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Business Plans For Tough Times – 5 Keys to Success

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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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Put Your Business Investor Visa to Work in the Midwest

If you have made the decision to come to the United States under an eb5 visa, which is often referred to as a business investor visa, you have plenty of options. You might have the perfect idea of how to start a business, and now that you have the capital, you might wonder what to [...]

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Sources of Capital For New, Start-up Businesses

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As the economy continues to face credit challenges, small businesses, especially new, start-up companies are finding it even more difficult to find the capital they need to take their ideas and concepts and turn them into viable businesses.
Private equity firms and angel groups are no longer actively seeking new investments. They are [...]

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Making the Cut — Without an Introduction

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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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Investment in Solar Technology

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During the 1970s in a number of countries around the world, a push began to install solar energy panels on private residences. Many experts contended that solar energy, including solar energy incorporated into residential property, was to be the proverbial wave of the future. In reality, the early movement towards solar energy [...]

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Venture Capital Alternative for Technology Entrepreneurs

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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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An Investment Primer For High Net Worth Investors Thinking Of Movie Finance

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Alright, so you woke up one day, checked your Swiss Bank Account, called your family office planner, had breakfast with your private client service wealth manager, got your tax accountant on the phone, and between three of you, you decided to invest your proceeds from your latest company’s Merger or Acquisition [...]

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10.5 Things to Know About Angel Investors Before You Contact One

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Many would-be entrepreneurs who are long on vision but short on capital think that “angel” investors are the way to go for start-up capital, and they very well may be. Before approaching them, here are 10.5 things you should know:
* 1) Angel investors generally participate in the early stages of a [...]

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Finding Angel Investors in the Midwest

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Nowadays entrepreneurial ventures are constantly making headlines and featuring on television shows both in the US and abroad, which is pushing more and more people to make that change and start their own business. Some use their previous experience to provide a refined version of an existing business model that they believe [...]

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Angel Investors Turn to China’s Expanding Market

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It’s not new news any more, but China is on track to become a major economical superpower. Many people see it as an “upcoming” market, and often group it with the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) theme, but the growth in China is so fast, it actually poses a risk to [...]

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