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		<title>Using Private Hard Money Loans to Decorate Kids&#8217; Rooms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A child's room can mean a lot to a young person. It's not just their very first living quarters, but it is also a place to play and hang out with friends, a place to do homework, and a place to have fun. As children grow and change, their preferences can change also, and these changes in personality can call for a change in decor. But securing the funds to remodel rooms in your home can be difficult to pay for, especially if you fall outside of the underwriting guidelines of most banks.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A child&#8217;s room can mean a lot to a young person. It&#8217;s not just their very first living quarters, but it is also a place to play and hang out with friends, a place to do homework, and a place to have fun. As children grow and change, their preferences can change also, and these changes in personality can call for a change in decor. But securing the funds to remodel rooms in your home can be difficult to pay for, especially if you fall outside of the underwriting guidelines of most banks.</p>
<p>But fortunately, there are options. Many choose to renovate their children&#8217;s room using private party funds acquired through private investors. Many mortgage brokers can you acquire a private party part loan so long as you own your home. They are totally asset based, so you can get them even if you have had credit problems in the past.</p>
<p>Here are the most important things to consider when remodeling your kids room with private party loans.</p>
<p>Bright Colors &#8211; The rules for choosing colors in a child&#8217;s room is totally different than choosing colors for a different room. In fact, a color scheme that might be considered gaudy or bright in a living room or bedroom can actually be charming in a kid&#8217;s bedroom.</p>
<p>When painting your children&#8217;s room with your hard money loan, choosing colors that appeal to them usually mean painting with very bright colors. Children typically prefer bright primary colors. You might even ask them what they favorite color is, and build a room around that color scheme.</p>
<p>Put Durability at a Premium &#8211; Children are notorious for not taking very good care of their possessions. This is why it is critical to use most of your hard money loans on items that can put up with a lot of abuse. Spending a little bit extra of your private money loans at first will save you a great deal of money in the long run.</p>
<p>In order to get the most durable items in your children&#8217;s room, make most of your furniture items hardwood rather than composite wood. You should also choose carpeting or flooring that is very durable. When choosing a paint brand, choose one that is easy to wash and is resistant to stains.</p>
<p>Bunk Beds &#8211; If you have two children sharing a room, you should definitely consider using some of you private party loan to purchase a bunk bed. A bunk bed can save space because it places two beds where one could normally fit. And they come in a variety of sizes to suit your needs. If it is for a two small children, you might choose a twin over twin model. If it is for two children who have ages that are fairly far apart, you might choose a twin over full model. And for when you have two older children or you just want to give your kids a lot of space to sleep in, you can choose a full over full bunk bed.</p>
<p>Make Organization Easy &#8211;  Children&#8217;s rooms can become messy and disorganized extremely quickly. This why you should always be on the lookout for ways to make it easier for your children to put their stuff away and to keep organized. For example, if you decide you are going to purchase a bunk bed, find one that comes with an optional bottom drawer. It won&#8217;t take up any additional floor space, and for a little bit more of your hard money loan, you can give your kids an easy way to put away their stuff.</p>
<p>You should also consider purchasing additional dressers and maybe ever a work desk with your hard money loan.</p>
<p>After a career in financial services and four years in lending, Peter L. Brady co-founded D.P.S. Financial Services, Inc., doing business as One Touch Lending. Since 1996 his companies have made loans in California as well as arranging financing in fifteen other states across the country, including Nevada, Arizona and Florida. Mr. Brady has been responsible for the development of marketing programs, the supervision of mortgage production, the supervision compliance, and the supervision of more than 25 employees and 2 branches.</p>
<p>Peter L. Brady also operates Brady Family Financial, a family owned business that originates, funds and services private loans on commercial and residential Real Estate &#8211; typically when banks say no.</p>
<p>[http://www.onetouchlending.com/private-party-loans.html]</p>
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		<title>How Some Venture Capitalists Try To Rob You Blind</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best ways to finance a business is with investors.  Not banks.  Not family.  And definitely not loans from other non-banking organizations.  However, I recently heard something about getting investor financing that made me think twice about exactly what kind of investor financing is best.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Probably the single best way to finance buying a business is with investors.</p>
<p>Not banks.</p>
<p>Not family.</p>
<p>And definitely not loans from other non-banking organizations.</p>
