17 ways to raise fast cash
CNNMoney.com offers 17 ways to raise fast cash 1. Tap your emergency fund 2. Sell some investments 3. Ask the folks for a gift 4. Bust into a CD early 5. Cash in your whole life insurance policy 6. Borrow from family or friends 7. Take out a home equity line of credit 8. Do …
How to raise money for your buiness – a creative example
Now here’s a creative idea to raise start-up capital. Beerbankroll.com promises that for a membership subscription rate of $50 per year you can have input into a new brewery startup. Even though you do not get an actual ownership interest (the SEC would have a fit) they promise to give back some of thier profits …
The Top 8 Ways to Raise Capital, and 5 that will Actually Work
Over at YoungEntrepreneur Blog they have recently posted the results of their poll for the Top 8 ways to raise capital for your business. The results are as follows: Self Financing Friends and Family Angel and Venture Capital Licensing Reverse Mergers Private Placement Credit Cards SBA Although listed as #8 way to raise capital, we …
Financing Woes – how to finance your business
Number one on almost every startups top worry list is how to finance their new business. During the recent period of economic expansion many new businesses flourished with ready access to capital. As we previously noted here and here venture capital has dried up. With the lack of access to investment capital many entrepreneurs turn …
Will I get venture capital funding?
Venture Capital funding is the wish of many entrepreneurs. We recall the heyday of the Internet Startup with loosely banded groups of programmers gravitate to a business minded former executive of something and rent fancy offices in Silicon Valley and pump out code and create new businesses overnight. With easy access to cash to fuel …
Funding your startup
Ok. Lets get down to brass tacks. Most startups are not high-tech or bio-tech and therefore have little chance of attracting the scarce Venture Capital dollars available. According to the National Venture Capital Association, less than 3,000 startups each year are able to attract venture capital funding.The reality is that most new businesses are funded …
