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Business Articles : Starting A Business : Business Financing The Myth of Undercapitalization - Six Ways Entrepreneurs Achieve Success in Spite of Start-Up Money This year more than 17 million people will become entrepreneurs, according to the National Association of Self Employed (NASE). By the end of the year, 8 million of them will return to the corporate world because their entrepreneurial effort did not succeed. Many will say the businesses failed because of insufficient capitalization. Actually under-capitalization is not the cause of failure, but a symptom of a far more serious problem. Aug 16, 2005, 03:36 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Business Financing Venture Capital Negotiating Issues Venture Capital Negotiating Issues - When companies enter into negotiations with venture capital firms, there are several issues which need to be defined and agreed upon. This article describes the key issues. Aug 12, 2005, 23:53 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Business Financing Financing Business Expansion for Your Small Company How you finance the expansion of your business is important. Borrowing and understanding the consequences of borrowing for your financing is extremely important. If you are going to borrow the money to finance the expansion of your business, you need to make sure that you are not going to get yourself into a cash crunch situation. This is where you are going to have a lot of money coming in from new business completed and invoiced but not have enough current cash flow ... Aug 8, 2005, 22:57 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Business Financing Financing Your Business Anyone who is serious about making some money is already very well aware of the fact that it takes some type of investment to make this happen. I've read a lot of copy that suggests one can build a business for free, if they are willing to spend an extra amount of time to compensate for their lack of financial backing... Aug 1, 2005, 00:27 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Business Financing What Startups Need to Get a Business Loan, Part 1 You want to get a good, solid overview of what it takes to acquire that business loan you need, especially if you are a startup. The essential element of what the lenders out there require of you can be wrapped up in the acronym, C. C. C. These are... Jul 31, 2005, 23:46 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Business Financing Finance Your Small Business: So Much Money, So Little Time $37.4 million funded from venture capital today. $86.4 million funded yesterday. $51.4 million funded the day before. These numbers are not made up. They are actual numbers from actual reported venture capital funding. I get these notices emailed to me day after day, rain or shine. Jul 26, 2005, 02:16 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Business Financing Common Sources of Financing for Small Business The choice of financing is an important determinant of whether a product reaches the market, or whether an existing business can survive. The choice of financing is an important part of being an entrepreneur and business owner, and the ability to raise cash when you have no or limited history takes skill and creativity. There are a number of sources of financing. The suitability of the alternatives depends on what stage you are at, and will change as the company matures from stage to stage. The following outlines the most typical forms available. Jul 26, 2005, 00:22 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Business Financing Be Prepared When Business Investors Look Beyond Your Business Plan You have spent considerable time pulling your business plan together, contacting potential business investors, making management presentations and pitching your business plan to prospective business investors. Now you finally have a serious investor who wants to conduct “due diligence” before investing real cash into your business. Jul 25, 2005, 03:15 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Business Financing Small Business Grants - Tips from the Pros Every business starts with an idea or a dream. To implement this idea or to turn your dream in to reality you require finance. A grant supports the business ideas and turns the dreams of an entrepreneur in to reality. Jul 25, 2005, 02:06 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Business Financing How Micro Loans Can Mean Macro Success for Your Business Inch by inch, row by row...that's the way my garden grows" was a favorite saying of my grandmother's -- usually when she was trying to teach me something about patience! While I never mastered the art of having patience, I have learned how that saying can apply to creating a successful business. Jul 25, 2005, 01:04 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Business Financing How to Find a Microenterprise Loan for Your Business If you're looking for start-up capital for your business, but you don't have the credit, collateral or background needed by your bank to get a business loan, then microenterprise might be your best bet. Jul 25, 2005, 00:23 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Business Financing Financing Your Business Financing Your Business. One of the leading causes of business failure is insufficient start-up capital. Therefore, a crucial element for business success is adequate financing. Not only are funds required for start up, but also to cover initial operating losses and provide for growth. Nov 2, 2004, 10:10 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Business Financing Applying for a Business Loan: Putting Your Best Foot Forward Tips for small business owners seeking a loan from a bank. Aug 9, 2004, 02:39 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Business Financing How to Negotiate Equity Ownership When Raising Money for Your Business Investors think about risk. If they believe the downside risk of investing in your business plan is small, then you stand a good chance of getting a large monetary investment and keeping a large portion of your equity ownership in the company. How well your business plan addresses your investors' downside risks and how much "skin" you put in the game will determine the comfort level of your investors. More importantly, it will determine how much of your company you eventually get to keep or have to give up when you raise money for your business. Aug 8, 2004, 08:17