Venture capital

business in which the business has no legal existence separate from its owner (Entrepreneur, n.d., para. 1). In this form, Tilly would maintain all managerial control of the business and would only have single taxation. In order to obtain the necessary capital to start her business, she would have to pursue a small business loan through a bank or through the U.S. Small Business Administration. However, as a sole proprietor, Tilly would be personally liable for all of the debts of the business…

investors and venture capitalists. The first meeting with angel investors went sour as they were not impressed with her business plan. The economy was still in doldrums and the angels dithered in her brave and bold attempt to expand in all three horizons as they find it foolhardy to put their money who was quite a rookie in the local business environment. She was not disappointed as other angels beelined for the first leg of capital for her series of ventures. Blue Stone Ventures was…

How Microsoft Ventures and Google Campus Changed Business Startups Starting a small business is not an easy task. The first problem that entrepreneurs will face is the capital investment. Who will fund it? How will they convince investors to trust their money to the business? Most who started immediately leave the moment they hit the blind spot. Most get lost on the way so more money is spent and no profits are earned. This is where programmes like Microsoft Ventures and Google Campus can help…

“I was happy when Mr Modi spoke, he’s a great orator. I was depressed when I read the 40 page Action Plan,” says Ravi Kiran, the blunt speaking co-founder of Venture Nursery, an angel-backed start-up accelerator. Amidst the euphonious speech delivered by the Prime minister Narendra Modi at a New Delhi 's Vigyaan Bhawan for the Startup India workshop, there was also the existence of the thought obviating that maybe there is too much money chasing too few ideas. The Prime Minister divulged the…

the company because it had only 700,000 available and burn rate 60,000. So, the company had three possibilities to do: 1- Venture capital round, 2- Wait six months, and 3- Angel…

of bright, young entrepreneurs. Thus, we saw an opportunity for Arch Grants to become pioneers in social media marketing by building its presence on a platform not many of its competitors were using, such as Capital Innovators, SixThirty, and Cultivation Capital, which are all venture capital firms. Potential posts on Instagram would include various everyday happenings to demonstrate the working environment at Arch Grants, Arch Grants at any events that show its support of a particular movement…

bank lending (ADB, 2013). The development of alternatives to bank lending is of crucial importance given the persistence of credit constrains. During the developing process of our business plan, we saw that these instruments, which include venture capital, business angel investment, asset-based finance instruments such as leasing and factoring, are garnering increasing attention by policy makers, who should pay more attention on the common obstacles faced by SMEs currently (OECD,…

to survive in tech industry; sexual harassment is also a big concern for young women who just enter the industry. Recently, three high-profile sexual harassment lawsuits have been filed against Tinder and two of the biggest venture capital firms—Kleiner Perkins and CMEA Capital. When Ellen Pao talked to senior partners about sexism within the firm to solve the problem internally but did not receive positive feedback because almost every senior partner in the firm is male. Women who stay in the…

business in the current business environment. It intent to understand the nature of contractual agreement, and agency relationship and their consequences that business person highlights before determining the business structure of Think Big business venture. In addition, it further highlights implication of incorporation that further includes the role of stakeholders, main stakeholders, and agency relationship. Furthermore, it determines the business laws that affect the role and work of…

Management is defined as the process of dealing with or controlling things. When a company manages its finances it controls how and how much to spend. A company in any stage of maturity may decide there is an opportunity to expand that requires more funds than it has on hand. In order to proceed the company will look at financing options. Company financing is a delicate orchestration of balance that aims to maximize growth without being dangerously risky. The goal is to have a thriving business…