Joseph W Bartlett, Peter Economy

Raising Capital for Dummies

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Produktbeschreibung

"An easy-to-use primer for first-time entrepreneurs." ?Andrew Ziolkowski, Managing Director, Forest Street and SAE Great advice from the guru of venture capital and start-up financing The fun and easy way to get the funding you need to realize your dreams! Rarin? to start your business but strapped for cash? Relax! This savvy guide cuts through the mumbo-jumbo and leads you through the stages of financing your business ? from raising seed capital and funds for expansions to IPOs and acquisitions ? and shows you how to survive and thrive. So take the money and run! The Dummies Way * Explanations in plain English * "Get in, get out" information * Icons and other navigational aids * Tear-out cheat sheet * Top ten lists * A dash of humor and fun Get smart! @www.dummies.com * Find listings of all our books * Choose from many different subject categories * Sign up for daily eTips at www.dummiesdaily.com

Produktdetails

• Verlag: FOR DUMMIES
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 629g
• ISBN-13: 9780764553530
• ISBN-10: 0764553534
• Artikelnr.: 10970060

Autorenporträt

Joseph Bartlett, author of Fundamentals of Venture Capital and other books, is an adjunct professor at NYU Law School. Peter Economy, author of Consulting For Dummies and other books, is a business consultant.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.

Part I: First-Stage Financing: Seed Capital and Start-up.

Chapter 1: It Takes Money to Make Money.

Chapter 2: Tapping into Your Personal Resources.

Chapter 3: The Rolodex Round: Family and Friends.

Chapter 4: Angel Investors.

Chapter 5: Customers and Vendors.

Chapter 6: Matching Services

Part II: Second-Stage Financing: Expansion.

Chapter 7: Commercial Lenders.

Chapter 8: Placement Agents.

Chapter 9: The Small Business Administration.

Chapter 10: Private Equity Offerings.

Chapter 11: Venture Capital.

Chapter 12: Valuation.

Chapter 13: Lease Financing.

Part III: Third-Stage Financing: Acquisition.

Chapter 14: Investment Banks.

Chapter 15: Initial Public Offering.

Chapter 16: Mergers.

Part IV: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 17: Ten Best Sources of Fast Cash.

Chapter 18: Ten Creative Ways to Raise capital.

Chapter 19: Ten Steps to Improve Your Cash Flow--Now!

Glossary.

Index.

Rezensionen

First there was "Dating for Dummies," then "Indoor Grilling forDummies " and now ... "Raising Capital for Dummies."
The newest how-to book for novices from Wiley Publishing Inc., thepublishers of the popular "Dummies" series, comes at what could bea wickedly good time. With venture capitalists retrenching andso-called angel investors burned by the dot-com meltdown,fund-raising has become a tough task for venture capitalists.
"There's a lot of places to look for money that just doesn't occurto people," said Joseph Bartlett, co-author of the "Raising Capitalfor Dummies " book.
Offering advice from finding government resources to tappingfriends and family members for cash without causing feuds, theDummies guide walks business execs from the "embryo to the IPO"stages of a company's cash needs, says Mr. Bartlett.
If all else fails and a fund-raising effort comes up short, there'sanother guide that might be worth checking out: "Job Hunting forDummies. (The Wall Street Journal, September 6, 2002)