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Ever wondered how some seemingly lucky individuals who are not particularly well to do manage to establish profitable businesses with little start up cash? They are obtaining small business grants from the United States government, that’s how. It’s a little known secret, that the most savvy business professional always exhaust their free [...]

A business plan is an indispensable tool for an entrepreneur and not only because of its importance to the fundraising process, but because of how it helps businesspeople crystallize their strategy and evaluate their process. These are the three major reasons to create a business plan if you are a hopeful entrepreneur.
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In our investment banking business we are often contacted by business start-ups asking for our help in raising money. I am sure that we were not the first organization that was contacted and that these hopeful entrepreneurs had been searching for months for funding. I try to be helpful and spend time [...]

As with any investor, it can be expected that an angel investor would only put his money into a business that would provide the least risk on his investment. This is reflected in the investment decisions that such an investor would make, especially in the types of products or services that a business provides. Usually, angel investors invest in businesses that have the potential for long-term profitability. In recent years, the preference of angel investors has been in medical devices and medical related services, including medical billing services.

Every day I talk to entrepreneurs who hope to raise money for their businesses. For most of these people, their desires are little more than pipe dreams that will never come to fruition; but for a few, the dreams become reality. Do some people get capital because they are better dreamers? Is there a formula that some people follow that brings them great success? I’ve worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs and raised tens of millions of dollars, and I know that…

Starting a business takes money, and unless you are born wealthy or have won the lottery, you don’t have it (that is why you are starting a business, to make money). How do you raise money for your business? This is the step that prevents most entrepreneurs from even getting started.

If you’re an entrepreneur or a small business person one of the first tasks you have to accomplish is finding money for starting a business. There are several options depending on how much money you need.

When you wish to start any kind of business you need first to contemplate which kind of business you would like to start. Thereafter you need to find office space, build client base, and hire employees. So you are going to face plenty of challenges which you would really like to address first to successfully run your business.

The business world is tough and for this reason it calls for an entrepreneur to be aggressive, innovative and focused in order to make money. The economic recession has not made things any better. Big and small businesses are reeling from the effects of the economic slump with some even closing shop. It therefore becomes [...]

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There are lots of articles and books written about the formula for start-up success, but start-up mistakes are much more consistent. These common mistakes will take even the best idea into start-up dead pool.
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Getting rich quick only happens playing the lottery. If you are starting a company for a quick flip you [...]