Raising capital : get the money you need to grow your business / Andrew J. Sherman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sherman, Andrew J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New business enterprises--United States--Finance.

New business enterprises.

Venture capital--United States.

Venture capital.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Other Title:

Get the money you need to grow your business

Place of Publication:

New York : AMACOM, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The definitive guide for growing companies in need of funds.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Chapter 1: Capital Formation Strategies and Trends; Understanding the Natural Tension Between Investor and Entrepreneur; Understanding the Private Equity Markets; Understanding the Different Types of Investors; Understanding the Different Sources of Capital; Sources of Debt Financing; Sources of Equity Capital; Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make in the Search for Capital; How Much Money Do You Really Need?; Consider Staged Investment; Capital-Formation Strategies; Debt Securities; Equity Securities; Convertible Securities; The Due Diligence Process

The Art and Science of Due DiligenceKey Best Practices Affecting Capital Formation in the New Millennium; Are You Really, Really Ready to Raise Capital?; Chapter 2: Selecting the Best Legal Structure for Growth; Proprietorship; Partnership; General Partnership; Limited Partnership; Corporation; General Characteristics of a Corporation; Subchapter S Corporations; Managing the Corporation: Duties and Responsibilities; Limited Liability Company; Flexibility for Owners; Forming the LLC; Evaluating Your Selected Legal Structure; Corporate Governance and Reporting in the Age of Scrutiny

The Impact on Privately Held CompaniesCorporate Governance Best Practices Audit; Establishing Effective Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards; Chapter 3: The Role Your Business Plan Plays; The Mechanics of Preparing a Business Plan; Screens, Filters, and Tools to Assess the Viability and Predictability of Your Business and Strategic Plans; Common Business-Planning Myths; Some Final Thoughts on Business Planning; Chapter 4: Start-Up Financing; Financing the Business with Your Own Resources; If I Don't Have a Rich Uncle, Where Can I Get the Initial Seed Capital?; Family, Friends, and Fools

Family Business OfficesHeaven on Earth-Finding an Angel Investor; The Importance of Angels; Angels Versus Venture Capitalists; Profile of a "Typical" Angel; Finding an Angel; Hybrid Approaches to Angel Investing; Asking an Angel to Dance; Angels or Devils-You Be the Judge; Understanding Angel Investment Club Criteria; Other Sources of Seed and Early-Stage Capital; Incubators; University and Private Incubators; Accelerators; Peer-to-Peer Lending, Microloans, and Crowdfunding; Economic Development Agencies; Customer Financing; Vendor Financing; Additional Resources

Chapter 5: The Art and Science of BootstrappingTwelve Proven Bootstrapping Techniques and Strategies; Ten More Tried-and-Tested Bootstrapping Techniques; Bootstrapping: The Dark Side; Chapter 6: Private Placements; Federal Securities Laws Applicable to Private Placements; Rule 504; Rule 505; Rule 506; State Securities Laws Applicable to Private Placements; Preparing the Private Placement Memorandum; Key Sections of the PPM; Subscription Materials; Subscription Agreement; Purchaser and/or Purchaser Representative Questionnaires; Compliance Issues; Accepting Subscriptions

Changing or Updating the PPM Before Completion of the Offering

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283688574

1283688573

9780814417041

0814417043

OCLC:

782918102