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:37:38 +0000

This social minded program is managed by government licensed professionals with over 30 years experience. Our “Investor Angels” (passive real estate investors) adopt pre-qualified families who are enrolled in our “Fresh start” or “Rent to Own” programs. Our “investor Angels” purchase bank owned properties that are selected by our “Fresh Start” Families. These properties are discounted below current market values. During the rental phase from 1-3 years our “Investor Angels” receive a 10% “cash on cash” return after all expenses including property management. When the “Fresh Start” Families complete the rental phase and qualify for their new mortgage a 10% cash “bonus” is paid out to our “investor Angels” at closing. Thus our “Investor Angels” can receive a 20% or more return on their cash investment yearly. Our “Fresh start” Families earn the right of homeownership at affordable prices with this program thanks to investor sponsorship. Our “Angel Investors” get a complete financial package of the “Fresh Start” Family they intend to sponsor prior to commitment. There is absolutely no work required by our “Investor Angels”. This is strictly a passive real estate investment managed by government licensed professionals. We believe that this is a solution for today’s housing crisis. And a great opportunity for families who are blessed financially to make their monies work for them both socially and economically. This program will make a difference in today’s society. Please …

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.

Profile Of The Typical Angel Investor

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:38:18 +0000

Who are Angel Investors and where to find them.How Angel Investors fund deals and what are they looking for.

MIAMI REAL ESTATE INVESTOR ASSOCIATION MREIA SEPT 08 MEETING

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:40:24 +0000

Miami Real Estate Investors Association MREIA educates Real Estate Investors with investment strategies and advice that help produce multiple streams of cash flow income and assets.

IEMG Investor Relations Introduction Video

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 18:38:23 +0000

An introduction to IEMG’s LIVE ON I-DRIVE concert event for Investment relations.

How to Find an Angel Investor

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:38:30 +0000

David S. Rose of New York Angels explains how entrepreneurs can meet angel investors. Entrepreneur’s Diana Ransom reports.

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 …

On fundraising: Don’t sette for any investor

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:38:43 +0000

Aloqa CEO Sanjeev Agrawal shares his lessons about raising capital, the right team, and goalsIn this segment of Lessons for entrepreneurs, Sanjeev Agrawal, CEO of Aloqa and formerly head of Google’s product marketing, shares his experience as an entrepreneur and his advice to fellow innovators. Aloqa is a mobile services company that recommends Facebook friends around you and things to do. It recently raised $1.5 million in venture funding from Wellington Partners and angel investors. On fundraising, Sanjeev says to raise money from “people you want to work with.” Indeed, money can certainly change relationships from amicable to acrimonious. Essentially, your investors and board can be really helpful, or be a thorn on your side, he explained. As for his general advice about entrepreneurship, he provides three.Firstly, dont solve an easy problem. Pick something hard … [vator.tv read more]

Business Plan-Financial Statements That Will Stand Up to Investor Scrutiny

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:39:02 +0000

Watch this video now: capitalmatchpoint.com , Hosted by Mark Bass, MBA, The Capital MatchPoint, 770-433-8250 capitalmatchpoint.com… I work with a lot of entrepreneurs seeking capital and putting together their financials.The question that always comes up is, what do the financials really need to contain to stand up to the scrutiny of sophisticated investors? Aside from the obvious, which is they need to be believable and the assumptions need to be able to be backed up and defended, there are basically five points that I give an entrepreneur to use like a check list. #1, have a complete set of financials.This includes historical, en pro-forma, balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows. Always be advised to look forward at least three years, five year if you can, but at least three. For the first year, summarize your information on a monthly basis. For years following that, do it on a quarterly basis because looking that far out is not that good. #3, include historical financials as far back as you have accurate information. I say this because we work with a lot of companies in the early stages of development, and there may not be historical financial information back very far. So, go back as far as you can but do not go back any further than you have accurate information. Because at the end of the day, accuracy trumps history. #4, make sure that your business plan and what you say in your business plan in your market analysis and your competitive …