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| Business question | 9/15/2008 | Kevin 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 ...
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| Business question | 9/14/2008 | Kevin 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 ...
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| Business Question | 9/14/2008 | Ivan 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 ...
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| Stock in S-Corporation the goes out of Business | 9/6/2008 | Ivan 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 ...
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| Startup Monies | 8/21/2008 | Kevin 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 ...
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| funding forms/risk factors | 8/6/2008 | Kevin 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 ...
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| delisted stock | 7/17/2008 | Kevin 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 ...
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| Venure Capital | 7/10/2008 | Ivan 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 ...
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| VC or go it alone | 6/3/2008 | Kevin 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 ...
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| VC or go it alone | 6/1/2008 | Kevin 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 ...
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| captail stock vs common stock | 5/10/2008 | Kevin 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 ...
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| Financial Backing | 5/9/2008 | Ivan 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 ...
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| investors for start up capital | 5/2/2008 | Ivan 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 / ...
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| Private Equity | 4/17/2008 | Kevin 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 ...
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| Capital Management Firm.... | 3/20/2008 | Ivan 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 ...
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| Private Equity Stocks | 2/16/2007 | Jim 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 ...
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| Venture funding | 11/13/2006 | Jim 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: ...
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| Capital Gains | 11/11/2006 | Jim 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 ...
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| capital losses from stocks | 3/2/2006 | kevin 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. ...
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| Maintaing management control of start-up | 2/27/2006 | kevin 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 ...
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| Leasing OTR truck/hire driver | 1/24/2006 | kevin 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 ...
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| Capital vs Common Stock | 1/24/2006 | kevin 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 ...
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| stock | 1/14/2006 | kevin 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 ...
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| Funding realestate, w/o colatteral | 1/4/2006 | Jim 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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| Upper Hand. | 11/10/2005 | kevin kemper |
Q: I have an invention and I have two options - licensing and joint venture. Tell me in detail what's ...
A: I cannot give you all the data you seek in under 25 pages. however, succinctly, joint venturing ...
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| private placement term sheet | 10/26/2005 | kevin kemper |
Q: I'm trying to find an example of a term sheet requested for a private placement of COMMON stock. ...
A: i am betting you want a loan sheet showing repayment terms that are converted into equity. ...
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| Business Valuation | 9/5/2005 | Professional Planning Associates |
Q: I am an entrepreneur who has recently finished my business plan and pro-forma. I now need to be able ...
A: Jason: Valuation is a complex question and I am not an expert in the field. There are as many as 11 ...
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| stock options in privately held company | 8/25/2005 | kevin kemper |
Q: I'm considering a position with a company that has series B funding. I've previously had stock ...
A: HOW do i answer this WITHOUT raining on your parade? not sure I can. A stock option, as you know, ...
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| company info | 6/26/2005 | kevin kemper |
Q: I'm not sure if you can help me with this issue but I will try anyway. I was wondering if you know ...
A: I will presume you mean PUBLICLY traded companies. email the company and ask for the dept that ...
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| Business star-up | 6/12/2005 | Jim D. Ray |
Q: However, this is not a homework question from a business student. I have been working my Business ...
A: Friday, June 17, 2005 6:33 PM CDT Jerry: Thank you for your question. While I appreciate your ...
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| Milestones & Dividends | 6/10/2005 | Jim D. Ray |
Q: I'd like to first thank you for providing assistance to people on the internet free of charge. This ...
A: Saturday, June 11, 2005 2:22 AM CDT Hello, Joe: Excellent questions! Let's get right to them -- ...
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| Hi
I would like to find... | 5/31/2005 | Professional Planning Associates |
Q: I would like to find investors to do business on my "land". I would like to give my land as my share ...
A: Zoning is the most important piece of information. Investors want to know what can be built on the ...
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| umbrella business' and new company - new stock? | 4/4/2005 | kevin kemper |
Q: I wrote you previously, but know answer, so I'll try again. I have several ideas to patent and start ...
A: u are asking me about 12 questions here. plz get to me on yahoo messenger or icq. YOU will need ...
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| Market research for a new invention | 2/10/2005 | kevin kemper |
Q: I am an electronic engineer and I have a new invention for the consumer market. I've researched ...
A: you have me confused; you said you did an exhaustive search. and found nothing. There are atty's ...
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| selling equity | 1/3/2005 | kevin kemper |
Q: Kevin, I read your answer in 5/2000 regarding selling stock to private investors in a start-up ...
A: yes. cause it takes you from doing a "hands out to friends seeking $ UNOFFICIALLY" --to doing it ...
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| to get a VC for the start up company | 12/11/2004 | kevin kemper |
Q: i m sunil from india,i and my team have come up with a new invention which is highly profitalble,we ...
A: Sunil; fewer than 1 invention in 100 gets VC anywhere. however there are other ways to finance the ...
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| funding | 12/10/2004 | Jim D. Ray |
Q: I have a solid idea, filling a need in the market place (real-time) but I do not have the capitol to ...
A: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 8:18 PM CDT Hello, Tracey: Excellent question! Let's get right to ...
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| Legal costs involved for a deal | 11/11/2004 | kevin kemper |
Q: I am a startup entreprenuer based in Bangalore, India. I am developing a product on document and ...
A: Balachandran-- is your product 100% code and software? if so, you do not need any VC or angel ...
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| Bankrupt Stock | 11/9/2004 | kevin kemper |
Q: I have had a gas & oil stock for 7 years, XCLT (XCL LTD.) In 2002 it went bankrupt. Nasdaq OTC ...
A: there are two types of bankruptcies; re-organization and liquidation. If it was re-org, your money ...
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| Taking an idea to market | 10/29/2004 | kevin kemper |
Q: A friend of mine has obtained a patent for a product, and the product shows great promise for ...
A: for each 100 inventions, only one is ever brought to market. I suggest finding a biz atty and ...
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