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| Capital Formation Strategies and Trends | |
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| Understanding the Natural Tension Between Investor and Entrepreneur | |
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| Understanding the Private Equity Markets | |
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| Understanding the Different Types of Investors | |
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| Understanding the Different Sources of Capital | |
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| Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make in the Search for Capital | |
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| How Much Money Do You Really Need? | |
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| Consider Staged Investment | |
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| Capital-Formation Strategies | |
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| The Due Diligence Process | |
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| Key Best Practices Affecting Capital Formation in the New Millennium | |
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| Are You Really, Really Ready to Raise Capital? | |
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| Selecting the Best Legal Structure for Growth | |
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| Proprietorship | |
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| Partnership | |
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| Corporation | |
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| Limited Liability Company | |
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| Evaluating Your Selected Legal Structure | |
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| Establishing Effective Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards | |
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| The Role Your Business Plan Plays | |
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| The Mechanics of Preparing a Business Plan | |
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| Some Final Thoughts on Business Planning | |
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| Start-Up Financing | |
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| Financing the Business with Your Own Resources | |
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| Heaven on Earth-Finding an Angel Investor | |
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| Other Sources of Seed and Early-Stage Capital | |
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| Additional Resources | |
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| The Art and Science of Bootstrapping | |
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| Twelve Proven Bootstrapping Techniques and Strategies | |
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| Bootstrapping: The Dark Side | |
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| Private Placements | |
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| Federal Securities Laws Applicable to Private Placements | |
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| State Securities Laws Applicable to Private Placements | |
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| Preparing the Private Placement Memorandum | |
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| Subscription Materials | |
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| Compliance Issues | |
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| Accepting Subscriptions | |
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| Changing or Updating the PPM Before Completion of the Offering | |
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| After the Closing | |
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| The Rise of Secondary-Market Private Placements and the Story of Second Market | |
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| Practical Tips for Ensuring a Successful PPM Offering | |
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| Commercial Lending | |
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| The Basics of Commercial Lending | |
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| Preparing for Debt Financing | |
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| Understanding the Legal Documents | |
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| Periodic Assessment of Banking Relationships | |
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| Leasing, Factoring, and Government Programs | |
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| Leasing | |
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| Factoring | |
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| SBA Programs | |
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| Venture Capital | |
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| Venture Capital Investing Trends | |
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| Primary Types of Venture Capitalists | |
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| Preparing to Meet with Venture Capitalists | |
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| Central Components of the Venture Capitalist's Investment Decision | |
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| Due Diligence Is a Two-Way Street | |
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| Balancing Your Needs and the Venture Capitalist's Wants | |
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| Understanding the Venture Capitalist's Decision Process | |
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| Anatomy of a Venture Capital Transaction | |
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| Evolution of Venture Capital Deal Terms | |
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| Negotiating and Structuring the Deal | |
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| Aligning Business-Plan Analysis and Investor Concerns with Term Sheet Provisions | |
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| Understanding the Legal Documents | |
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| Getting Ready for the Next Round | |
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| 2002 and 2003: The "Down-Round" Dilemma | |
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| The Pre- and Post-2010 Market: The Big Chill and the Slow Thaw | |
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| Preparing for an Initial Public Offering | |
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| Recent History | |
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| The Present and Future | |
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| Advantages and Disadvantages of an IPO | |
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| The Hidden Legal Costs | |
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| Preparing for the Underwriter's Due Diligence | |
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| Selecting an Underwriter | |
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| Selecting an Exchange | |
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| Alternatives to Using a Traditional IPO | |
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| The Mechanics of an Initial Public Offering | |
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| An Overview of the Registration Process | |
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| The Registration Statement | |
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| The Road Show | |
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| The Waiting Period | |
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| Valuation and Pricing | |
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| The Closing and Beyond | |
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| Ongoing Reporting and Disclosure Requirements | |
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| Resources on IPOs and the Public Securities Markets | |
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| Franchising, Joint Ventures, Co-Branding and Licensing | |
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| Business-Format Franchising | |
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| Joint Ventures | |
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| Co-Branding | |
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| Licensing | |
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| Mergers and Acquisitions | |
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| Current Trends Affecting Mergers and Acquisitions in a Turbulent Environment | |
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| Develop an Acquisition Plan | |
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| Analyzing Target Companies | |
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| Selecting the Target Company | |
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| Conducting Due Diligence | |
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| Valuation, Pricing, and Sources of Acquisition Financing | |
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| Financing the Acquisition | |
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| Structuring the Deal | |
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| Preparing the Definitive Legal Documents | |
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| Postclosing Matters | |
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| Capital-Formation and Business Growth Resources Directory | |
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| Federal Agencies | |
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| Business Growth Resources on the Web | |
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| Internet Resources to Learn More About Private Placements, Angel Investors, Venture Capital Networks, Accelerator Programs, and Other Alternative Sources of Funding | |
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| International Finance Institutions on the Web | |
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| Guidebooks, Publications, and Networks (Including Computer Software) | |
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| High-Tech Exporting Assistance | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Index | |