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Apr 5

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When operating a business, you will always require funding from one source or another. You can look for funds for a short or long term project. When you need funds for the long term, you can successfully acquire them through equity. This can be achieved when a company seeks funding from the general public by issuing them part ownership of the company and handing out share certificates as proof of this. In this time of economic recession, many companies are turning to equity finance as an option so that they can continue to conduct business. This may sound easy but it can be difficult to get an investor who is willing to take a risk and invest in your business.

One way of getting equity finance would be to have an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Under this arrangement, your employees can purchase shares of stock in the company. They can do this by making cash payments or having an agreement to have deductions made from their salaries. You will have extra funds to allocate to other areas of the company and your employees will be part owners of the company. It will also boost your business because your employees will be more loyal and hardworking since they have a stake in the business. It is a win-win situation for all parties concerned. Read the rest of this entry »

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What You Need to Know About Venture Capital

Aug 26

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When a venture capitalist takes the decision of investing in a small company, he or she does so after carefully studying the business plan for a period of up to 3 years. Generally the offers that enter this process are those that are different and innovative with a high potential for success. Venture capital funds follow a different set of rules than those established by banks. For instance, a venture capitalist will give great importance to the documents presented, the experience and profile of the entrepreneur, the idea of the business and the product it will offer to the market, and of course its innovative qualities.

Venture capital is obtained after going through a complex process. Depending on the kind of venture capital we are talking about, the investor may choose to buy shares (ordinary or preferred), or agree to receive advances on their bank accounts.

Venture capital is not intended to remain indefinitely invested in the company. Its intervention should be ad hoc and limited in time. The output can be achieved by: reduction or amortization of capital, the repurchase of securities by original partners at an agreed price, the resale of securities to a financial or industrial group, and by the sale at a capital development.

The capital gains that the venture capitalists obtain come essentially from the sale value of the shares they bought. The risks they take are: never being able to sell the shares, or losing everything if the company disappears.

You may be wondering, who are these investors? Well, venture capital can be given by angel investors, venture capital companies, or venture capital funds that help small business that have innovative or different ideas.

We present you here a list of factors that venture capitalists will take into account when choosing a company:

For investors what the company does and how it does it is important. They will want to know whether the business produces, creates, develops or recovers.

Status of the capital investment: public, semi public or private. The criteria for entry to the capital of a company can vary depending on the nature of the company that owns the fund.

Minimum and maximum amount granted: there is no need to contact a speaker funds from 1million Euros while your need for investment is estimated at 200,000.

The areas of funding are particularly important to venture capitalists because some may look for specific areas: technology, innovation, etc. As well, as if coverage is requested for a small or large geographic area.


By: Wade Henderson

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Venture Capitalists – Cash For Shares

Jul 10

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Venture Capital is a type of private equity that works on the basis of cash being invested into businesses in exchange for a share of a business. Venture Capitalists don’t however just offer their skills to a business; they also provide managerial and technical expertise.

Venture Capital is popular among new companies and new ventures. Many of these Venture Capitalists who invest in your business have a background in being chief executives at firms and investment bankers as well as connections with other firms in corporate investment and finance spaces.

Venture Capital is a viable source of financing for a business. Venture Capitalists have the option of investing at any stage of business, whether it is business start up or investing in an established business; however more typically than not a Venture Capitalist will invest in a more established and on going business.

When is comes to the type of businesses that Venture Capitalists invest in they are free to invest in which ever business sector they please, even though if you look at the trend of Venture Capitalists you will see that the main businesses that Venture Capitalists invest in are high tech such as research and development, electronics and gaming industries. Venture Capitalists also deal in large sums of money, which often run into millions of dollars.

Most Venture Capital arrangements have a fixed life of ten years and it should be noted that a Venture Capitalist isn’t suitable for all entrepreneurs; same as not all businesses get the opportunity to use the help of a Venture Capitalist. The Venture Capital market is very selective; a Venture Capitalist may only invest in one in 400 hundred opportunities that are presented to them, so if you want to attract a Venture Capitalist you need to have a well documented business plan and you need to be able to demonstrate how your business will be able to bring in enough capital after the help of a Venture Capitalist has been invested in your business.

If a business does posses the qualities that a Venture Capitalist is looking for, such as a solid business plan, a good management team, investment and passion from the founders, a good potential to exit the investment before the end of their funding cycle and target minimum returns in excess of 40% per year, you will find it easier to get a Venture Capitalist to invest in your business.

A Venture Capitalist will also consider aspects such as:

• Is your product or service commercially viable?

• Does your business have potential for sustained growth?

• Does your management team have the ability to use this potential and control the business through growth phases?

• Does the possible reward justify the risk involved in the investment?

• Does the potential financial return meet the investment criteria of the Venture Capitalist?

Almost three million people in the UK are employed by companies backed by venture capital, according to the British Venture Capital Association. Many of these companies might not be in existence without the injection of cash and guidance venture capitalists provide.


By: Helen Cox

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