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May 19, 2011

CCCB: How do You "sell" Angel Investors?

CCCB: How do You "sell" Angel Investors?

Entrepreneurs of Startup and Early Stage companies struggle with the "closing" on the investor more than they do simply pitching investors. Pitching Business Angel Investors is the easy part. Closing is the Challenge. Attracting the early stage venture capital to actually come into your business is the difference between the…

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April 1, 2011

VTOD Finding & Cultivating Partnerships for your Small Business

VTOD Finding & Cultivating Partnerships for your Small Business

Karen Rands shares insight into how entrepreneurs of early stage companies can find and cultivate partnerships that will help move their business forward. Part of the Video Tip of the Day series where Karen answers the questions that come in from entrepreneurs or relays specific experience and activities that have…

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Feb. 7, 2011

When & How do Entrepreneurs Negotiate Terms with Angel Investors?

When & How do Entrepreneurs Negotiate Terms with Angel Investors?

Karen Rands shares insight and real life experiences gained from years of advising entrepreneurs on how to successfully raise early stage venture capital from private angel investors. In working on a daily basis with entrepreneurs and investors, she knows what it takes for business angel investors to make a "buying…

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Feb. 7, 2011

When should Entrepreneurs pay to pitch investors

When should Entrepreneurs pay to pitch investors

Karen Rands covers the controversial topic of when early stage and start up entrepreneurs should consider paying to pitch at an angel investor or venture capital conference. Many people think paying to pitch at an event is wrong, many times it is a waste of precious dollars for entrepreneurs. Karen…

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Feb. 7, 2011

When is a Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) required for raising angel investor capital?

When is a Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) required for raising angel investor capital?

Karen Rands shares here insight on when you need to use a formal legal document, the private placement memorandum, to raise capital from individual business angel investors as an early stage private company. Part of an ongoing series called the Video Tip of the Day VTOD where Karen answers the…

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Nov. 11, 2010

#VTOD Inventors going to market

#VTOD Inventors going to market

Inventors need to understand the different ways they can get their products into the market and reap the financial rewards of inventing something all together new. This video insight provided by Karen Rands will shed light on things inventors can do to bring their invention to market.

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Oct. 14, 2010

VTOD SEC and Finder's Fees

VTOD SEC and Finder's Fees

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Oct. 6, 2010

VTOD: Golden Rule of Raising Capital from Angel Investors: Follow Through

VTOD: Golden Rule of Raising Capital from Angel Investors: Follow Through

Karen Rands explores the #2 reason why entrepreneurs fail to raise all the early stage capital from business angels that they need.... They simply do not follow through effectively.

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Oct. 6, 2010

CCCB: What makes raising early stage venture capital easy or hard?

CCCB: What makes raising early stage venture capital easy or hard?

Karen Rands answers the nagging question.... Why is it that it seems so easy for some entrepreneurs to raise capital from angel investors and venture capitalists, yet others with good business models and potential struggle? More of the Compassionate Capitalist Coffee Break Tips: http://bit.ly/CCCB-signup

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Sept. 2, 2010

1-10-100 Plan Part 2 for Entrepreneurs Raising Early Stage Capital

1-10-100 Plan Part 2  for  Entrepreneurs Raising Early Stage Capital

Pt 2 of the video tips for the 1-10-100 plan for Entrepreneurs to learn how to launch and grow their business, build management and adviser teams, and raise early stage angel investor and venture capital. Full article and podcast available on http://EntrepreneurBlogSpace.com

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Sept. 2, 2010

1-10-100 Plan for Entrepreneurs

1-10-100 Plan for Entrepreneurs

Part 1. Simple system for Entrepreneurs to get knowledge and resources to launch their business and attract capital without spending a lot of money to do it. Its the 1-10-100 Plan. Compliments blog post on http://EntrepreneurBlogSpace.com

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