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Equity Capital with Venture Capital Firms

Equity Capital from Venture Firms from The Startup Garage

As an entrepreneur, there’s a good chance that you are going to need some outside funding. If you are looking for rapid expansion, venture capital may be for you. Venture capitalists, also known as VC’s, are people who work for institutions that make investments in early-stage companies (like yours). These VC firms are not investing […]

Equity Capital with Angel Investor Groups

Equity Capital with Angel Investor Groups from The Startup Garage

Angel Investor Groups are organizations made up of individual accredited angel investors brought together under the purpose of creating efficient financing presentations, pooling investment funds, and learning from one another. Angel Groups saw a huge rise around the 1980s and 90s as the Internet bubble burst and helped to establish and bring together networks of […]

Equity Capital with Angel Investors

Equity Capital from Angel Investors from The Startup Garage

Just to recap where we are, over the last few blog posts we have discussed the difference between debt and equity funding and given examples of both. Next on our discussion list is another source of equity funding known as Angel Investing. Angels are well-known in the entrepreneurial world as private investors that financially back […]

Equity Capital with Family and Friends

Equity Capital with Family and Friends from The Startup Garage

Friends and Family Financing is the means of receiving initial investment funds from close confidants – this means friends, family members, or co-workers. Funding from friends and family is often limited and not the sole form of initial investment, although it is known as the most common startup financing route. According to a survey in […]

Overview of Equity Capital

Equity Capital Overview from The Startup Garage

In this next section we will delve further into each of the six factors of using Equity Capital for funding your business. Below is a brief overview of the blog posts soon to come! 1. Friends and Family Friends and Family Financing is the means of receiving initial investment funds from close confidants – this […]

Getting Loans from Friends and Family

Loans from Family and Friends from The Startup Garage

Friends and Family Financing is the means of receiving initial investment funds from close confidants – this means friends, family members, or co-workers. Family and Friends are great resources for startup funding because they are easy-to-find sources that tend to have less stringent payback requirements. Funding from friends and family is often limited and not […]

Credit Cards vs Charge Cards

Charge Cards vs Credit Cards from The Startup Garage

The main difference between a credit card and a charge card is the lack of interest rates and spending limits offered by charge cards.  Charge cards have no interest rates because the borrower is required to pay off the entire balance on the card each month.  There is no option to pay the minimum amount […]

Maximizing Credit Cards for Startup Capital

Maximizing Credit Cards from The Startup Garage

Credit cards can be a viable funding source for start-up entrepreneurs who are unable to secure other types of funding because of their short operating history or lack of collateral.  They can are also be useful for businesses with significant seasonal financing pressures. The major advantage of using credit cards is the ease with which […]

Do You Qualify for a Traditional Bank Loan?

Qualify for Traditional Bank Loan from The Startup Garage

Traditional Bank Loans, as the name implies, are loans given directly from a bank. Unlike Lines of Credit (LOC), they are given in lump-sum amounts which means the borrower is required to pay interest on the entire amount, regardless of whether the funds are used for purchases. Bank loans typically fund larger amounts than those offered […]

Using Home Equity Loans to Fund Your Small Business

Home Equity to Fund Small Business from The Startup Garage

Another means of securing funding for you business may be to pursue a home equity loan.  Home equity loans are loans secured by pulling out available equity from a business owner’s personal residence.  In this case, the value of the home is used as collateral.  Sometimes referred to as second mortgages, they can be a […]