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About Kevin Bousquet
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I am risk consultant in the field of venture capital. I can answer questions on business start up, dealing with Venture Capital Consultants and the risks involved, due diligence and the due diligence check list, corporate research, reorganizing bad debt, dealing with creditors, raising private capital, factoring and collection issues.

If you are concerned about the risks of dealing with a Venture Capital firm or a Venture Capital Broker feel free to contact me.

I have a large client list of Venture Capital firms who retain me to consult on assessing the risks in investing in individuals or private companies seeking capital.

Experience

Education/Credentials
Law Enf Grad (honours)1986, Law/Legal Admin 1991, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), English, French, Japanese. Owner Corpa Investigation www.corpa.com since 1991. Advisory Member - Canadian Venture Capital Association.

During the Internet "dot com boom" my venture capital company, "Capital Unlimited" consulted with VC firms and those seeking capital across the globe. I assisted companies (primarly new start ups) in ways to raise capital safely when the banks had turned them down.

I assisted with business plans, incorporations, press releases, financing proposals, private placement memos, invoice factoring, collection issues, trademark issues, asset Protection/restructuring & reorganization of bad debt.

During the dot.com internet boom, my Venture Capital company Capital-Unlimited and website was purchased by Andrew J. Filipowski of DivineInterventures the previous owner of Platinum Ventures.

Platinum Ventures was well documented as being famous for the purchase by Computer Associates for 3.6 Billion the largest software transaction in history at the time of the begining of the Internet dot.com boom.

My investigation company was under a consulting contract for due diligence and with the Divine Interventures team.

My 17 year old company, The Corpa Group continues to work in the field of Venture Capital. We get in the middle of business deals to ensure the deal is safe with no surprises. We use the term "investigate before you invest" which can be seen on our site and blog.

The Corpa Group continues to lessen the risk of any business transactions in the field of Venture Captial.

I do not broker capital, invest in companies, nor do I offer investment advice so please don't ask questions in this area.


   

