How to finance your small business

These resources, bundled with Business Plan Pro, will give you a wealth of information to get your new startup business up and running smoothly, including financing.

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Get all the details you need to find financing sources. The kit contains details about various loan programs, venture capital funding advice, pages and pages of contacts, and much more. Why spend time searching the Internet for all this information, and risk missing out on a source of financing when it is all available risk-free? Try it for 60 days, and if you aren't satisfied, return it for a full refund.

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Cash Flow Analysis For The Equity Investor

That would be a first cut at the income statement. For a closer look, Ligeti, like most equity investors, analyzes the cash flow statement. "Overall, I want to see how capital-intensive the business is," he says, referring to financial capital as well as plant and equipment. There's nothing wrong with capital intensity. It's just that if the business needs a lot of money to grow, the equity investor must know this up front. Seasonality, for instance, leads to capital intensity because a company must bulk up on inventory and endure carrying costs. He's also checking out the rate at which accounts receivable turn over. Remember, accounts receivable eat cash. And the longer a receivable is outstanding, the more cash it eats. For growth companies, lengthy collection periods, in conjunction with...

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