Video: Raising Capital – Summary of the three options

In wrapping up the Raising Capital Seminar in March I provided a brief summary of the three types of capital and the requirements and timelines to complete the process.  If you are looking for the “Cliff Notes” version of capital sources, requirements and timelines.  this is it.

 You can check out this video and all the other speakers from the raising capital seminar in the Post Event Video Section at the BIZ 

Video: Don’t understand corporate governance? Bad Idea!

I can’t begin to tell you how many entrepreneurs form a corporation, raise money, get a board in place and then figure out that they do not know anything about how corporate governance works.  Things like “who makes what decision”, “what is the hierarchy of decision making”, and “when do I have to ask for board approval”.  This is not the time to learn all this. 

Fortunately, Joe Leo of Brown Winick Law provided a concise overview of this subject at the Raising Capital Seminar in March.   You can check out Joe’s video and all the other speakers from the raising capital seminar in the Post Event Video Section at the BIZ

Lessons Learned from a Serial Entrepreneur and a little Antropology

Christian Gurney of Torsion Mobile presented to the BIZ Networking Luncheon last week.  Gurney’s presentation entitled “Building and Launching a Product – Lessons Learned” was intended for anyone in charge of bringing an idea to life. Among the insights Gurney provided were: staying focused amidst all the distractions, understanding that obstacles are overcome through the [...]

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Creativity – Take a break!

I listened to a podcast last week about a new book out called Imagine; How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer.  I have not had a chance to read the book yet but the think that caught my attention was how companies have learned that by allowing their people to take a break from their normal [...]

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Video: Types of Capital – Great Overview!

JD Geneser of LWBJ Capital Advisors presented at the March Raising Capital Seminar on the types of capital available for your business.  This is a outstanding overview on the types and sources of capital available to the entrepreneur.  JD is a recognized expert in the field and a trusted adviser to many entrepreneurs in the [...]

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Video: Business Formation – Three Resources

Jason Stone of Davis Brown Law presented at the March Raising Capital Seminar on business formation.  This is a topic that always generates a lot of questions for the speaker and Jason handled them all.  Along with a significant dose of sage advice, Jason provided three great resources for those considering the formation question. Emerging [...]

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Please Share This!

Want to help a local entrepreneur?  Want to help a bunch of local businesses?  Want to help yourself?  Go do this. Sign up for ShareWhere.   ShareWhere is a unique platform that allows you to make plans and see deals from merchants based on those plans.  Say you are hoping to get some of your [...]

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Video: Securities Law and Raising Capital.

This is a great video we shot two weeks ago at the Raising Capital Seminar.  Chris Sackett of Brown Winick Law joined us to cover the Securities Law as it concerns raising capital.  This is timely, relevant information you do not want to miss!  You can check out the video in our Post Event Videos [...]

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