BizSugar.com › Upcoming News › Finance › Raising Capital › Page 61

For both reward-based and equity-based crowdfunding, we’ve covered many facets of a successful campaign. But there’s one essential step for start-ups still to discuss — the business plan. In a sense, writing a business plan is the ultimate way to prepare for a crowdfunding because it forces you to Read More

“The best time is now” clichés does not apply to crowdfunding because it takes months of preparation to pull-off a successful campaign, leaving little room for spontaneity. Knowing as much, the question still remains: When is the best time to Crowdfund? While a single, generic answer may not exist, Read More

Investors want to see a lean operation with no fat or excess. They will always be open to adding costs as growth and sales traction begin to kick in. Initially, the entrepreneur needs to display that he or she will be a prudent shepherd of the investment required to startup the enterprise. Read More

Poland has quite a huge market for all kind of e-business owners. Located in Central Europe, with rapidly growing all kind of e-commerce metrics Poland is set to take over the e-commerce industry.

Read More

After much insight over the years on how a new website gathers momentum when it comes to launch time, I know that the normal methods will not work for our own FundHamOnt site, not in the least…and that’s not a concern…

In fact, what we’re trying to do is to “soft launch” and for the most part we Read More

Equity crowdfunding requires many startups to incorporate, yet the same formalities do not necessarily extend to other forms of crowdfunding. In particular to rewards-based crowdfunding, startups know to patent new technologies, but many choose to incorporate only after the campaign. Let’s explore Read More

Last month, four researchers (and business/finance professors from the University of Texas, the University of California, Los Angeles and New York University) published a study titled, “How Much Does Credit Matter for Small Business Success in the United States?” Read More

At the top of those lists of reasons why businesses fail are:
*Poor or lacking leadership.
*Inadequate or non-existent marketing plan(s).
*Not enough access to capital. Read More

If you are an entrepreneur or small business owner who does not have good personal credit but you need a small business loan of some kind to start, build, or grow your business then there’s good and bad news for you. Read More