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Kareem Shaker – AHN Sports Reporter Dallas, TX, United States (AHN Sports) – Though all 32 teams share equally from the sale of tickets, concessions and merchandise, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones should see more than his fair share of profit from his Cowboys Stadium hosting Super Bowl XLV. Jones has a large ownership stake [...]

Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services has named Lauri Young an area assistant vice president responsible for new business development on the West Coast in the specialty area of McDonald’s … View full post on Insurance Stories

Jeehan Fernandez – AHN News Writer Bangalore, India (AHN) – Two leading business solutions companies are collaborating in an initiative to jointly deliver a warranty management and analytics solution for industrial manufacturing, automotive and high tech industries. The collaboration of Wipro Technologies and Oracle aims to help reduce warranty expenses and fraudulent claims in the [...]

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!

Avoid embarrassment and win the approval of business investors when they probe these key areas of your business or business plan.

Equity capital refers to the funds raised by a business in exchange of ownership shares in the company. Ownership, in turn, is represented by possession of stock shares either outright or the right of converting other financial instruments into the private companys stock. Two primary sources of equity capital for the new businesses are institutional investors and venture capitalists.

Almost every company goes through it, except for the fortunate few. Some people have gone through it multiple times. While never easy, raising money for the second or third time (assuming success the first time!) is a picnic, compared to the first time. The questions that run through an entrepreneurs mind are nearly endless. Do I even need the money? Is my company fundable, regardless? How much do I need? How much should I try to raise? Whats the best time to start raising money? What type of investor should I approach, and what are their expectations? How should I go about approaching them?

Anytime is a challenge for entrepreneurs looking for venture capital but now even more so. Competition is fierce and the jousting for the prize of venture capital funds bloodier.