Financing for For-Profits

Applies to for-profits unless otherwise noted.

For-profit entrepreneurs and managers often seek financing to start a new business, restructure operations, start a new product, etc. Information in this topic is basic and pertains mostly to small for-profit businesses. Note that an entrepreneur will very likely need a business plan in order to secure financing. Developing a business plan holds many more advantages than just applying for funding.

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Sections of This Topic Include:

General Advice and Overviews of Sources How Much Do You Need? Your Own (or Your Family's or Friends') Money Seller Financing Angels Banks and Finance Companies

State Agencies SBA-Backed Loans Venture Capitalists Selling Stock -- Going Public Resources for Assistance Vendor Contracts and Bids-Call Elischa Campbell Consulting Services for Help!

General Advice and Overviews of Sources

• 7 Sources of Financing
• How to Raise Money for Starting a Business
• A Hitchhiker's Guide to Capital Resources
• Free venture capital, commercial finance, equipment leasing
• The Danger Signs of Debt Overload
• Danger signs of debt

How Much Do You Need?

• Evaluating Start-Up Costs
• Determining Your Financial Requirements
• 5 tips for estimating your start-up costs
• What Type of Capital Does Your Business Need?

Your Own (or Your Family's and Friends') Money

• Family and Friends
• Loaning Money to Friends and Family
• Borrowing Money from Friends and Family

Seller Financing

• Seller Financing Basics
• Seller Financing Basics
• How Seller Financing Can Work For You!
• Seller Financing
• Seller Financing: It Makes Dollars and Sense

"Angels"

• Raising Start-up Capital
• Angels: Do's and Don't's for Small Business Owners
• Business Startup Angel Financing
• Business Angel Financing

Banks and Finance Companies

(includes reference to getting loans)
(NOTE: Asset-based loans are backed by the buyer's assets , for example, buildings, accounts receivable, inventory, etc. Lines of Credit are amounts of money the bank sets aside for the buyer to borrow from.)

• Loans -- Getting (covers most aspects of getting a loan from a bank)
• Getting Credit
• Types of Business Loans

State Agencies

(include reference to getting loans)

• Offices of economic development
• Small Business Guide to Government Grants and Loans
• Common Types of Government Loans for Small Business from SBA

SBA-Backed Loans

• SBA -- brief intro

Refer to State Agencies above Venture Capitalists

• How Do I Get Money from a Venture Capitalist?
• National Capital Venture Association
• Wikipedia on venture capitalCapital Venture Institute

Selling Stock -- "Going Public"

(This scenario is almost impossible in a small business that is just starting out.)

Resources for Assistance

• List of venture capital companies
• businessfinance.com
• Equity Funding
• also see "Megalist for Resources"

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