Venture Capital Articles

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Edwin Linares @ Wednesday, 19th November 2008

Starting a business would always require funding or capital. Every entrepreneur or businessman has to have his money to raise or start up any business. If he does not have that money, he must be wise enough to find ways how to raise funds for his business. There are a couple of things that an entrepreneur needs to know when it [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Jordan McPelt @ Wednesday, 17th September 2008

A joint venture is a great way to get a unique business opportunity that is valuable for both the investor and the entrepreneurs who have solid business ideas. There are limited drawbacks to the partnerships, and usually there is a plethora of potential benefits from the partnership. It is an investment strategy with a win-win potential that can created wealth [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Mariam Ma @ Wednesday, 11th June 2008

America is called the land of opportunity. The country was built on the dreams of men and women who arrived in a brave new world looking for a better life. They resurrected businesses on the foundation of big ideas, hard work and determination. In a lot of ways, it must seem as though we\'re living in unfamiliar [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Dave Kauppi @ Friday, 16th May 2008

I must admit that I have had a bias against my clients selling their businesses to private equity firms until I discovered that there are some situations where it might be the best exit strategy. Our firm represents business sellers primarily in the information technology and healthcare industries. Because the valuation multiples in these industries can get a little rich, [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By David Castro @ Monday, 12th May 2008

There are several ways to obtain funding for your small business; the most common loans come from: the traditional bank loans, credit unions, private loan companies or capital companies. Through these types of lenders, business loans must be secured. This means using your personal assets as guarantee (collateral). Business loans are very risky because there are fixed monthly payments that [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Low Jeremy @ Friday, 21st March 2008

It\'s a risky business, but still, somebody decided to do it. Venture capital is a sort of financing scheme that funds businesses that have been found to have some growth potential. Venture capital is also called risk capital. For businesses that have very limited start-up capital, they could go find a venture capital investor. But for the venture capitalist, they [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Terry Fitzroy @ Sunday, 10th February 2008

Entrepreneurship is the profession of the twenty-first century. Technology and globalization has made it possible for anybody with a good business idea to start multimillion dollar companies with nothing more than a computer and an internet connection. Many of the barriers to entry are facilitated with business loans, international suppliers, affiliate marketing, and cheap communication thanks to the [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Terry Fitzroy @ Tuesday, 5th February 2008

What should you expect when you approach a venture capital firm for a loan? How about if you are approaching them for investment purposes? This article will attempt to cover both aspects of what you can expect from a venture capital firm, and how to get the most out of the ones you will encounter. First of all, what is [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Terry Fitzroy @ Tuesday, 29th January 2008

Has your company been considering expanding? Not sure traditional funding is for you? If you have a viable business model why not consider a private equity firm to help your company? What is a private equity firm you ask? A private equity firm will work with you to find venture capital from private sources. Small business [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By John Siegler @ Monday, 22nd October 2007

Throughout my career I have raised and deployed tens of millions of dollars in venture capital to build out products and infrastructure and expand our marketing reach for various ventures. As a business owner there are a series of important questions to answer as you continue to pursue greater market opportunities: Question 1 When should we supplement our ability to internally [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Ivanovich Cuxev @ Tuesday, 24th July 2007

Owning a financial instrument which involves receiving a large amount of money in small deferred payments doesn\'t necessarily mean that there are no other options when it comes to utilizing the full value of such instrument. There are several monetary packages which offer small deferred payments according to every situation. The most popular are structured settlements, mortgage or business notes [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Low Jeremy @ Thursday, 21st June 2007

Venture capitalism is a system wherein a venture capitalist invests money in small and fledgling companies to finance its start up or restructuring with the hopes of greater yield in the years to come. Instead of providing a loan, venture capitalists exchange their investments for a stake in the company often in the form of shares, which they will later [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Low Jeremy @ Tuesday, 19th June 2007

Everyone has a good idea. The hard part is turning that dream in the head or on paper into a reality. One of the biggest stumbling blocks is money because without the much-needed capital, it is impossible to make it happen. The entrepreneur can get a loan from the bank to help with this endeavor. But if the interest rates [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Low Jeremy @ Monday, 18th June 2007

Private Equity Venture Capital is an investment stocks from private firms that are not listed in stock exchanged market. Usually the exchanged market is composed of members who inter-sale securities in a definite stock market set at a particular time, or fixed buying timetable of closure. Private equity is funding on a very broad sense. Types are [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Low Jeremy @ Friday, 15th June 2007

Arkansas as a state provides an excellent performance in its economic and developmental growth, better enhanced by its flourishing expansion in venture capitals in every aspect of the latest technologies, and other innovations over the past years. The positive results in entrepreneurial venture funding has regularly been traced and recorded by the Regional and National (federal) government with such [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Low Jeremy @ Tuesday, 12th June 2007

When people need to enlist the services of a company, that person will usually check for it in the phone directory. It is only after browsing through the names on the list that the individual will be able to get in touch with the firm that can do it. The same thing also happens when getting help in starting a [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Low Jeremy @ Sunday, 10th June 2007

There are a lot of companies who have smaller divisions underneath its umbrella. Take for example Johnson and Johnson, which produces consumer goods at the same time, has a pharmaceutical wing called Janseen Pharmaceutical. Sometimes, the only way for a company to expand is with the help of an entrepreneur. As a result, the investor becomes a capital venture firm who [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Low Jeremy @ Thursday, 7th June 2007

Buying a house or a car is a huge decision because of the money involved. This is the reason that customer will look into the budget first and check if the salaries of the spouses can pay the monthly amortization before pushing through with the deal. It is a good thing that most car dealerships and real estate developers offer [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Low Jeremy @ Monday, 4th June 2007

Arkansas is a very diverse state. You have a lot of things going on for this state. The state has a lot to offer to visitors, travelers and even for entrepreneurs. You can see in the state a lot of opportunities for outdoor adventures such as cavern or cave tours and a lot of mountain trails and scenic routes to [more...]

Business » Financing » Venture Capital | By Low Jeremy @ Saturday, 2nd June 2007

Venture capitalism is a system wherein a person or a company often referred to as venture capitalists invest money in a company or business exchange for a stake in the business or a share in the earnings, present and future, of the company. Venture capitalists are frequently the ones that provide funding for companies that are in need of seed [more...]