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Introduction | |
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Choosing the Form of Your Business | |
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Sole Proprietorship Partnership Corporation Limited Liability Company | |
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Nonprofit Entities | |
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Joint Ventures and Corporate Partnerships | |
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Registered Agents | |
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Choosing the State in which to Form Your Business | |
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Qualifications for Starting a Business | |
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Business Strategy, Planning, and Feasibility Analysis | |
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Strategy Developing | |
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Strategy Business | |
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Plan Feasibility | |
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Analysis Structuring Your Business Plan | |
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Consultants vs. Do-It-Yourself | |
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What the Experts Say Summary | |
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Equity Financing | |
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Ownership Corporation | |
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Equity Warrants Limited Liability Company and Limited Partnership | |
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Equity Raising Capital in Stages | |
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Debt Financing | |
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Bank Loans Small Business Administration (SBA) | |
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Credit Cards | |
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Home Equity | |
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Lines Retirement | |
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Funds Life | |
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Insurance Borrowing | |
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Financial Brokers | |
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Reverse Mergers | |
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Factoring Revenue Participation/Royalty | |
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Financing Merchant | |
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Banking SBIC | |
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Financing Private Debt Combining | |
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Equity and Debt Financing | |
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Securities Law | |
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Understanding Securities Laws | |
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Brief History of Securities Laws | |
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The Rise of Rule 506 of Regulation D Disclosure Requirements | |
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The Sale of Securities and the Issuer Exemption | |
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Integration of Offerings State Securities (Blue Sky) | |
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Laws Notice Filings of Securities | |
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Rule 504 and 505 Offerings Regulation | |
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A Offerings Follow-up and Closing an Offering | |
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Licensing and Franchising | |
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Licensing Franchising Business Opportunities | |
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Friends, Angels, and Venture Capital Sources | |
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Friends and Family Angels Venture Capital | |
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What They Look For Valuation Angel Networks and Entrepreneurial Forums | |
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Presentations and the Language of Capital | |
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Content | |
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The Presenter Learning to Close and When Declining Money | |
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Corporate Governance | |
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Registered Agents Initial Reports | |
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Annual Reports | |
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Money and Accounting | |
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Signing Documents | |
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Bank Accounts | |
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Corporate Governance for Corporations | |
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Corporate Records | |
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Corporate Governance for Limited Liability Companies | |
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How to Choose Professionals | |
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Attorneys and Accountants | |
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Other Consultants Sequence | |
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Conclusion | |
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Endnotes | |
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For Further Reference | |
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Glossary | |
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Business Plan | |
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Corporation Formation Documents | |
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Limited Liability Company Formation Documents | |