Category: Funding
10 Ways to Turn Your Business Into a Cash Flow Machine
To say that cash flow is important for any business is simply and understatement. Cash is what keeps your doors open, your lenders happy, and your employees from going on strike. Cash flow is ultimately what your investors want to see, and is what gives your business life. Here are 10 ways that you can [...]
Poll: How Much Money Did You Use to Start Your Business?
The saying goes, “You need to spend money to make money”. So we want to know how much money did you spend right at the start to get your business up and running? How big was your first leap? Let us know in the poll below:
Stop Pitching! It’s’ NOT Genuine
I’m really sick of these startup pitches. Their businesses are usually miles apart, but listening to their pitches make them sound all the same. It’s so damn generic! “So… how do we solve this?” “With out us…users…would be lost…” “We help grow online communities…to reach their full, potential” “This is a $500…million dollar market…If we [...]
An Insider’s Guide: Negotiating with a Business Angel Investor
The Internet is saturated with articles on ‘how to pitch your idea’; ‘how to draft and implement your pitch to perfection’ ad nauseam, but there are simply not enough articles and resources out there on how a relatively inexperienced entrepreneur should deal with hard hitting investors when meeting them to raise external investment for their [...]
Local Incubators Offer the Best “Shortcut to Success” for Startups
The vast majority of young entrepreneurs may often find themselves looking over their shoulders, wondering if a more experienced competitor will beat them to the punch or display better judgment in his decision-making processes. A lack of experience can be an “Achilles heel” if left unattended at the critical early development stage, when a step [...]
Student Loans: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Those of us in the workforce today have all been told one thing about building a great career: go to college! While we all know that there’s bad debt out there as well as good, we’ve been led to believe that a college degree is “good debt” because it’s an investment in the future. Any [...]
Nail the Investor Pitch: Image, Presentation and Content
You have to be very clear about what type of business you are. One flaw that a lot of potential entrepreneurs display is that of lacking investor empathy – they do not understand what a business investor is looking for. Often, Business Angels will have specialization and experience within one or two industries, as it is [...]
Angel Funding Vs. Venture Capital – The Real Story
Contrary to what you are seeing in the press there is simply too much money in the World at the moment; too much capital seeking too few investment opportunities. Remember the 1930s depression created more Millionaires than in any other era (ever), and now will be no different. A large amount of High net worth [...]
7 Devastating Elevator Pitch Mistakes
When you pitch your company, product, or service are you met with blank stares? Does your audience politely smile, nod, and then walk away? Maybe it is time to take a closer look at your pitch and make sure that you are not making one of the following deadly mistakes. 1. Using Industry Jargon One [...]
Poll Results: What Has Been the Main Source of Funding for Your Small Business?
What has been the main source of funding for your small business? That is the question we asked our readers to see how people are getting the money they need. Not surprisingly the most common response was self-funded. However, “friends & family” which is one of the best ways to get money early on was [...]
