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| Business funding | 12/22/2003 | Jim D. Ray |
Q: I would like to start my own business but have little money and experience! I don't know how to ...
A: Monday, December 22, 2003 12:56 AM DST Hello, Martha: Excellent question! Let's get right to it ...
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| Start-up Funding | 10/3/2003 | Jim D. Ray |
Q: Mr. Ray, I am in the process of trying to obtain funding for a product I created. In keeping it ...
A: Friday, October 03, 2003 6:56 PM CST Hello Aaron, Excellent question! Let's get right to it: ...
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| what to offer investors? | 7/11/2003 | Professional Planning Associates |
Q: I am starting a small business and have attracted a few small investors (10,000 to 25,000) and am ...
A: Sean: The ultimate details of any arrangement requires legal assistant. I will give you some ...
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| Going Public | 12/9/2002 | Fred Krimm |
Q: When a company decides to go public for the first time who or how is it decided what the number of ...
A: If the company is of reasonable size and has good profits, the underwriter will want to have at ...
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| preferred stock | 9/3/2002 | kevin kemper |
Q: Can the board of directors of a Nevada corporation authorize preferred stock or is a vote of the ...
A: a board of directors can authorize any class of stock be issued at any time, in any amounts! a ...
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| Invest | 8/24/2002 | Professional Planning Associates |
Q: I couldn't really find the right "group" on this website, so I am giving you a try. I am looking ...
A: Ryan: $55,000 is too small a sum for a venture capitalist. You need individual investors. First you ...
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| Invest | 8/24/2002 | Fred Krimm |
Q: I couldn't really find the right "group" on this website, so I am giving you a try. I am looking ...
A: It's too small an amount for a venture capitalist. I'm not sure why you don't want to go to a bank, ...
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| Recently a friend of mine... | 8/10/2002 | Professional Planning Associates |
Q: Recently a friend of mine told me about Regulation D, whic I understand to be a tool used for ...
A: Regulation D is a series of methods of selling stock without filing a registration statement. It's ...
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| Angel Capital Need for Silicon Valley Internet Startup | 2/13/2002 | Professional Planning Associates |
Q: I am seeking ANGEL capital of about $8,000,000 for my internet startup in Silicon Valley. Are there ...
A: Gary: The following sites have listings of Venture Capital firms and private investors: Vfinance.com ...
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| Outsourcing and going public | 2/10/2002 | kevin kemper |
Q: First, let me thank you for volunteering your time to help us poor lost souls out there wondering if ...
A: u "could" say your question is sort of like this: you are preparing to take chemistry in college. ...
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| Using bonds to finance startup | 6/26/2001 | Brett Cenkus |
Q: Would it possible for someone to sell a small number of bonds and use that money as seed money to ...
A: Joshua, it is definitely possible and is done often, though most frequently the bond is a ...
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| Board member | 5/21/2001 | Brett Cenkus |
Q: Brett, I am on a board of a start up internet company and not an officer. What can I ask for ...
A: Bob, In my experience, most startups will pay your expenses to Board meetings (capped at $1K, ...
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| Valuation of pending IP | 4/27/2001 | Gene Konstant |
Q: I am a retired Intel executive, now involved with several internet startup companies and providing ...
A: An attorney experienced in patent/intellectual property law can help establish a fair value ... and ...
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| venture cap for 5MW hydroelectric project in Himalayan region of India | 4/24/2001 | Brett Cenkus |
Q: Ours is a family owned and professionally managed business in India. Of late our government opened ...
A: Yashwant, The most effective way to reach VCs (i.e., the most likely way to have your plan reviewed ...
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| Simple Question | 4/7/2001 | kevin kemper |
Q: You are about to recieve the most basic question that I'm sure you have ever encountered. Please do ...
A: Paul: IT is a fair and excellent question! NO fast answer! what is a loan? From anyone? An ...
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| Simple Question | 4/7/2001 | Fred Krimm |
Q: You are about to recieve the most basic question that I'm sure you have ever encountered. Please do ...
A: The initial use of venture capital is to help entrepreneurs start a business. The V/C finds a ...
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| Building seed money through equity | 4/4/2001 | Brett Cenkus |
Q: Cenkus For a start up company how is book value calculated. Also IS THERE A RATIO OR FORMULA FOR ...
A: Gideon, There are no formulas of which I'm aware for determining change in shareholder's equity ...
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| Seed funding question | 4/1/2001 | Brett Cenkus |
Q: I am just retired from Intel in Chandler AZ. I was approached by several startup companies to ...
A: Sri, Locating startup financing sources (e.g., angels) is very difficult generally and made more ...
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| Going Public | 3/28/2001 | Fred Krimm |
Q: I was wondering how I could take my small business, and sell stock for my business in NASDAQ or ...
A: You haven't defined "small". The smaller the business, the less likely it is to go public and the ...
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| Investor(s) for Business Needed | 3/5/2001 | Fred Krimm |
Q: Me and my partner already have a running business. The product is Fabric. We have already ...
A: If you can't get a bank or an asset-based lender to lend you any more money, you may need to obtain ...
