Entrepreneurs tend to incorrectly view angel investors and venture capital firms as identical sources of capital. Although both seek sound companies in which to invest, there are differences in their approaches.
For anyone with entrepreneurial drive, moving forward by starting a new corporation may reveal a million-dollar idea. That’s what happened to one 19 year old, who didn’t initially realize the potential value of his business concept.
If you are thinking of starting a business, there is a 50% chance that it will fail and what’s worse, the reasons for this are hard to pin down. All of us have an understanding of human nature. Most people, in an effort to retain dignity in a difficult situation, deny that the reasons for […]
A new entrepreneur should prepare for more branding than simply an image for the corporation. A young company is as much about the person involved as the product produced.
With the advent and evolution of the internet, many new businesses are home based startups. Nearly any new business can employ workers who telecommute as part of the basic operations but working from home isn’t for everybody. We asked a number of successful home based business owners for some advice to give to the aspiring […]
Did the holidays take their toll on your waist line? Maybe so but that’s the wrong kind of bootcamp. This is a boot camp charged with teaching you how to secure funding for your startup. This boot camp for entrepreneurs is conducted by Maverick Angels, an angel investing network who not only funds startups but […]
Remember when Facebook was a social networking site mostly for the world’s youth? Now, Facebook is the talk of every investment banker and Wall Street investor not just because it represents what many feel is the biggest investment opportunity of the modern age but because it has opened the door for sites like Groupon, Pandora, […]
Planning involves having an idea of what a company can expect from distinctive sources of capital. The most essential money a new corporation needs is for the startup phase.