Using their own money, angel investors specialize in providing financial backing for small-business owners and entrepreneurs during the startup phase and beyond. These investors can sometimes mean the difference between an idea becoming an empire or never getting off…
How to decide whether to fish for sharks or hunt for angels
When your business needs funding, choosing the right option can make all the difference.
You’ve all seen the “Sharks” from ABC’s award-winning television show “Shark Tank.” The setup goes like this: The entrepreneur seeks…
How to find an angel investor
Back in the olden days (1978), a theater term was applied to finance, and angel investing was born. As far as I can tell, this is the one and only time that theater and finance have merged, at least outside of one semester of college when I took an acting class…
5 tips to pitch investors for seed funding
Startup investing comes in many different flavors. There are angel investors, several stages of venture capital, and then, hopefully, an initial public offering (IPO). But before all of that is the seed round.
Seed funding is the very first money you raise for your idea. You will use it to test out the idea and get a business going…