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Book SynopsisHelping you get the financing you need, this book assists discover how to: tap personal sources of financing; approach customers and vendors for financing; hook up with commercial lenders; find angel investors; get an SBA loan; raise cash through private equity offerings; and, woo and win investment bankers and venture capitalists.
Trade ReviewFirst there was "Dating for Dummies," then "Indoor Grilling for Dummies " and now ... "Raising Capital for Dummies."
The newest how-to book for novices from Wiley Publishing Inc., the publishers of the popular "Dummies" series, comes at what could be a wickedly good time. With venture capitalists retrenching and so-called angel investors burned by the dot-com meltdown, fund-raising has become a tough task for venture capitalists.
"There's a lot of places to look for money that just doesn't occur to people," said Joseph Bartlett, co-author of the "Raising Capital for Dummies " book.
Offering advice from finding government resources to tapping friends and family members for cash without causing feuds, the Dummies guide walks business execs from the "embryo to the IPO" stages of a company's cash needs, says Mr. Bartlett.
If all else fails and a fund-raising effort comes up short, there's another guide that might be worth checking out: "Job Hunting for Dummies. (The Wall Street Journal, September 6, 2002)
Table of ContentsIntroduction.
Part I: First-Stage Financing: Seed Capital and Start-up.
Chapter 1: It Takes Money to Make Money.
Chapter 2: Tapping into Your Personal Resources.
Chapter 3: The Rolodex Round: Family and Friends.
Chapter 4: Angel Investors.
Chapter 5: Customers and Vendors.
Chapter 6: Matching Services
Part II: Second-Stage Financing: Expansion.
Chapter 7: Commercial Lenders.
Chapter 8: Placement Agents.
Chapter 9: The Small Business Administration.
Chapter 10: Private Equity Offerings.
Chapter 11: Venture Capital.
Chapter 12: Valuation.
Chapter 13: Lease Financing.
Part III: Third-Stage Financing: Acquisition.
Chapter 14: Investment Banks.
Chapter 15: Initial Public Offering.
Chapter 16: Mergers.
Part IV: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 17: Ten Best Sources of Fast Cash.
Chapter 18: Ten Creative Ways to Raise capital.
Chapter 19: Ten Steps to Improve Your Cash Flow--Now!
Glossary.
Index.
