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If you are an entrepreneur, you must be aware of the important of funds to a business enterprise. You needed enough capital to start your business or expand the existing firm. The only option to get huge amount of money is either by bank loan, government grants, money borrow from friends, relatives, clubs or returns [...]

Capital is the amount of money required to run and execute business activities. Many businessmen are facing the problem of raising adequate capital to run the ventures. This is because opening an enterprise requires adequate capital. The most significant thing is how you can source the right capital for your business with favorable rate of [...]

Factoring is becoming a popular yet not so well known tool in the arena of small business. It is an important way of keeping cash flowing through the business when invoices are delayed or accounts receivable are higher than the money in hand. Basically factoring helps you get cash for your business without having that [...]

Arguably, the sense of economic uncertainty that comes with recession has perhaps been worsened by the contrast between today’s climate and the benign conditions we’ve enjoyed for most of this decade. When the economy boomed, many businesses enjoyed spectacular growth. But over one or two years, there has been a correction of revenues that has [...]

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Do existing businesses need money? Probably.
Is this a time to start a business? Maybe.
In either case, the business plan you write today will be different than the one you wrote five years ago. Five years ago money was available. It is still there, but it is a lot harder to find, and [...]

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Green investing is growing up. Previously the province of a small number of investors who chased an even smaller number of companies, the market for environmental technology has expanded dramatically in recent years. And it has captured investors’ wallet share along the way. Inflows into green funds totaled $766 million for [...]

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Many start-up companies and even savvy business people are not aware of what it takes to find capital to launch their new idea or propel their business forward. There should be no shame in this because if you were an expert on it you would be in business finance and not the [...]

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“Get an introduction to the venture capitalist.” It’s good advice. It just isn’t always possible, or even likely. Many outstanding entrepreneurs with equally outstanding financing proposals simply don’t have The Introduction.
Unsolicited, and un-introduced, financing proposals are typically tossed into the dog pile or slush fund or circular file. In most venture capital [...]

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If you are an entrepreneur with a small technology based company looking to take it to the next level, this article should be of particular interest to you. Your natural inclination may be to seek venture capital or private equity to fund your growth. According to Jim Casparie, founder and CEO [...]

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When we purchased Rockford Ball Bearing Corporation out of bankruptcy in 2006, the venture capital market was flush with cash. This spring we sought an additional round of funding for our expansion. Venture Capital is never easy to find, but especially during these difficult economic times it is getting harder. New strategies [...]