For those of you who have been invested in GE for years, mostly because of its generous dividend, the times have changed. No longer will GE be providing a 4 to 5% return on your stock holdings. No, it now will be closer to a 2% dividend rate. Which is among the several reasons the stock price has tanked recently.
So, we’ve been talking about business folks, entrepreneurs, products, wages, and business failures for the past few days.
Continue reading My company shall thrive!
So, all these new companies that have been started- from where did they obtain their initial capital?
Continue reading Startup Capital
Way back when, we helped several clients raise funds from “accredited investors” using SCOR (Small Company Offering Registration) programs. (These were often called U-7s, since that is the form that is employed for the offering.) This limited the capital raised to $ 1KK, but often provided just what they needed to “capitalize” on their markets. And, in at least two of the cases, provided the investors magnificent returns when they were acquired. (The other companies still provided a return to their investors, but more along the lines of a 10 to 14% gain.)
Continue reading It’s Legal!!!!!
There’s an old joke. One most entrepreneurs clearly understand. I’ve called it the entrepreneurial curve.
Continue reading Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital
Your new product is ready- but, you don’t have enough money to bring it to market. Do you search for angels? venture capital? crowdsource? That last choice is the new one, the one made possible by the Jobs Act (reported here), where you convince folks (typically LOTS of folks) to provide you with a small amount of money (each, but it should be lots in total). Typically, those folks want something in return. There are internet sites that makes crowdsourcing all possible. Kickstarter, Indiegogo, AngelList are three such sites.
Continue reading Should you? Or shouldn’t you?
