15 Ways to Fund your Business

[jasaunders]

I am not going to put the whole article here because I have a bunch of links in it to resources for more information, but I posted an entry on my blog that outlines 15 ways to raise money for your business. Many of them are obvious, some are not so obvious.

So checkout my blog for my latest entry if you are interested in learning 15 ways to fund your business.

Blog is in my sig. The exact entry is here: http://joshuasaunders.net/cgi-bin/pb...y071009-123113

[crackah]

Good read.

People who post here asking about finance should read it too!

Btw, i hate how you have it as a popup to read it

[jasaunders]

have what as a popup? Do you mean the 'read more' option?
I usually don't use this, but I did this time because the article is really long. Maybe I will change it.

[jasaunders]

Ok, took your advice, removed it as a popup. Hopefully it is more clear now. (changed the colors around a bit too)

[zoobie]

Great! Good info. Thanks!

[hustlershope23]

You mentioned buying a dormant public company? Where can these companies be bought? I'd imagine they would cost millions of dollars.

[akula]

You mentioned buying a dormant public company? Where can these companies be bought? I'd imagine they would cost millions of dollars.

like a reverse merger? there's a conference coming up..oooh..and you can even get the audio from last year or hit the library

[hustlershope23]

yea reverse merger.

[akula]

yea reverse merger.

I know that in australia they're a popular financing mechanism..we call them back door listings..here's a good presentation on the process (and other issues)

to get these deals done, you'd need to speak to a specialist mid market M&A boutique, who can help you diligence the shell, price the transaction and underwrite the deal

[jasaunders]

Reverse megers will be expensive, but I listed it because it is a cheaper alternative than an IPO. It is usually around a quarter of the cost, between $100,000 to $400,000. There are literally thousands of dormant companies or 'shells'. A good way to find one is to talk to a law firm with a securities practice; a lot of times they will have a dormant public company sitting with a partner. Or accountants as well may know of some.

Once you decide you want to buy the public company though, you need to have a gameplan for how you are going to raise capital.