Archive for June, 2010


No Doc Business Loan – Get Rid of the Paperwork (for a Price)

A no doc business loan is a great way to secure a loan for your start up business. Like the name suggests this particular type of loan does require the expansive forms or complicated paperwork of other business loans. It is therefore much simpler to attain. Unlike other loans that require proof of income, current [...]

How to be Investor Ready by Len Mcdowall

As corporate advisors, we meet with many companies who seek investment capital to help with the growth of their business. But attracting investor capital depends greatly on whether they are ‘investor ready’ or not. Recently, a company in the building industry approached us to raise A$5m capital for them. They were well established and [...]

Really Unique Investor Gifts

Where can you find unique gift ideas for an investor or day trader? There are many online.

Africa as a Potential Business Venue

Africa is now on on the middle of transforming from a continent that defines the word uncivilized to a perfect business haven for investors. Together with the UN Development Program, more and more business owner are investing in Africa. This is not just to create money but also as an opportunity to help the place. [...]

The Business Grower

What are your expectations when you sell your business idea to a venture capital firm for a business loan? What about when you look for a venture capital firm for investment purposes? While both aspects may seem pretty self-explanatory, there’s more to both than they appear to be. A venture capital firm is actually a [...]

Write a Business Plan – Nah! I Can Do That Myself (and Why You Shouldn’t)

Writing a business plan – why you should have one and why it is better for a professional business planning company write it with you. There are three reasons why you need a business plan…

Business Plan Review – A Necessary Step Before Submitting Your Plan

Before you ever submit your business plan to venture capitalists or angel investors, allow it to pass through a business plan review first. No matter how meticulously prepared your business plan is, you will never accurately gauge how it would look under an investor’s astute scrutiny. You would need an outsider, one who is not [...]

What is the Business Startup Strategy?

Starting a small business is really the challenging and an exciting venture. Writing a business plan is the very important missions that entrepreneurs should focus on before starting small business. But the entrepreneurs should know about writing a plan that it is not about the money. It is about dedication It is about energy It [...]

Selling Your Business and Franchising Made Easy!

Many would agree that selling your business, or at least the rights of it, is not easy. Of course, it is emotional for you especially if you really worked hard for it, then letting go may be hard for you to do. And others also see selling the rights of a business as a new beginning.

Sustaining The Growth Of Your Small Business

As a small business owner, one of the greatest tools that you would need to have in order to sustain your company’s growth is the business plan. A business plan is not just a set of figures that shows what your projected profit and loss is. A good business plan would indicate in detail how [...]