<p>However, I recently heard something that made me think twice about exactly what kind of investor financing is best.</p>
<p>You see, while it&#8217;s true investor financing means you don&#8217;t have to pay any interest (after all, they are investing money, not loaning it), not all investors are made of the same stuff.</p>
<p>In this case, I learned about a dirty little trick many of the more &#8220;unscrupulous&#8221; venture capital firms will play on people.  And that is to sort of &#8220;string you along&#8221; when you ask for money.</p>
<p>In other words, they will keep saying you will get the money you need next month or next week or whenever.</p>
<p>But in reality, they have no intention of giving you anything until the last possible minute.</p>
<p>Why?</p>
<p>Because, as any con man knows, when it comes to giving someone money, the longer they wait to give it to you&#8230;the more desperate you&#8217;ll be.</p>
<p>And the more desperate you are, the more they can ask from you in return.</p>
<p>In the case of venture capital firms, it will usually be getting more stock (and thus, control of your company) for their money.</p>
<p>Its a terrible thing for them to do.  But many venture capital companies do it and so, you should be careful if you use one.</p>
<p>But really, this shouldn&#8217;t be a problem for 99% of people who buy a business.</p>
<p>Because if you are buying a smaller business, venture capitalists generally won&#8217;t bother with you anyway (that&#8217;s where &#8220;angel investors&#8221; come in to play).</p>
<p>And if you are buying a larger business (worth, say, $5, $10, $15 million or more) there are plenty of private investors &#8212; with more money than they can spend &#8212; who will give you whatever financing you need if what you are doing makes sense to them.</p>
<p>Anyway, keep this article in mind when thinking about how to finance a business you want to buy, especially if you don&#8217;t want to use a bank or other creditor.</p>
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		<title>How to Raise Capital For Your Business Idea in Three Easy Steps</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This articles explores how to raise capital for your business idea in 3 easy steps. Essentially raising capital from private investors is a simple exercise and after reading this article you will understand why it is so easy. Developing a strategy is the key to this industry and the act of securing capital from investors is an industry in its own right...as you will see...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This articles explores how to raise capital for your business idea in 3 easy steps. Essentially raising capital from private investors is a simple exercise and after reading this article you will understand why it is so easy. Developing a strategy is the key to this industry and the act of securing capital from investors is an industry in its own right&#8230;as you will see&#8230;</p>
<p>If you will put yourself in the shoes of investors you will get a better insight into what they need to know to say YES to your project. If you do that you will see a few things. First, you will notice that they are a little bored and mostly ambitious to find a better annual return than the single digits of the typical stock market return or a simple term bank deposit. The may only be willing to invest 5% of their total portfolio in propositions like yours because they recognize the higher risk, but hey, 5% of $10 million dollars is still $500,000 so I am sure there will be plenty of seed capital there for you to get your project off the ground.</p>
<p>You will also notice as you wear these private investors shoes, that you have been very prudent and careful with your money to accumulate so much of it and it has taken a long time. If an investor senses in any way some sort of flippancy or wavering on your part, they will NOT go ahead with you even if everything else was perfect and you fitted just right. If there is something off about you or your team or your presentation in terms of confidence, you will definitely not get a yes. You may get asked for more information, but waivering confidence is a big red flag for investors.</p>
<p>So here are the three easy steps.</p>
<p>1) Create the feasibility study and produce it in a professional pamphlet. Essentially make sure to include supporting statistics from credible sources about your potential market.</p>
<p>2) Get a legal instrument called a non disclosure agreement. This document can be purchased ready made at most lawyers offices. Get everyone that is exposed to your confidential data to sign it. It covers your interests and protects you from copying or loose lips.</p>
<p>3) Contact as many lawyers as you can find listed and ask them about finding you private investors. Most lawyers and accounting firms for that matter have many clients on their books and many typically express an interest in funding venture capital for new start ups.</p>
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		<title>Regulation A Offerings Vs Going Public &#8211; Raising Capital the Right Way For Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something very important to know when you're raising capital for your business: Under the Securities Act of 1933, to sell securities you must register them with the SEC or meet an exemption. Don't worry. It sounds a lot scarier than it really is.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is something very important to know when you&#8217;re raising capital for your business: Under the Securities Act of 1933, to sell securities you must register them with the SEC or meet an exemption.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t worry. It sounds a lot scarier than it really is.</p>
