Chapter 19

Financing Your Business

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Bootstrapping Presentation

• Create a PowerPoint Presentation defining “bootstrapping”.

• Research and locate 5 articles on bootstrapping companies.

• Summarize the articles.• Then tell whether you believe bootstrapping is

beneficial to a company/business. Why or Why not???

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Start-up Money Presentation• Create a PowerPoint Presentation listing “The

main sources for start-up money for entrepreneurs”.

• Research and find 2 articles for each of these three sources for start-up money for entrepreneurs.

• Summarize your articles.• Tell which of these three sources you think is most

beneficial to an entrepreneur and explain why.

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Financing the Start-up Presentation

• Create a PowerPoint Presentation listing “four sources of financing”.

• Research and locate at least 2 businesses/companies for each of the four sources of financing.

• Give a brief description of each company. • After your research, explain which source of

financing is best for a new business.

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Venture Capitalists Presentation• Create a PowerPoint Presentation defining “Venture Capital” and

“Venture Capitalist”. • Include “What Venture Capitalists Expect” when they invest in a start-

up company.• Research and locate the top 100 Venture Capital Firms.• List the top 5 firms for Early Stage Companies and the top 5 firms for

Later Stage Companies.• In your presentation, you are to include where each company is

located, how many companies/business each venture capital firm assisted in 2007, and give a brief description of each venture capital firm.

• Also tell why you believe a Venture Capitalist may be better for your business than a private investor or angel.

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What Bankers Expect Presentation

• Commercial lenders like banks rely on the five Cs to determine the acceptability of a business loan applicant.

• Create a PowerPoint Presentation listing and defining the 5 Cs.

• Research and find at least 5 articles on why the 5 C’s are important.

• Summarize the articles and explain why you believe the 5 C’s are important.

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Private Investor/Angel Presentation

• Create a PowerPoint Presentation defining “Angel”.

• Include “What Private Investors or Angels Expect”.

• Research and locate at least 5 articles on why angels or private investors are important.

• Summarize the articles and tell why you think an angel or private investor is better for your business than a venture capitalist.

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