Baybars Altuntas, Chairman of the World Business Angel Investors Forum Governments around the world have understood the importance of angel investment for boosting their economies, with many, particularly in Europe, offering generous tax incentives for angel investors. Last summer, G20 leaders publicly acknowledged that angel investment would prove to be a crucial element in boosting […]
Michael Adebisi, Director, NewTime Consulting, Ltd. Project finance is complex and involves many risks. That’s why it’s important to understand the context when embarking on international development initiatives. To help executives navigate opportunities and minimize risks, here are eight critical factors that will ensure better international project finance outcomes. Eight critical factors Understand the project scope
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Travel is essential to SME success in today’s global, hyper-connected workplace. Employees working with customers across the country or throughout the world is not uncommon – in fact, it’s quickly becoming the norm. While travel is essential to developing and maintaining important relationships, providing needed support and securing new business, this piece of your company’s
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William R. Seagraves, President & Founder, CatchFire Funding No matter where you are in your entrepreneurial journey, it’s always smart to have a game plan. Living in the moment is a great mantra, just not if you’re a business owner. In order to get the results you desire, preparation is key – and that includes
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William Eigner, Partner, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP You’ve done everything you should to interest angel investors in your hot company, but how do you get them to pull the trigger and invest? You already know what it takes to attract investor interest: build a great product for a large market, recruit a great
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Bill Clark, CEO & Founder, MicroVentures Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) has long been in limbo, waiting for the SEC to vote on the final rules since the act was signed into law in the spring of 2012. But with the SEC having just announced the rules for Title
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Fiona Brophy, Partner, Perkins Coie There was much fanfare around the passing of the JOBS Act, especially around the relaxation of the securities laws with respect to the use of “general solicitations.” Notwithstanding the excitement in the blogosphere, the revised rules also come with some hidden costs that CEOs should be aware of and that make
Judd Hollas, Founder & Chief Inventor, EquityNet Just some years ago the term “crowdfunding” was a foreign concept to many people who didn’t understand this new and alternative way to access capital. However, today the word has now become a part of the everyday business vernacular. In fact, businesses last year raised more than 5.1 billion
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Judd Hollas, Founder & Chief Inventor, EquityNet The crowdfunding industry is gaining serious momentum, and with the implementation of Title III of the JOBS Act coming up next year, entrepreneurs will soon have many more options when it comes to fundraising. Title III will allow many Americans who are not considered high-net-worth individuals to invest in
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Mark Van Mourick It seems that we all have a number in mind, it may or may not be realistic, but we like to believe that if we get there, we would have secured our financial future and could retire without worry. For many this “number” seems to be forever out of reach. For some
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