Getting Your Venture Lease Approved

Written by George A. Parker


Each year venture capitalists fund more than 2,500 start-up companies inrepparttar U.S. Many of these companies try to conserve their equity capital by approaching venture-leasing firms to secure equipment financing. By obtaining lease financing, these savvy firms are able to use their equity capital for high-impact activities like recruiting key personnel, product development, and expanding their marketing efforts.

What arerepparttar 111910 qualities that make some start-ups more attractive than others to venture lessors? Here are ten factors that most venture lessors evaluate to decide which start-ups to finance:

Caliber ofrepparttar 111911 Management Team

Most venture lessors considerrepparttar 111912 start-up’s management team to berepparttar 111913 most critical success factor forrepparttar 111914 venture. Though it can be challenging to quickly evaluate management talent, there are several qualities that venture lessors consider. They look for experienced managers with high integrity and a proven history of business performance.

Quality ofrepparttar 111915 Venture Capital Sponsors

Another important factor for most venture lessors isrepparttar 111916 quality ofrepparttar 111917 start-up’s venture capital sponsors. Venture lessors look for experienced venture capitalists with successful investment performance over a number of years. The venture capitalists should also have good reputations for dealing fairly with creditors serving their portfolio companies. Before entering new lease arrangements, most venture lessors verify thatrepparttar 111918 start-ups’ venture capital sponsors are actively supporting them.

Soundness ofrepparttar 111919 Business Plan

Successful start-ups usually have compelling, well-articulated business plans. Lessors look for signs thatrepparttar 111920 start-ups have promising market opportunities, clear and credible projections, and reliable financial statements.

Cash Position /Monthly Burn Rate

A yardstick used by many venture lessors to measure risk isrepparttar 111921 start-up’s projected cash consumption rate. The ratio of available cash torepparttar 111922 start-up’s monthly burn rate is a useful measure. It crudely determines how longrepparttar 111923 start-up can last before a new equity round is needed. The lessor views a transaction as less risky ifrepparttar 111924 start-up can make full payments during a significant portion ofrepparttar 111925 lease term without raising additional equity. Most lessors look for a ratio that supports at least 9 – 12 months ofrepparttar 111926 start-up’s operation.

Equipment Quality

The quality and intended use ofrepparttar 111927 equipment is an important factor for most venture lessors. Most lessors look for transactions involving equipment that is essential torepparttar 111928 start-up’s operation. Additionally,repparttar 111929 equipment should have acceptable collateral value and be readily re-marketable inrepparttar 111930 equipment aftermarket.

Abundance And The Weather

Written by Shara Gardner


There are times in our lives when our hopes and dreams come to a pinnacle and we get a glimpse of life that looks and feels exceedingly good. For a surfer, this moment isrepparttar ride on a perfect wave. For some, that moment is when a relationship is developing into something rewarding and beautiful. For others, a new job, a raise in pay, an achievement, a new house, car or a new friend. These moments in our lives are precious and show us how beautiful life can be. If you have experienced this phenomenon, you can recall how your body chemistry seemed different. You were able to breathe easier, walk taller and imagine yourself to be in a state of grace -- in tune withrepparttar 111909 universal flow. It feels wonderful! Wouldn?t it be wonderful if we could feel this good allrepparttar 111910 time?

I recently honored a woman's 50th birthday by singing a song I will share with you in part because it spoke of a basic truth in life:

Turning, turning, always turning Opening torepparttar 111911 change Learning, learning, always learning opening torepparttar 111912 change...

I share this with you because it expresses something that we, as humans need to remember always. Change isrepparttar 111913 only guarantee in life. Our lives are a free-will zone and we can make of them what we want by consciously choosing ato learn and grow from our experience. By opening and accepting changes gracefully, we haverepparttar 111914 opportunity to learn about ourselves, about God and about our place inrepparttar 111915 universal energy grid. Learning is what we are here to do. If we can remember to learn fromrepparttar 111916 past, (but not live inrepparttar 111917 past) apply it torepparttar 111918 present and open ourrselves torepparttar 111919 changes that will naturally occur, we can remain in a state of grace no matter what circumstances present themselves, good or bad. It sounds easy. In fact it is one ofrepparttar 111920 most difficult things we humans face on earth -- opening torepparttar 111921 change.

If you begin to see you your life as a huge weather map, you will understand that some areas are sunny and clear while there are thunder storms happening inrepparttar 111922 south. What can we learn from watching a weather map? We learn that things are always changing. What is stormy today may be sunny tomorrow. Low pressures do rush in to fill uprepparttar 111923 void when a high pressure system lifts higher, causing changing patterns. Rains come and rains go. Winds bring change and clearing. The sun shines every day, but sometimes clouds hide it. Sometimes fog obscures it. You see,repparttar 111924 weather always changes in order to NOURISHrepparttar 111925 earth. Could earth sustain our population without water? Of course not. The rain falls. Can earth sustain our population with sunshine? We needrepparttar 111926 warmth ofrepparttar 111927 sun in order to replenishrepparttar 111928 energy in our bodies, inrepparttar 111929 body ofrepparttar 111930 earth. If you begin to see your life changes as weather patterns passing through an area that needs modification or nourishment, you can breathe easier, knowing that once that area has received what it needs,repparttar 111931 pattern will change.

So what aboutrepparttar 111932 other times in our lives that do not feel so good... The times when you have lost a job, have no money to pay your bills, your relationships are not working smoothly and everything that can go wrong does go wrong! Is it possible to learn anything in these circumstances? I believe it is possible to observe these times with keen attention and learn much about yourself as you can, and whenrepparttar 111933 storm has passed, you are left nourished byrepparttar 111934 situation just likerepparttar 111935 rain re-invigoratesrepparttar 111936 earth Now let's apply this torepparttar 111937 principles of abundance.

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