A Serious Look at Serious Money
- Topics:
- Alternative Financing
- Tags:
- Debt Financing,
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation,
- Finance,
- Financial Accounting,
- Financing,
- Investment,
- Money
- Source:
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
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Overview: When a person is serious about growth, he needs Serious Money - the kind of capital that can dramatically fuel the growth plans. First of all, one has to recognize that the capital options depend on what kind of company is being grown. People have to determine how much money is needed for growth. After it is figured out how much money one needs, one should ask himself the questions like “Do I have enough money of my own to fund the business?” The decisions one makes about financing will set him on a road to growth, and once he has started down that path, it may be difficult to turn back, or cross over to another path. Debt is the classic form of Serious Money. Debt financing is basically a loan, plus interest, which must be repaid within a finite period of time. With equity financing, individuals, venture capitalists, and corporations provide money - with lots of strings attached. In exchange, they receive a certain number of shares of ownership in the company and some control of the company. If a person is intimidated by the risks and costs of debt and equity funding, there is one more source to consider: grants. Before one spends a lot of time looking for Serious Money, first he has to spend some time looking at the business and determining how much money one really needs to grow.
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Format: HTML | Date: Jan 2003 | Pages: 1
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