Raising Dough The Complete Guide to Financing a Socially Responsible Food Business

Name: Raising Dough The Complete Guide to Financing a Socially Responsible Food Business
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ISBN: 9781603584289

ISBN-10: 1603584285

ISBN-13: 9781603584289

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Authors: Michael Shuman, Michael Shuman

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More and more entrepreneurs are using food-based businesses to solve social and environmental problems - and yet the majority of them report that a lack of access to capital prevents them from launching, maintaining, or growing their ventures.Raising Doughis an unprecedented guide to the full range of financing options available to support sustainable food businesses.Raising Doughprovides valuable insights into the world of finance, including:descriptions of various capital options, including traditional debt and equity, government grant and loan programs, and cutting-edge models such as crowdfunding and community-based alternativesguiding questions to help determine which capital options…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Publication date: 6/13/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Foreword


Introduction



Preparing for Outside Capital



It's Never Too Early to Start Building Relationships



Clarifying Your Values



Choosing an Entity Type



Putting Your Personal Money House in Order



Befriending the Books: Tracking and Reporting Your Venture's Finances



Getting Down to Business



It Takes a Village: Raising Money from Your Community



Raising Gifts from Individuals



Community-Supported Models



Money from the Masses: Crowdfunding Online



Investment Offerings and the Law



Borrower Be: Debt Financing



How it Works: Debt Concepts



Investing in Your Own Business: Sources of Personal Debt



Loans from Friends, Family, and Others



Take It to the Bank … or to Another Commercial Lender



Federal Grant and Loan Programs



Selling Equity: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly



Individual and Angel Investors



How It Works: Equity Concepts



Stepping It Up: Venture Capital and Other Institutional Investors



Working with Foundations



Selling without Selling Out


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Notes


Resources


Index