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| Investor(s) for Business Needed | 3/5/2001 | kevin kemper |
Q: Me and my partner already have a running business. The product is Fabric. We have already ...
A: Maria; i wish more people had your problem. Please reach me at kkemper@inficad.com and icq.com ...
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| Investor(s) for Business Needed | 3/5/2001 | Brett Cenkus |
Q: Me and my partner already have a running business. The product is Fabric. We have already ...
A: Maria, Without knowing more details (e.g., just how much demand is being left on the table), it ...
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| Investor(s) for Business Needed | 3/5/2001 | Michael O`Donnell |
Q: Me and my partner already have a running business. The product is Fabric. We have already ...
A: Given your situation, I recommend two approaches. The first is to approach suppliers, ...
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| Investor(s) for Business Needed | 3/5/2001 | Gene Konstant |
Q: Me and my partner already have a running business. The product is Fabric. We have already ...
A: If you have purchase orders from reliable customers getting financing should be no problem ... ask ...
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| Joint Venture Agreeement | 2/5/2001 | Brett Cenkus |
Q: I am after a sample agreement of joint venture between two Electromechanical Contracting Companies. ...
A: Hesham, I would visit the following sites: www.myworktools.com www.freelegalforms.com ...
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| Venture capital | 1/12/2001 | Brett Cenkus |
Q: Do VCs consider it a positive or nagative that a hi-tech start-up who had a profitable 2 years in ...
A: VCs would consider that negative. Not having experience in an industry/area is always perceived as ...
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| VC help! | 1/3/2001 | Brett Cenkus |
Q: I have a successful, multi-million dollar food service company servicing the restaurant and ...
A: Abe, as I'm sure you're aware (or at least, have been told), raising money from VCs is not an easy ...
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| Financing a Niche Marketplace Idea | 12/2/2000 | Brett Cenkus |
Q: Brett, I am currently looking at an idea to deliver broadband access to rural areas. I have prepared ...
A: J T, VCs are funding projects. Most of them have raised funds previously and these funds need to ...
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| selling stock | 11/25/2000 | Professional Planning Associates |
Q: i have a penna. corporation(JENTARA PRODUCTIONS LTD.) i HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED BY PENNA. DEPT. OF ...
A: Financing an independent film is difficult, however it can be done. First you need a business plan ...
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| new kind of search | 11/18/2000 | Michael O`Donnell |
Q: I have a been a webmaster for 3 years and I had an idea for a new kind of search engine. I know the ...
A: Pedro, Writing a business plan is usually a necessary step towards attracting financing and ...
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| Theme/Novelty Restraunt Start Up | 11/9/2000 | Professional Planning Associates |
Q: I have a concept for a novelty/theme type restraunt and wanted to get some general advice on how to ...
A: Chris: If you do not receive recommendations from friends and associates, local restaurant ...
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| Angel Investors | 10/25/2000 | Brett Cenkus |
Q: We are just about to finish our first round of funding. We are $50,000 short of the $500,000 we are ...
A: Jay, You've asked a difficult question, namely because angels prefer not to be found unless it's ...
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| Credit Risk | 10/20/2000 | Fred Krimm |
Q: ... I just started studing the area of underwriting issues (notes and bonds), and we just came ...
A: For the larger issues, rating agencies such as Standard & Poors or Moodys take a hard look at the ...
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| Marketing/Financing | 10/15/2000 | Brett Cenkus |
Q: I am writing to you today because I am in need of, well you may have already guessed it, expert ...
A: Bob, Unfortunately this really is outside my area of expertise. Product creation is a hard ...
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| Business Plan | 9/19/2000 | Professional Planning Associates |
Q: I am working with a group of Enterprise Agencies in the Uk to improve their conversion of business ...
A: Peter: The Internet site Vfinance.com has a solid business plan template that is a good model. Of ...
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| capital expense | 9/16/2000 | Gene Konstant |
Q: Please define a capital expense ? Thank you
A: A capital expense is a cost for a hard asset (such as a machine or vehicle) used in the business and ...
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| Shares | 6/13/2000 | kevin kemper |
Q: 1. As an entrepeneur starting up business. How is my effort evaluated in principle when the first ...
A: TGA: a: please download icq.com and find me at 19896443. thanks. You are asking very neat ...
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| transfer stock | 5/31/2000 | kevin kemper |
Q: Kemper, I am sole stockholder in a TN corporation (not sub S). I loaned the corp $50,000 as ...
A: JW: what makes you so sure he can do a better job than you can do? between U and me, something ...
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| RAISING CAPITAL FOR A BRAND NEW CORPORATION | 5/24/2000 | kevin kemper |
Q: We have a start-up corporation and have been recently approached by several interested parties ...
A: Alex! Smart man! a: get your CPA and attorney together and prepare immediately either a SCOR or ...
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| Trying to raise funds for an Asian Internet "Content" project | 4/8/2000 | kevin kemper |
Q: Kemper, I am based in Hong Kong. Am trying to raise funds for an Internet based content project to ...
A: Bala; you mentioned what is called a D 505. You can also do a D 506 for any amount of money! Or an ...
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