Finding an investor for your business provides you with the seed money you need to start the business. In return for investing in your business, most investors receive a percentage of the sales or company stock. Finding an investor for your business may be harder than it sounds, but there are some ways to go about locating and convincing investors to invest in your business.

Like the front page of a daily newspaper, a business plan cover puts the important highlights of the proposal upfront for potential investors to read.

Potential business owners who dream of starting their own company have high hopes at first, but soon encounter many obstacles when the reality of starting a business actually sinks in. One of the biggest obstacles that most business owners have to face is the acquisition of financial support. Some entrepreneurs obtain the startup money from [...]

You have a great idea for a start-up business and you are, probably, short on capital, so raising money is your first concern. You are going to need outside investor groups, therefore you need to know the difference between angel investors and venture capital firms.

If your company is at a point in its history and experiencing solid growth where you are considering looking for outside investors for your capital needs, then you want to know if your business will be or can be attractive to investors. If you plan to search for equity investors, you should know that they will expect a significant return on their investment (20% to 50% is not uncommon) and many times within 5 years. These investors will look carefully at the candidate company to characteristics that include, but are not limited to: a solid and proven management team; potential company growth; solid business plan; and evidence of strategic thinking and planning in a strategic plan with vision, mission core values and short term & long term goals.

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 [...]

When writing a business plan or proposal to send to investors or lenders, there are some important points you will want to cover in detail. It could mean the difference between rejection and acceptance!

Almost every one is interested in the new business proposal right from business investors to employees. However, a single business plan cannot do the work of attracting the attention of venture capitalists as well as employees. A business entrepreneur of a new business needs to write several business plans to attract different people. There [...]

Every business needs a business plan, even successful lime juice stalls. In fact, the only person who does need a business plan is a person who is not planning to go into business. Business plans essentially outline the vision of the company and predict its financial future. There are several lengths of business plans [...]

Business investors are individuals, typically entrepreneurs or former executives themselves, who provide funding for small business start-ups. They’ll do this in exchange for a stake in the company and the hope of a high return on their investment, and usually expect a degree of ownership or control over the business. Business investors will typically provide [...]