Forming a Corporation ? Investors
You've come up with the best idea since sliced bread, figured out a business name and formed a corporation. There is, however, one small problem. You need money. Welcome to the world of investing. Business FundsUnless Bill Gates is your friend, money is going to be a problem for every new business.
Even the might Google had to hunt for cash with one of the founders of Sun Microsystems finally kicking down a much needed $100,000. Whether you decide to pimp your business plan to anyone breathing or beg your step-mother for funds, here are some issues to consider.Investors are looking for the best deal, to wit, the most stock possible in an entity. If you are asking them for cash, they have the leverage. Don't be so desperate that you give away the farm. All to often, I speak with individuals who started a business on a whim and have become disillusioned because they have lost equity in the business.
Assume I start a corporation and need funds. My neighbor agrees to kick in $20,000 for 20% of the stock. Things go great, but four months later I need another $50,000 for inventory and cash flow. My aunt agrees to kick in $50,000 for another 20% of the stock. Yikes, I am not even through the first year and I have given up 40% of the equity! What happens in year two when I need a $100,000? I give up more stock and suddenly own less than 50% of the business.
Inevitably, this leads to feelings of resentment and bitterness. "It was my idea, but now these blood suckers are going to get most of the money and they aren't even working on the business."
This sentiment is so common that it would be laughable if it weren't so depressing. As a general rule, you should only sell ownership in a business as an absolute last resort. Instead, try to get loans from investors, banks, home equity lines and even credit cards. If you must sell stock to raise funds, be very careful when valuing the stock.
You should place a value on each share as though the company was already a raging success, not just starting out. Further, make sure you sell only small allotments of stock such as three to five percent.
If you owned IBM, how much of the ownership would you sell for $20,000? In ClosingWhen starting a corporation, guard equity as though it is the Holy Grail. If you don't, you risk becoming a disillusioned shareholder down the road..
Hampshire Companies Acquires Park 80 East Office Building in Saddle Brook, NJ; Superbly Located Building Acquired on Behalf of Hampshire Generational Fund
(ContentDesk) July 28, 2005 -- The Hampshire Companies, a full service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity in assets valued at over $1 billion, today announced the acquisition of the Park 80 East Office Building, strategically situated at the juncture of Interstate 80 and the Garden State Parkway in Saddle Brook, New Jersey.
The acquisition was made on behalf of The Hampshire Generational Fund, LLC.Park 80 East is an 83,049 square foot multi-tenanted office building and one of the most visible office properties in Northern New Jersey.
The building sits on approximately 4.3 acres in a major Bergen County sub-market.
Major tenants at closing included Sealed Air Corporation, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, and the United States Government Services Administration (GSA).
"This is a premier acquisition," commented William A.
Scully, Executive Vice President of The Hampshire Companies.
The Hampshire Generational Fund,...
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Want to Write a Book? Receive Coaching by Best-Selling Author
(ContentDesk) February 16, 2004 -- "As an author, one of my pleasures is remaining accessible to my readers," says Alten. "My personal e-mail appears in all of my books and I personally answer about a hundred letters a day. I'm always getting inquiries from individuals who want to write their own novel, but don't know how to get started, or find themselves stuck. Others have great ideas, but don't know how to develop their plots. So I offer two services on my website.
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Personal loans : Best answer to financial needs when facing multiple choices
A car, home, holiday to favourite destination?.- who doesn't want all that! Few years back it was not so easy to plan all that especially if you did not have the necessary funds. Now it is! Personal loans are making possible for everyone to borrow money for any kind of requirement. Personal loans literally mould themselves to reconcile with the financial needs of any borrower. "Personal loans" is the generic term for loans. Personal loans are in fact a lump sum which is borrowed from a bank or building society or any other lender.
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Personal loans : Best answer to financial needs when facing multiple choices
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Historic Rock and Roll Landmark Endangered
Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Alex Chilton and many others made their first public appearances on the stage of the Raoul Wallenberg Shell in Memphis, Tennessee.The "Shell" is an outdoor amphitheatre built during the great depression as part of President Roosevelt's "Public Works Projects". The Shell has since made immeasurable contributions to the American public through the advancement of arts and entertainment. This is the spot where Rock and Roll music was heard live for the first time. It was from here that modern music spread like wild fire across the globe. The Shell has since been very proactive in promoting local music in Memphis and helping develop other arts related endeavors for free to the public.The Shell has not received any funds for improvements or upkeep since 1976.
A recent engineers report ordered by the city indicated that it would take $500,000 to bring the aging facility up to code. By comparison the same report stated that it would only cost...
Historic Rock and Roll Landmark Endangered
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Want to Write a Book? Receive Coaching by Best-Selling Author
(ContentDesk) February 16, 2004 -- "As an author, one of my pleasures is remaining accessible to my readers," says Alten. "My personal e-mail appears in all of my books and I personally answer about a hundred letters a day. I'm always getting inquiries from individuals who want to write their own novel, but don't know how to get started, or find themselves stuck. Others have great ideas, but don't know how to develop their plots. So I offer two services on my website.
WRITING TIPS is a free site, which breaks the writing process down. WRITING COACH is a paid-for service for serious writers hoping to get published. I work directly with the individual, helping them develop and prepare their manuscript for a literary agent or publisher."Alten even offers reasonable monthly payment options, something that was not available for him when he got started. "There are never any guarantees, no matter who you work with. When I wrote MEG, I actually had to sell my prized possession, a 1971...
Want to Write a Book? Receive Coaching by Best-Selling Author
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