Alternative financing is the wise choice for many business owners needing from $250,000 to $15 million in capital to fuel the growth of their companies. This book is an invaluable resource for all aspects of obtaining alternative financing, including incubators, royalty financing, angels, margin loans, and more.
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With corporate mergers continuing unabated and with more and more downsizing, the opportunities clearly lie in launching a new concept, product, or company. But where do we get the start-up monies? Not from banks or other debt-financing schemes, asserts writer-consultant Evanson. The right approaches are angels, IPOs, alternatives to IPOs, and venture capital. And not only does he outline the viewpoints of these lenders, but he also prepares borrowers well for the reality: contacting and selling, valuing a business, and writing a plan. Even numbers-proficient pros will find the explanations easy reading, with charts, lists, and a writing style that ranges from perky to humorous. Lots of true "how we did it" pepper the narrative; lots of lists help analyze pros and cons of different avenues and different presentations. A private equity capital directory, a listing of universities with leading entrepreneurship programs, and an overview of securities laws influencing private and exempt transactions are appended. Barbara Jacobs
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Evanson is a business writer and consultant. He holds a B.A. in mathematics and a master's degree in finance.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Comprehensive and well-written,
This review is from: Where to Go When the Bank Says No : Alternatives For Financing Your Business (Hardcover)
As a "student" of venture capital and entrepreneurship, I was delighted to discover this book. It was the book's title that first caught my attention. And, I was not disappointed. The author covers the subject of alternate financing in detail; IPOs, angel investors, venture capital, overseas financing and incubators. Often, banks are unwilling and/or incapable of understanding the unique requirements of a budding entrpreneur's financial needs; for example, in the software industry, most entrepreneurs can only offer intellectual property as collateral; this does not fit well with a bank's traditional mode of collateral ("If I cannot see it or touch it, it does not exist"). In this regard, the author offers well-defined chapters on helping borrowers prepare well for the reality (chapters 7, 8 and 9 - Valuing Your Business, Presenting Financials and Preparing Business Plans, respectively). One note of discord - while it is impossible to research and include every single source of information, the author should have included some of the well-established and well-known sources, in the appendices. Glaring omissions in Appendix A include The IndUS Entrepreneurs, a leading VC Club in Silicon Valley; Appendix B should have included the well- established entrepreneurship programs at Stanford University and University of Washington. Finally, I am glad that the book's retail price is below $25 (and often available at a disount); this tremendously benefits entrepreneurs and those individuals researhcing alternate sources of funding, for their business ventures.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best on the topic, and I have read many.,
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This review is from: Where to Go When the Bank Says No : Alternatives For Financing Your Business (Hardcover)
I have read a lot of business books and this one gave the best insite into the topic. Very easy to skim and get what you need. If I would have stated with this one I could have saved myself a lot of time.
5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Touched by an angel,
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This review is from: Where to Go When the Bank Says No : Alternatives For Financing Your Business (Hardcover)
Comprehensive, direct, resourceful. Two thumbs up for anyone looking to start or grow their business.
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