When you are starting a new business or product, often the search for funding is a job in and of itself. Developing a business plan, conducting product testing and development, implementing strategies, and finding and approaching investors requires a great deal of time, effort, and research. In addition, it also requires a great deal of networking.

Are you trying to raise capital for your start-up or corporation in expansion? Have you exhausted your traditional institutional sources and hedge fund contacts? Don’t lose hope just yet! First of all, take all those pamphlets and brochures from banks and other traditional lenders that are lying all over your desk and toss them in the trash…they are absolutely useless.