Much has been written about the diligence entrepreneurs must deploy to maintain contact with potential sources of investment capital. As the founder of a growing corporation, you must be aware of the communication skills to utilize when networking in these channels.
The customary pitch to angel investors involves disclosure about the company’s product, management, marketing strategy, industry competitors, and financial projections. All the while, investors are wondering if you will lose their money by failing to find customers.
In order for angel investors to have seed capital for new corporations, they require ways to get money out of deals from the past. A feed back mechanism is required to maintain liquidity in the financing system.
The wrong office environment may doom a company with a great idea. Successful deployment of a new corporation is more likely with the right physical surroundings. Angel investors realize this. So attracting capital usually hinges upon having an office that conveys the right image.
Selecting the right name for your new corporation is essential. It must be memorable and catchy while also relating to your business. Don’t get stuck on finding the perfect name. Your choice will result in satisfaction if you simply conform to these basic rules.
Fabricly is a company that intends to use the $400,000 of seed capital it raised to expand its offerings of a basic product sold with an innovative marketing approach. The startup was initially founded within an entrepreneurial incubator.
If you’re waiting for the right time to start a small business or expand on an existing business, 2011 may mark the year where your wait is over. Because of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, Heather Endresen, manager of SBA lending at Union Bank, has made some predictions for 2011 that predict a […]
Social shopping marketers and iPhone application makers are two very popular types companies attracting investor capital. Put the two together and you have Zappli, which produces the iPhone application called myShopanion. The company just raised $500,000 of seed money from angel investors.