Venture Capital for the Clueless

Since the tech bubble burst in 2000, investors have been building up the largest pot of venture capital in history. Your ability to tap into this venture financing money depends on your ability to write a business plan that sells you and your ides to the people with the money.

Venture capital is a fund raising technique for companies who are willing to exchange equity in their company in return for money to grow or expand their business. It’s available for all types of business – from the early stage seed venture, to later stage mezzanine financing to take a company public.  

Venture capital firms are usually looking for a high rate of return on their investment (20%+ per annum); an angel investor generally wants less control of your company and a slower return on investment; however the criteria for investment are likely to be similar.  Angel investor groups are great sources of private capital and frequently invest angel money into new companies.  

Both venture capitalists and angel investors are looking for capital growth and revenue increases and evidence that your business can deliver continued growth over time, to provide a return on investment.  Venture capital remains a viable source of funding for startups, which are able to deliver the necessary growth that investors are looking for. Myriads of investors are looking for entrepreneurs who have genuine winning ideas and business plans that are looking for funds.  

Venture Capital for the Clueless® provides step-by-step information on creating a business plan and locating venture capital sources and financing for businesses looking for funding in the range of $500,000 to many millions of dollars.

This CD explains, step-by-step, how to write a business plan that gets read, reviewed and funded and includes samples, printable forms, and sources of venture funding.