Business Funding For Dummies

Paperback Engels 2016 9781119111597
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Get the business funding you need to secure your success

The issue of funding is one of the biggest pain points for small– and medium–sized businesses and one that comes up on a daily basis. Whether you′re unsure about how to go about getting a loan, unfamiliar with the different options available to you or confused as to which would be the right solution for your particular business, Business Funding For Dummies provides plain–English, down–to–earth guidance on everything you need to successfully fund your business venture.

Friendly, authoritative, and with a dash of humor thrown in for fun, this hands–on guide takes the fear out of funding and walks you step–by–step through the process of ensuring your business is financially viable. From crowd funding and angels to grants and friends, families, and fools, it covers every form of funding available and helps you hone in on and secure the ones that are right for your unique needs.

Includes mini case studies, quotes, and plenty of examples
Offers excerpts from interviews with financiers and entrepreneurs
Topics covered include all forms of funding
Covers angels in the UK and abroad

If you′re the owner or director of a small–to–medium–sized business looking to start an SME, but have been barking up the wrong tree, Business Funding For Dummies is the fast and easy way to get the funds you need.

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ISBN13:9781119111597
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:432

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<p>Introduction 1</p>
<p>Part I: Getting Started on Funding Your Business 7</p>
<p>Chapter 1: Preparing for Funding at Any Stage of Growth 9</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Recognising the Stages of Business Funding 25</p>
<p>Chapter 3: Preparing the Groundwork for Raising Funds 49</p>
<p>Chapter 4: Becoming Investment Ready 105</p>
<p>Chapter 5: Loving the Paperwork: Preparing Your Business Plan 107</p>
<p>Chapter 6: Creating a Winning Pitch 125</p>
<p>Chapter 7: Making a Successful Pitch 143</p>
<p>Chapter 8: Getting Help 161</p>
<p>Part III: Exploring Your Funding Options 175</p>
<p>Chapter 9: Finding Free Money 177</p>
<p>Chapter 10: Securing Early–Stage Funding 193</p>
<p>Chapter 11: Securing Accelerator Finance 211</p>
<p>Chapter 12: Considering Debt and Other Bank Funding 225</p>
<p>Chapter 13: Understanding Equity Funding 249</p>
<p>Chapter 14: Considering Alternative Finance 273</p>
<p>Part IV: Going for Growth 299</p>
<p>Chapter 15: Measuring Performance 301</p>
<p>Chapter 16: Getting a Mentor 325</p>
<p>Chapter 17: Exploring Strategies for Growth 339</p>
<p>Part V: The Part of Tens 363</p>
<p>Chapter 18: Ten (Plus One) Pitfalls to Avoid 365</p>
<p>Chapter 19: Ten Things Funders Don t Tell You 375</p>
<p>Chapter 20: Ten (Plus One) Terms You Need to Know before Raising Start–Up Capital 383</p>
<p>Index 391</p>

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