Venture Capital Basics
Business Plan Outline
Every successful business begins with a good business plan. This guide helps you document what you plan to do and how you plan to succeed.
Are You a Venture Capital Candidate?
What are the Stages of Venture Financing?
Choosing a Venture Capitalist
A Venture Capitalist and Business Planner look at Business Plans

Financing Information
Questions Every Money Source Will Want You to Answer
What are the Financing Life Cycles?
Unsecured Lending
Secured or Asset Based Lending

Who Lends Money
Commercial Banks
Commercial Finance Companies
Insurance Companies
Pension Funds
Sellers of Companies
Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPS)

Acquiring a Business Basics
NVST.com Entrepreneur Evaluation Exercise
What are Your Chances of Success as a Business Owner? Will you last more than two years? Do you have what it takes to succeed? Answer these questions to find out!
Why Do I Need to Sign a Confidentiality Agreement?
What is a M&A Firm and What Do They Do?
What Does a Business Valuation Analyst Do?
How Do You Simplify the Acquisition Process?

Business Valuation
Introduction
What is Fair Market Value?
What Information Is Needed to Value a Business?
Let's Look at Some Valuation Methods and Techniques
Let's Address the Appropriate Rate of Return
The Price vs. Value Myth
Summary

Financial Structuring
Current Trends
What is an Earnout?
What is a LBO?
What is a Convertible Debenture?

Asset or Stock Sale
What's the Big Deal?
Deducting Intangible Assets
What is Depreciation Recapture?
Tell Me About Contingent Liabilities?

Making an Offer
What's a Letter of Intent?
Tell Me About Due Diligence
Negotiation and Closing of a Sale

Going Public
What Does an Underwriter Do?

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