What you need to know about Crowdfunding

Posted By Brie Austin In Category: Business

Crowdfunding is getting more popular these days. It is a process in which you let other people know about your business idea and allow them to fund it if they are interested in it. The process is not easy, though. You need to come up with something really interesting in order to gain attention.

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Angel Funding NYC Promising for Early Stage Companies

Posted By Brie Austin In Category: Business

Angel funding NYC might be the new catch-phrase. Venture capital in thevery earliest stages has seen a steep increase over the past two years. Dow Jones VentureSource measured a 52% increase in venture-capital seed investments in consumer Internet companies nationally in 2011 compared with 2010. A report last month by research firm CB Insights found that quarterly seed-stage funding for Internet companies has jumped dramatically over the past 10 quarters. In the first quarter of 2010, there were 20 seed deals; in the second quarter of 2012, there were 111, […]

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Business Plans; Contruction

Posted By Brie Austin In Category: Blog , Business

Business plans are like a good speech. They make a captivating opening statement, supports that statement, and then make a strong closing. Here is a summary of what that entails. Before you read how to build the plan, make sure to read Part 1, What To Know about business plans.

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Types of Startup Funding

Posted By Brie Austin In Category: Business , Insights

There are several types of investors to consider when raising funds for your startup business. These include, Angels, Venture Capital, and Debt financing, to name a few. Learn what you need and how to approach them.

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Private Investors

Posted By Brie Austin In Category: Business , Insights

With a well written business plan completed, it’s time to get your startup funded. (Published in Examiner Magazine) While there are many types of funding sources you can, and should, pursue, you might just find the underwriter you need close to home. Talk initially with friends and family. They know you; they trust you, so all you have to do is sell the idea, not yourself. No never means no. As an entrepreneur you need to continually talk up your business idea. If friends and/or family won’t, or can’t invest, they may […]

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