Alternative Venture Finance: Federal Grants and LoansWritten by Dave Lavinsky
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Interestingly, U.S. taxpayers benefit from SBIC program as tax revenues generated from successful SBIC investments have more than covered cost of program. Likewise program has created hundreds of thousands of jobs. In summary, SBA and SBIC financing are viable alternatives to financing from angel investors and venture capitalists and should be considered in capital raising process. Similarly to angel and VC financing, companies seeking SBA and SBIC financing need a strong management team and value proposition, and a highly professional and compelling business plan in order to raise capital they need.
As President of Growthink Business Plans, Dave Lavinsky has helped the company become one of the premier business plan development firms. Since its inception, Growthink has developed over 200 business plans. Growthink clients have collectively raised over $750 million in financing, launched numerous new product and service lines and gained competitive advantage and market share.
| | Stock Market InvestmentsWritten by Charles M O'Melia
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The brokerage houses of today, to compete with most dividend paying companies, now offer same commission-free service when having dividends rolled back into a company’s stock. Only you are going to have to tell them you want dividends rolled back into stock (sometimes you have to tell them twice, since it is not one of their high priorities; after all, they are in commission business). To read PREFACE from book ‘The Stockopoly Plan - Investing for Retirement.’ Visit: http://www.thestockopolyplan.com
Charles M. O’Melia is an individual investor with almost 40 years of experience and passion for the stock market. The author of the book The Stockopoly Plan – Investing for Retirement; published by American-Book Publishing. You can invest in the book at http://www.pdbookstore.com/comfiles/pages/CharlesMOMelia.shtml
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