2013年10月10日星期四
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Crowd funding http://www.babeloo.co.uk/ for start
Start-Ups have always struggled at getting capital before launching their
businesses.They have no revenue, no real prospects, no assets and no brand
name.In fact all they really have is a hope and a prayer.Thus, no lender or
investor in their right mind would touch a start-Up business and they usually
don year in and year out, some 600, 000+ new businesses are started each
year;According to the small business administration.These businesses have to get
funding somewhere.The question becomes, where? Each business is different and as
such each may find a different or unique way to scrape together the capital
needed to launch their company.Some new businesses have to either cash out all
their personal resources like home equity, stocks and bonds, deplete savings
accounts while some may find investors in their local area or tap their friends
and family. Whatever they do, the bottom line remains the same;Small, new
start-Up businesses can get outside capital from traditional business loan
resources like banks or other financial institutions.But, over the last decade
or so, there have been some really ingenious and innovative entrepreneurs
stepping up to fill this lending gap. By now you might have heard of
peer-To-Peer lending where members of a network borrow and lend to each other
cutting out the banks or professional investors.And, recently there has been a
renewed push for a similar form of start-Up business financing, termed crowd
funding. With the huge popularity of social networking and the reach that this
direct interaction can bring to one person idea, crowd funding is getting a new
foothold in the business world really picking up since 2008. Now, crowd funding
is not going to provide your new business with millions of dollars in capital
like a venture capital deal would or will it provide you with hundreds of
thousands of dollars like a bank loan would.But, it could(Should if used
right)Provide your start-Up business with enough initial capital to get launched
and begin to generate customers and revenue because, once your new business does
start to show some promise or begins to generate actual business, other
financing options will open up to it. Think about the typical start-Up business
a business that is only an idea at this point.What expenses will it really face
before opening its doors?Most new businesses have the following start-Up costs:
Leasehold improvements-$600, Office supplies and office equipment-$1, 000, Web
design and marketing materials to include logo design and brochures-$550,
Utilities / insurance-$250, Inventory-$300. That totals about $3, 500.Moreover,
for those businesses that don need inventory or a building to operate out of in
the beginning(Online businesses), their start-Up costs are much lower. Now, many
new business owners end up putting this amount on their credit cards then open
their doors and start to build their company.But, given our recent recession and
slow recovery, you just might not have the available balance on your credit
cards to do this. In steps to crowd funding:Use your social network those people
you know and those you don but are friends, followers or fans with to raise that
needed start-Up cash. According to vc deal lawyer, based on several reputable
publications like the wall street journal and the http://www.babeloo.co.uk/blog/
economist, crowd funders can typically raise between $2, 000 and $10, 000. While
this amount will not let your business push a national marketing campaign with a
super bowl ad this coming february, it should be enough to cover those initial
start-Up costs allowing your new business to open its doors and begin to get
after paying customers. Further, and as another solid benefit, most crowd
funders are not giving away large portions of their company like they might do
with local or angel investors or even with strategic partners like cpas and
attorneys. In fact, very few crowd funding businesses are giving away
equity.Why?Because it runs up against the securities and exchange commission
rules regarding equity investment in private companies(Think reg d). Instead,
these companies are providing their donors or contributors some type of perk or
reward something tied to the business after it gets up and running like a coupon
or sample or even a personal phone call from the owner. Just image that you get
a personal call from the next mark cuban before he becomes a household name
pretty neat! So, while crowd funding won provide your start-Up with millions of
dollars-The type of money that our main stream media companies likes to profile
it should at least cover your very basic start-Up costs getting you out of that
start-Up mode and into that small, growing business stage. Further, given our
current economic environment, who could really ask for more?After all, if you
don have to really give away anything for it it is just free money for your new,
start-Up business.
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