Entrepreneurs Turn to Private Placement It’s great if you have deep pockets and can personally underwrite the startup costs of your new business. However, that’s rarely the case. Or, maybe you’re up and running but need an infusion of cash to accelerate growth. Time for that initial public offering (IPO)? Yeah, right! That could be years down the road for most. So what’s a business owner to do? In an economy flirting with recession and plagued by a looming credit crunch, business owners are searching far and wide for the answer to that question. A growing number of them are using private placement financing to raise operating capital, instead of seeking venture capital. It’s a way to acquire funds without giving up control of your company.   Read More ...

 

Growing with Web Meetings It would be truly remarkable today if you have not attended a web conference. Still, many small business owners feel that this revolutionary technology is reserved for larger, well-financed companies. Nothing could be further from the truth. The fact is, while your firm may be small now, the Internet has created two amazing opportunities for your fledgling enterprise. First, you can develop an online presence that may rival your largest competitors. And secondly, if you’re able to deliver products or services beyond your local market, the emergence of web conferencing technology can give you a national or even international reach. It can put you in new markets that are otherwise too far off the map to pursue.   Read More ...