As an entrepreneur, you’re probably familiar with the struggle of scaling your business. You need funds to increase inventory, expand marketing efforts, and possibly even launch brand-building strategies like TV ads. But how can you achieve all this without giving away a piece of your company? The answer lies in non-dilutive financing.
In today’s rapidly evolving technology sector, commercial brokers face the daunting task of navigating the complex world of tech financing and business growth strategies. As a commercial broker, you have a vital role to play in ensuring that your clients have access to the best funding options available in the market. One way to achieve this is by establishing a robust network of reliable and flexible financial partners. But how can you build trust in these partnerships?
Managing financial risk is a crucial aspect of any business. The ability to anticipate and mitigate potential financial pitfalls can be the difference between success and failure. In this Insights post, we share 13 essential tips to help you navigate the complex world of financial risk management.
TV advertising is a great investment for many businesses and it still plays an essential role within many company’s marketing strategy. Considering that TV generates ‘two to four times greater brand ROI’ than high-growth media channels like social media and short form video, and ‘increases the effectiveness of other media by 25%’, it’s not surprising …
In short, inventory management can be defined as ‘sourcing, storing, and selling inventory’. So, why is inventory management important for ecommerce businesses and how do you manage your ecommerce inventory? Inventory management is essential for an ecommerce business to establish how much stock you have, when you need to order more stock to meet demand, …
Scaling your own ecommerce business, or any business for that matter, can be a daunting prospect. However, scaling is an essential step for all businesses, so that your business is able to handle an ‘increase in sales, work, or output in a cost effective manner’. There isn’t a one-size-fits-all method when it comes to scaling, …
Often considered an essential element of understanding your businesses profitability – working out costumer lifetime value (LTV) can offer a benchmark when assigning ad spends and target customer acquisition cost in digital marketing campaigns. Before measuring your customer lifetime it’s important to understand exactly what LTV is. Put simply, customer lifetime value is a metric …
Equity dilution occurs when a company (usually a startup) issues new shares to investors, which in turn decreases equity ownership for existing shareholders. With more shares in the hands of more people, each existing holder owns a smaller or diluted percentage of the business. Just as a drink becomes less concentrated when water is added, …
Starting a business may be easy, but scaling it is always the most difficult part. Statistically, an overwhelming majority of startups fail to scale-up successfully and there are a number of factors which contribute to this scale-up struggle. A common reason startups fail to scale is down to the funding gap – the amount of …
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How To Prepare Your Business For Series A?Series A is undertaken for developing a scalable and sustainable business. Startups undertake series A for the purpose of financing and capital raising. Usually, it is the second stage of financing for startups.To prepare for the series, the following steps must be considered for a good outcome:Step 1: Write up a business plan, considering the financial forecasts grounded in the performance to date. This plan must be double-checked by any other founder of a startup, any investor, or accountant for the reason of checking numbers.Step 2: Search for a suitable investor for your business. An investor identified must be keen to invest in your company or industry type, having the necessary funds to invest at your required level of business.Step 3: Paperwork must be completed, related to the registration of the company, corporate structure, IP-related legal documents, liabilities of the company, shared ownership, and related to regulatory compliance. All these documents must be prepared for the purpose of due diligence for the investor.Step 4: Reach out to the investor for the purpose of initial meetings. This must be accomplished by providing an executive summary of the business to the investor. One thing to keep in mind is that emails based on persistent follow-ups may work out, but if one asks for warm introductions it is much better. It’s even better if one has created an investor network by this point, as generic emails won’t make a better pitch line to investors.Step 5: Narrow down the list of investors one wants for negotiation purposes. At least two should have options that are open, as it will help with comparing terms later on in selecting a more suitable optionStep 6: Engage with a venture capital lawyer. It is an important step, as they have the expertise you need to draw up contracts, make agreements for business valuation, negotiating i investment terms and setting up term sheets between both parties involvedBottom line: In preparing for series A, it should be kept in mind that as it is about the first time of developing a scalable business, one must have solid preparation of showing evidence about their attitude of task-oriented behavior, as well as the facts and figures to help reflect growth potential for investment return. This will all help in influencing the investor in funding your business.
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