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Category: <span>Raising Capital</span>

6MS Six Things NOT to say in a Business Plan

November 28, 2011 jbdcolley

Listen to my latest phonecast What Next? Take a look at my FREE video Tutorial “How to Turn Your Great…

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Posted in: Raising Capital, Start Up

Six Things NOT to say in a Business Plan

jbdcolley

Let me tell you the story of the Entrepreneur who prepared a detailed business plan which he took to a…

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Posted in: Raising Capital, Start Up Filed under: Business Plan, Venture Capital

How to Bait the Hook to catch a VC

November 14, 2011 jbdcolley

I am currently working on a “flyer” or a “teaser” to send out to potential investors for a client and…

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Posted in: Raising Capital, Start Up Filed under: Private Equity, Venture Capital

6MS Eye Piece 11 November 2011 Going around the Silicon Roundabout

November 11, 2011 jbdcolley

  In January 2011 I published a detailed post about Silicon Roundabout and who has been investing in what sort…

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Posted in: Raising Capital, Start Up Filed under: Eye Piece, Silicon Roundabout

Six Minute Strategist – The A-Z of the Funding Matrix

September 30, 2011 jbdcolley

This is an A-Z guide to help entrepreneurs identify the types of investors most suitable to their circumstances.

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Posted in: Raising Capital, Start Up Filed under: Business Development, Magic Hexagons

Six Minute Strategist Guide to Defining Equity Investors Part 3 of 3

September 26, 2011 jbdcolley

This is the third and concluding part of my three part series looking at defining equity investors

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Posted in: Raising Capital, Start Up Filed under: Business Development, Venture Capital

Six Minute Strategist Guide to Defining Equity Investors Part 2 of 3

September 23, 2011 jbdcolley

  This is Part 2 of my 3 Part series on Defining Equity Investors.  In this post, I will cover…

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Posted in: Raising Capital, Start Up Filed under: Business Development, Venture Capital

Six Minute Strategist Guide to Defining Equity Investors Part 1 of 3

September 19, 2011 jbdcolley

This is 3 Part Blog Post covering the various definitions of Equity Investors to help Entrepreneurs understand some of the terminology

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Posted in: Raising Capital, Start Up Filed under: Private Equity, Venture Capital

6MS Eye Piece 13 Sep 2011 – Bank Reformation?

September 13, 2011 jbdcolley

The question I would like someone to ask and have answered is: How is this going to help businesses obtain access to bank debt and how is it going to help the country’s economy grow.

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Posted in: Raising Capital Filed under: Business Development, Corporate Strategy, Eye Piece

Six Key Objectives in Financial Modelling for VCs

August 5, 2011 jbdcolley

This is a brief Six Minute Strategist introduction to the objectives behind preparing a financial model for a funding round.…

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Posted in: Raising Capital, Start Up Filed under: Corporate Strategy, Financial Models

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