Financing Options for Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors
Posted on February 20, 2009 - Filed Under Entrepreneurs, Private Investors | Comments Off
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There are many risks involved when Early-Stage companies begin seeking loans from a bank; however, in order to understand the risks involved, one must understand what a bank really is. A bank is defined as a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities. The Federal Reserve [...]
Acquisition/Investment in Indian Companies by Foreign & Domestic Investors – Six Steps Mantra
Posted on February 11, 2009 - Filed Under Business Loans, Entrepreneurs, Investors, Operating Internationally, Private Equity, Private Investors, Small Business Bookkeeping, Venture Capital | Comments Off
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Acquisition/Investment in Indian Companies by Foreign & Domestic Investors – Six Steps Mantra
Joint ventures, strategic alliances and acquisitions are the flavor of the day that enable fast growth focused companies to have rapid inorganic growth and expansion in new sectors. However, prior to engaging in a joint venture relationship or acquisition of [...]
How Do I Obtain Capital To Invest In My Business Start Up
Posted on February 11, 2009 - Filed Under Business Networking, Business plan, Entrepreneurs, Operating Internationally, Private Equity, Private Investors, Small Business Bookkeeping | Comments Off
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You’ll almost certainly need to raise money to start up your company, unless you already have sufficient capital yourself. The typical costs of starting up are in obtaining premises, manufacturing your product if you have one, buying materials, stock or equipment, marketing and fees for external consultancy such as legal help, [...]
Start-ups – If Your Goal is Investment Or Acquisition by a Big Company You Are Patenting Wrong
Posted on February 11, 2009 - Filed Under Business Financial, Business Enterprises, Business Loans, Business Networking, Business plan, Entrepreneurs, International Business Plan, International Company, International Investors, Investors | Comments Off
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Do you treat your patents as a fence or a tollbooth? If you wish for your start-up technology company to obtain investment from or acquisition by a bigger player, you had better understand the difference.
Most start-up technology company entrepreneurs and CEO’s understand that patents can be key to establishing the value [...]
Differentiating Between Recession and Expansion Using Income Levels Approach
Posted on February 11, 2009 - Filed Under Business Financial, Business Enterprises, Business Loans, Entrepreneurs, Private Equity, Small Business Bookkeeping, Venture Capital | Comments Off
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Recession is often defined as a state of the economy when the gross domestic product is very low. There is a need for income earners to be able to tell the difference between recession and expansion by watching the levels of their personal incomes. Some widely-embraced market indicators are very deceiving.
Sometimes you [...]
The Economic Meltdown You Are Not Hearing About
Posted on February 11, 2009 - Filed Under Business Networking, Business plan, Entrepreneurs, International Investors, Investors, Operating Internationally, Private Equity, Private Investors | Comments Off
photo credit: A. www.viajar24h.comThe number one issue on the plate for nearly everyone is the economic meltdown that occurred in 2008 and is carrying through to 2009. Although we here bad news in the media, most don’t describe the really ugly things occurring.
The Banks
2008 was a bad year for banks. Given what you hear [...]
Obtaining Venture Capital For Business Startup
Posted on February 11, 2009 - Filed Under Entrepreneurs, International Business Development, International Business Plan, International Home Based Business, International Investors, Private Equity, Private Investors, Small Business Bookkeeping, Venture Capital | 1 Comment
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If you are an inventor or an entrepreneur, obtaining venture capital funding is most likely a major concern for you and your business. During the dot com boom, venture capitalists were fueling the growth, research, and ventures of many new companies. Now that the dot com boom has cooled, those worried [...]
Making Your Business a Success in a Down Economy
Posted on February 9, 2009 - Filed Under Entrepreneurs, Private Investors | Comments Off
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The first thing many businesses do during a down economy is to cut their marketing budget. While cutting back makes sense in some areas of a business, cutting the funding for marketing services is often a mistake. A business always needs to work toward increasing its visibility to customers, especially in a [...]
Beat the Bad Economy With a Home Based Business
Posted on February 9, 2009 - Filed Under Business Financial, Entrepreneurs | Comments Off
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More and more people are getting involved with home based businesses as a way of supplementing their income in a bad economy. With the internet opening the market for anybody, anywhere, to offer up a product or service for sale, a home based business has the potential to be very successful. [...]
Business Financial Success Comes With Proper Planning
Posted on January 27, 2009 - Filed Under Business Financial, Business plan, Entrepreneurs | Comments Off
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Unless you happen to be planning to establish a charitable, non-profit organization of some type, the main reason why you may be interested in starting a business is to make a living or build wealth from the endeavor. For many people, the desire to “be your own boss” and escape from the [...]
