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Angel Investors: The Key Details & 5 Best Investment Networks

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Struggling to find financing is one of the harshest realities of startup life — with several businesses essentially starting from scratch. Angel investors generally look for promising startups in their seed or Series A rounds of financing and offer those businesses injections of much-needed capital to help get them off the ground.

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The Plain English Guide to Equity Financing

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What is Equity Financing? Equity financing is a type of funding that allows you to sell shares of your company to investors. You receive the capital to grow your business and investors get partial ownership of your venture. But what does it really mean to land financing for your startup? Debt vs. Equity Financing.

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The State of Entrepreneurship Report: Key Findings From our Survey of 200+ Business Owners

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9% use hiring events. The most common pain points entrepreneurs experience are finance-related. According to our survey: 54% of our survey respondents cited struggles with earning and maintaining financing as the most pressing issue they run into. 22% say sourcing financing or capital. 12% use recruiting agencies.

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The Entrepreneur's Guide to Venture Capitalists

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A venture capitalist (VC) is an investor that works with high growth potential startups. They're thematic investors looking for new businesses along certain problem or theme areas. A venture capital funding is a financing event where the lead investor is a venture fund. But, what is a venture capitalist?

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Understanding Business Quarters and Why They Matter

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My interest in the world of finance started during my tween years. Beyond that, if the company pays quarterly dividends, these documents show investors how much they get. Quarterly reporting is a way to maintain transparency for investors and provide principles of discipline for management.

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8 Online Networking Platforms for Black Entrepreneurs

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But the lack of in-person conferences and events has put a strain on making authentic connections with other Black entrepreneurs. Each club includes a full restaurant and bar, co-working space, and event space. Users can direct message each other, participate in virtual events, share meeting links to have one-on-one calls, and more.

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The Startup Founder's Guide to Cap Tables

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how much investors paid for them, and each investor's percentage of ownership in the company. Ownership stake refers to who (founders, investors, or employees) owns what amount of the business. This "money-back" provision protects investors in the event of a sale at a lower valuation.

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