Archive : Raising Capital

New businesses are established every day and entrepreneurs are also always looking for funding options they can actually consider for that new business. Most people who start businesses are passionate [...]

The success of a business depends on its founders and management. Successful entrepreneurs can take a bad idea and make a good business out of it. And an unsuccessful entrepreneur [...]

In such an up-and-down economy, getting a small business started only works for the ambitious and the motivated. There are no lucky breaks or easy loans you can take out [...]

Raising money for a startup is a huge hurdle to cross for most startup founders. A lot of startups sets off with bootstrap financing to prove concept and acquire the [...]

The most anticipated historic IPO of the year is almost here. Facebook plans to file papers with the US SEC on Wednesday to begin the process of becoming a publicly [...]

I have just launched my new project-StartupReadingList that offers you the best startup article list every week. StartupReadingList is a subscribers-only list of the top startup articles that are published [...]

VC4Africa matches mostly african entrepreneurs with VCs and investment organizations. Entrepreneurs register their apps and businesses with VC4Africa to receive feedback and potential funding from venture capitalists within the organization. [...]

Entrepreneurs are always looking for opportunities to pitch and present their ideas to the right investors. It even gets exciting when an investor grants you the audience to impress him [...]

Here’s an idea that’s been getting a lot of attention lately: A new U.S. visa just for foreign-born entrepreneurs. That’s right. Come to America, start a new business, hire people [...]

I am a huge advocate for bootstrapping, but the truth about bootstrapping  is that its tough and only the toughest can survive the process. Bootstrapping or booting refers to a [...]

Startup Articles, Advice And Readings For The Weekend-bhorowitz The Future of Startup Funding-Paul Graham Lessons From Startup School 2011-Gregory Koberger Achieving Product-Market Fit (Horowitz): bhorowitz The importance of being lean [...]

First time entrepreneurs mostly rely on friends, family and savings to take their business to the next level. To increase your chances if raising seed money, its important to have [...]

Entrepreneurs consider different ways to fund their businesses right from the beginning of a startups. There are a lot things to consider before deciding what funding strategy is right for [...]

An elevator pitch is vital and it has always been crucial for every entrepreneur who needs to raise money or convince business partners to believe in the product or service. [...]

The most significant obstacle to transforming ideas into high-growth businesses that create jobs and wealth is the capital needed to support early stage entrepreneurs in Ghana. Access to capital is [...]