<p>An exemption from securities registration doesn&#8217;t mean that you get off scot free &#8211; you still have to make sure that you file the proper paperwork with the SEC and your state (if applicable). However, operating under an exemption from registration does mean less paperwork, lower filing fees and less ongoing reporting requirements. In other words:</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a good idea to raise private money using an exemption from securities registration.</p>
<p>I know for some real estate investors, getting private money to buy real estate under an exemption isn&#8217;t feasible. The most common reasons for this: you want to&#8230; advertise using general solicitations to meet investors, you want to raise a ton of capital (multiple millions) or you want to cross multiple state lines for private investors or projects.</p>
<p>Going Public</p>
<p>If you can&#8217;t or don&#8217;t choose to raise capital for your business under an exemption, then you are looking at going public. Here&#8217;s what &#8220;going public&#8221; means:</p>
<ul>
<li>* Highly Involved registration process ( I&#8217;ll cover this in a later article, but suffice to say there are multiple steps involved that encompass SEC and FINRA guidelines)</li>
<li>Having audited financial statements</li>
<li>Filing quarterly and annual reports, and other forms when material information develops, such as form 8-k filings</li>
<li>You can sell your securities via publicly traded stock markets (OTCBB and Pink Sheets)</li>
<li>You can use broker/dealers to underwrite your offering (giving you a potentially huge market)</li>
</ul>
<p>Keep in mind that I&#8217;m condensing this for your benefit &#8211; there&#8217;s a lot more that I will go into in a later post. Going public is not for the faint of heart &#8211; but it could very well be the boon you need to raise big time private money and gobble up bargain distressed real estate deals, notes or other investments that you would not otherwise get.</p>
<p>One of the biggest reasons real estate investors want to go public is so they can advertise their securities offering. If you want to hit the broadcast waves with your business and your offering, you can do this when you go public without having to fear that you&#8217;ll get a cease and desist letter from the SEC. Of course, there are limitations as to what you can say/how you can say it, but you still have a pulpit to pitch private investors where you&#8217;ll be heard far and wide.</p>
<p>Staying Private &#8211; Which Exemption to Use?</p>
<p>But&#8230;if you don&#8217;t want to go public but still want to advertise your securities offering to private money investors, there is another route you can take: you can offer your securities under a Regulation A Exemption.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a breakdown of what you can do under a Regulation A exemption:</p>
<ul>
<li>Raise up to $5 million within a 12-month period</li>
<li>You can advertise the sale of your security</li>
<li>You can &#8220;test the waters&#8221; &#8211; this means you can advertise before your offering statement is accepted by the SEC or states&#8217; security boards and collect an interest list (but you can&#8217;t take any money until you file the paperwork)</li>
<li>The securities are not &#8220;restricted&#8221; and are freely tradeable</li>
<li>No audited financial statements</li>
<li>No on-going reporting requirement so long as there are less than 500 shareholders and the assets of the company do not exceed $10 million</li>
</ul>
<p>Before you run out and start your Regulation A offering immediately, consider the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>You must have a specific business plan for raising the capital (no vague capital raising for broad &#8216;investment&#8217; purposes)</li>
<li>If you &#8220;test the waters,&#8221; you may not accept money until the SEC staff completes its review of the filed offering statement and you deliver prescribed offering materials to investors</li>
<li>Time: the SEC and state securities regulators don&#8217;t move as quickly as you&#8217;d like them to</li>
<li>More expensive than a private offering (such as Regulation D)</li>
</ul>
<p>Compare and contrast your capital raising options in multiple scenarios (going public, Regulation A, Regulation D exemption, etc.). Consult with your securities attorney before you move ahead with any kind of securities offering. My job is to arm you with information, ideas and techniques and it&#8217;s your securities attorney&#8217;s job to make sure your particular situation (every single one is different &#8211; I know it sounds cliche, but it is true) is in compliance with the securities laws.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve had most of my private money raising success using Regulation D and Intrastate offering exemptions. I work as hard as I can to keep things under Reg. D, so as to streamline my capital raising process and get private money in play faster. You must choose the securities offering type that best matches your business, your investors and the regulations of your state. Remember, don&#8217;t be intimidated by the securities laws for private money, you just have to take it one bite at a time and have good advisors in your corner.</p>
<p>Now, go forth and <strong>GET THE MONEY!</strong></p>
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		<title>The Only Way You Can Acquire Capital For Business Opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The only way you can acquire capital for business opportunities and have one hundred percent ownership of your business is to be committed, dedicated, focus, and hard working to realize your goal. There are other alternatives of getting finance for a business in your country.</p>
