Government Grants & Funding
As a former investor for a large government-backed financier, I know there is a lot of public and FREE financing available to entrepreneurs, if you know where to look.
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Private Share Offerings
Private share offerings are one way to raise funds when your business is growing beyond the seed stage.
Preparing a Business Plan
Business Planning is Critical - not just in the early stages, but throughout the life cycle of your business.
By-laws, shareholder agreements and other legal items.
What points should be addressed in your corporation’s by-laws, shareholder agreements and other legal items?
Founder Compensation
An important discussion to have upfront with your executive team is how and when to compensate yourselves, as well as how much.
Shareholder Exit Strategies
The shareholder exit is an event which will occur at some point in the future of any company, whether it's when the founder retires or simply moves on to other projects. For start-ups there are a few different shareholder exit strategies that can be considered.
Should I give my employees or executives stock option plans? How do they work?
Would offering stock option plans to your key employees or executives be beneficial to your business?
Protecting Your Intellectual Property
Intellectual property (I.P.), namely patents, are the key ingredient for technology companies. How should your business approach the patent process?
How to value a Pre-Revenue Company?
How to value a pre-revenue company is always a difficult question, but there are some tools and general principles to help guide founders when preparing offerings, and investors when deciding on whether to accept an offering.
What is the difference between Venture Capitalists (VC) and Angel Investors?
This is a really great question - when raising growth capital for your business, what differentiates angel investors from venture capitalists?