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16
May
2010
The etheral qualities of a loan
Now that the partners understood the ethereal qualities of the two businesses, the next area of discussion concerned the material aspects. First we reviewed the differences that would help or hinder the partnership from an organizational structure perspective. Again I used a grid to help guide the discussion and enable the partners to view their organizations from a holistic perspective.
The last piece of information the partners needed to discuss before they could begin a formal strategic planning session was the external impacts on the partnership. This article lists the external issues the partners wanted to explore to ensure that they covered all the potential traps that might derail the partnership—before they spent time, money, and energy creating a strategic plan.
10
Jan
2010
Groups that help with credit and loan solutions
You may be thinking, “I’ll just go to a Venture Capitalist. Isn’t that what they do?” The answer is no, rarely, if ever, for you as a small independent inventor. Venture Capitalists are the big time. They invest big money, to be sure, but they want a virtual guarantee that they are likely to make big money on their investment in a relatively short period of time. Independent inventing is entirely too risky for most Venture Capitalists. They are not an option for most independent inventors.
Investment angels, on the other hand, may be a possibility. Investment angels can be found informally among the people previously suggested: doctors, lawyers, accountants and so on. Or, they may be found in formal organizations. For example, many communities have investment angel groups. You can find listings for such groups in your local business journals.
You can find links for several angel investment lists in Appendix B at the back of this book. You can also find angel investors by running a classified ad for them. Your ad should say something like, “Inventor seeks angel investor for patent-pending product. Small investment opportunity. (Your phone number).”
Classified newspaper or Internet ads that you find listing investment angels may or may not be legitimate! They are often “services” that promise to put you in touch with angel investors in exchange for a fee. It is best to find your own angel investors.