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Silent partner10/28/2009Michael N. Brette,J.D.
  Q: My husband and I have our own small business and are looking to expand. Someone else in our ...
  A: First, get a good business attorney to assist you in set up this business arrangement. I would stay ...
S Corporation9/17/2009Ivan Jimenez
  Q: I Have a S Corporation with one hundred thousand shares. I plan on selling shares to raise start up ...
  A: Someone is willing to give you $20K for only 3,333 [out of 100,000] shares?! Wow. My suggestion is ...
S corp9/17/2009Michael N. Brette,J.D.
  Q: I Have a S corporation with one hundred thousand shares. I plan on selling shares to raise start up ...
  A: I am not sure why you formed an S corporation with all the IRS rules to comply with. Big mistake. If ...
Start up and continued funding8/23/2009Michael N. Brette,J.D.
  Q: I have a start up company. I am in the process of completed a securities offering under rule 504 of ...
  A: Investors are going to shy away from your deal if you are talking about raising $1 million and your ...
LLC or S Corp7/31/2009Michael N. Brette,J.D.
  Q: I am in the process of starting a company to manufacture and sell a juice I have formulated. My ...
  A: An LLC is a better choice. You get the same pass through tax advantages as an S corporation but ...
sport business7/15/2009Kevin Bousquet
  Q: How do I find out how much a business is worth? And by any chance do u know which business in the ...
  A: I am not in the sport entertainment business so I don't know what's hot and what's not. When you ...
investors5/11/2009Kevin Bousquet
  Q: My question is as follows, I am opening a restaurant and I have 3 investors. What in your opinion is ...
  A: If you have been turned down by the banks, these investors should be given a higher rate then the ...
Early Stage Startup4/23/2009Michael N. Brette,J.D.
  Q: I have a trademarked property that has great impact and can actually have a startup revolve around ...
  A: How are you going to know if some one "likes" the idea or that it has commercial potential until you ...
re Startup4/20/2009Michael N. Brette,J.D.
  Q: I have a valuable, trademarked property that I has so much impact that I feel a startup created ...
  A: You have not provided very much information. But the short answer is I do not fund start up ...
re: Do you deal with early stage startups?4/20/2009Kevin Bousquet
  Q: I have a valuable, trademarked property that I has so much impact that I feel a startup created ...
  A: I can answer questions in this area only. We do not invest in any company as I am strictly a ...
start up funding3/16/2009Michael N. Brette,J.D.
  Q: I want to start a internet business, a dating website similiar to www.plentyoffish.com which brings ...
  A: Forget venture capitalist for now. They are not providing capital for start up companies. You need ...
Looking for capital2/9/2009Michael N. Brette,J.D.
  Q: I have a business idea to create an online career website specific to "green-collar" jobs. I've done ...
  A: Venture capital firms will not look at your deal or any start up. You need to raise capital from ...
Unusual financing option1/13/2009Michael N. Brette,J.D.
  Q: Our new company has been offered $2M in startup capital in exchange for a 5% equity stake, a ...
  A: If you ask so called"experts" about financing a new venture they always put up road blocks. They ...
Tech Start Up12/29/2008Michael N. Brette,J.D.
  Q: I have a tech startup company that I invented last year. We were recently accepted into one of the ...
  A: You need to step back and take a deep breath. You sound stressed out. Now that you have done that ...
venture capital12/5/2008Kevin Bousquet
  Q: I have what I think are some pretty straightforward questions about venture capital. I am in the ...
  A: I would suggest you prepare a formal business plan. In that you plan you are going to be expected to ...
Legally structure an equity agreement11/12/2008Michael N. Brette,J.D.
  Q: I am currently working on a startup with 3 other partners, They are working entirely for equity and ...
  A: You should consider forming a Limited Liability Company(LLC). This will provide all of you personal ...
Business question9/15/2008Kevin Bousquet
  Q: I teach chess k-12 in schools and home school groups.Both for academic reasons and ...
  A: Not really a question of a percentage of profit, I don't believe that what your doing is a business ...
Business question9/14/2008Kevin Bousquet
  Q: I teach chess k-12 in schools and home school groups.Both for academic reasons and ...
  A: Academic reasons and competition will not attract investors or seed money if there is no clear ...
Business Question9/14/2008Ivan Jimenez
  Q: Am looking for investors and seed money for a small chess k-12 chess business to expand and grow.You ...
  A: The answer is as simple as the question... Get cash from friends, family and personal savings (in ...
Stock in S-Corporation the goes out of Business9/6/2008Ivan Jimenez
  Q: I own 45 percent in a publisheing S-Corporation. For the past few years we have been loosing money. ...
  A: Everyone's situation is different but generally speaking, each should be able to claim their ...
Startup Monies8/21/2008Kevin Bousquet
  Q: I want to reopen a formerly successful jazz club that closed a year ago (create an LLC). I don't ...
  A: There are about a zillion ways you could structure a deal like this. It will be up to you and the ...
funding forms/risk factors8/6/2008Kevin Bousquet
  Q: Greetings and thank you for taking my question. I am in the early stages of an environmental ...
  A: These questions all pertain to how you plan on selling shares in your business. It is best you ...
delisted stock7/17/2008Kevin Bousquet
  Q: if I owned stock in a company that got delisted, did I just lose my investment? The company is IBIZ ...
  A: There are a number of reasons why the company could be delisted. It could be because it's out of ...
Venure Capital7/10/2008Ivan Jimenez
  Q: I am resident in United states, GA and want your advise about a laundry business i want to establish ...
  A: First and foremost, get yourself a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and require a signature from ...
VC or go it alone6/3/2008Kevin Bousquet
  Q: I am in the initial phase of a start up environmental consulting firm. I have developed a ...
  A: I guess it would depend on the VC firm or perhaps you might find an individual angel investor who ...
VC or go it alone6/1/2008Kevin Bousquet
  Q: I am in the initial phase of a start up environmental consulting firm. I have developed a ...
  A: This is too small for a VC type of investment. The other thing that VC's may not like is the fact ...
captail stock vs common stock5/10/2008Kevin Bousquet
  Q: i didn't understand if capital stock and common stock is the same or if capital stock only ...
  A: Sorry your question got caught in my spam filter "once again" :) Capital Stock is ownership Common ...
Financial Backing5/9/2008Ivan Jimenez
  Q: A friend and I have the makings of a great business in eco friendly furniture but we've kind of hit ...
  A: Because of the way you spelled [organisation], I am going to presume you are UK-based and although I ...
investors for start up capital5/2/2008Ivan Jimenez
  Q: where are all the investors and how do you find them, I've tried the various "angel investor" sites. ...
  A: The first place to look for investors should always be your own backyard. If you can't motivate / ...
Private Equity4/17/2008Kevin Bousquet
  Q: I own shares in a Private Company which I believe is not providing accurate financial information to ...
  A: Not sure if you are in Canada or the United States. The basic rule of thumb would be subject to any ...
Capital Management Firm....3/20/2008Ivan Jimenez
  Q: I want to open a capital management firm and run it via the internet. My goal is to take in clients ...
  A: Under normal circumstances, I'd go the LLC route however, based on the briefing above and presuming ...
Private Equity Stocks2/16/2007Jim D. Ray
  Q: I'm confused about how stocks in a private limited company (i.e private equity stocks in a company ...
  A: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 12:00 AM CST Hello, Daniel: Excellent question -- let's get right to ...
Venture funding11/13/2006Jim D. Ray
  Q: 11/13 Hello Jim - I've been the CEO of as specialized Internet marketing company in Santa ...
  A: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 10:35 PM CST Hello, Earl: Excellent question -- let's get right to it: ...
Capital Gains11/11/2006Jim D. Ray
  Q: We bought a home in Florida a year ago and are going to sell it and move back to Iowa this spring. ...
  A: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 11:25 PM CST Hello, Billye Jo: Yes. Billye Jo, I hope this points ...
capital losses from stocks3/2/2006kevin kemper
  Q: I plan to sell some stocks that I bought around 10 years ago. I have changed brokers at least 3 ...
  A: if u can pinpoint when you bought the stock, a good broker can tell u what you paid. ...
Maintaing management control of start-up2/27/2006kevin kemper
  Q: I am a PhD chemist that has invented a revolutionary new hair care product. I have no formal ...
  A: a; thanks for writing to me! b; 602-705-2319 for you; my cell c; it is very common what is being ...
Leasing OTR truck/hire driver1/24/2006kevin kemper
  Q: -I wouldn't be surprised if you found this not within your area of expertise, but you seemed to have ...
  A: a; thanks for the compliment. b; I have neighbors who own several tractors and trailers, so I DO ...
Capital vs Common Stock1/24/2006kevin kemper
  Q: Can you explain the difference between capital stock and common stock? When starting a corp do you ...
  A: capital stock - definition of capital stock - The number of shares authorized for issuance by a ...
stock1/14/2006kevin kemper
  Q: I have a certificate that is issued to a Lawrence ross and is dated Feb. 25 1901 for 200 shares of ...
  A: a stock brokerage firm can look it up and take 30min to 2 hours to research that firm. IT IS ...
Funding realestate, w/o colatteral1/4/2006Jim D. Ray
  Q: I am a 28 year old man. I have studied for many years the realestate, franchise, and small business ...
  A: Sunday, January 08, 2005 4:30 PM CDT Hello, Blaine: Excellent question! Let's get right to it: ...

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