<p>Decide on where and how to source for funds to pay employees, rent smart office, sales and marketing, equipment and related operating cost. You should decide either to source for loans from banks, friends, relatives, club or personal savings. You can get money by way of overdraft and other investors to start your trade.</p>
<p>Angel investors can help you to get income for your business enterprise. Angel investors are private financiers that invest in starting firms that are likely to make huge money within the short time. The investors foresee receiving about tenth of the amount invested in few years.</p>
<p>Before you get a bank loan, you must prepare an in depth business plan to prove your business is capable of generating enough money. It provides an overview of the business structures, the amount required to fund the business organization, projected cash flow and sales analysis. The proposal will includes trading, profit and loss account forecast, earning projection and returns on investment for at least three years. The bank may demand for your business credit card and personal guarantee. Your stock, bonds, real estate and investment, mutual funds and life assurance coverage can be used as collateral to acquire capital for business opportunities. You may get some financial institutions or private investors that are interested in funding your business concern.</p>
<p>In conclusion, if you need small capital to start a business you may choose angel investors. Ensure you research to get the best way to acquire capital for business opportunities. You can get free information on the internet that will show you how to finance your business, how to start a business and how to manage your business risk. You can also join some free business organization online.</p>
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		<title>Small Business Start Up Capital</title>
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				<category><![CDATA[Angel Capital]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting an Internet or home-based business may not require a lot of capital, as you do not need to find office space and hire several employees. However, you need basic infrastructure for your business.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Starting an Internet or home-based business may not require a lot of capital, as you do not need to find office space and hire several employees. However, you need basic infrastructure for your business. You would also need to:</p>
<p>	Market your business <br />	Build a client base <br />	Pay bills for operational expenses</p>
<p>To tie over these regular expenses, you may need much more capital than what you have in your account.</p>
<p>In such cases, there are several sources that can fund new small companies. However, seeking and securing cash requires:</p>
<p>	In-depth and cautious research <br />	Excellent negotiation skills <br />	Persistent commitment to your new business</p>
<p>Sources of Start Up Capital for Small Business</p>
<p>Sourcing start up capital for small business is among the most daunting tasks for new entrepreneurs. Most entrepreneurs find money through banks, private investors, suppliers, customers or professional angel investors. The source is dependent on the manner in which you want to raise the funds and pay it back.</p>
<p>Banks: They are a direct source of funds. Several banks offer loans to small businesses that are already operational. However, you will need a business plan and a personal guarantee to convince the bank of your venture. Since the funds are given as a loan, you must generate substantial cash to payback these loans. You can find banks through the yellow pages or via the Internet.</p>
<p>Government: The government also assists in the survival of small businesses by providing them with various grants through the Small Business Administration (SBA). However, these grants are highly competitive and have strict rules about money usage. Moreover, there is no guarantee that you will receive a grant, so you need to keep other options open. Government agencies can also help you with the legal and administrative aspects of starting the business.</p>
<p>Friends and family: The most common source of funds for entrepreneurs is a group of friends and family. However, you must treat these investors as business relationships and reveal the use of money. You should also show the manner in which you intend to repay the funds. You may decide to pay interest or make them your partner in business.</p>
<p>Loan: You can borrow against your 401(K) plan. Alternatively, you can get a loan against your home. However, you might lose your home if the business fails. Use this option only if you are assured of the success of your business.</p>
<p>Insurance policy loan: You can receive up to 90% of the cash value. Your policy remains in place as long as you pay your premiums on time.</p>
<p>Strategic investors: Suppliers and customers may also decide to back your business. If your product or service complements that of your supplier, they might invest. However, accepting funding from a supplier might prevent you from using the supplier&#8217;s competitors.</p>
<p>Private angel investors: These investors are similar to professional venture capitalist firms. You need to convince them of the viability of your business plan. These angel investors expect a return in the form of IPO, acquisition or stock buyback over the period of three to seven years.</p>
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