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Before You Start That New Business…

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Small Business - Finance |
Mon, 06/09/2014 - 23:24

Thomas P. Rood, Paycheck Independence Day

Many people will tell you that if you want to get rich, you have to start your own business. According to the SBA Office of Advocacy, in 2009 there were over 27 million businesses in the United States. It appears a lot of people want to get rich.

Once you take the plunge and start your own business, what is your chance for survival? According to the SBA, 69% of new firms started in 2000 or later survive at least two years and 51% of those firms survive at least five years. In the short-term, your chances for survival are actually quite good.

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Avoid Negotiating Equity in Terms of Percentages

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Wed, 05/07/2014 - 21:04

James T. Carroll

When negotiating stock or other forms of equity in their companies, executives too often deal in terms of percentages: an offer letter with a new employee may promise her “options for 2% of the company” or a commercial agreement might entitle a vendor to “5% of the company’s common stock.” While the executives may find percentages a convenient shorthand for understanding the size of the “slice of the pie” being negotiated, when they deliver those terms to the company’s counsel, groans and (polite) admonishments are likely to follow.

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Five Predictions for Equity Crowdfunding in 2014

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Small Business - Finance - Entrepreneurship |
Tue, 01/14/2014 - 21:47

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 dollars worldwide using this practice.

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Crowdfunding: 7 Tips for Businesses to Prepare for Title III

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Wed, 12/11/2013 - 20:12

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 private small businesses and startups to own a percentage of those companies. This is going to give entrepreneurs a much larger selection of potential investors than ever before. It’s anticipated that Title III won’t come into effect until sometime next spring, but proactive entrepreneurs can take action now to be prepared to leverage this new law when it gets passed.

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Securing Your Financial Future

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Wed, 07/17/2013 - 21:56

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 it is “a little bit more,” although they may have already achieved enough to retire comfortably.