Silent Partner:

Silent Partner: A business partner who provides capital but does not participate in the management of the company.

To assist in your search for business funding, we have categorized the lending and investing criteria of funding sources in a variety of areas:

Commercial lending, equipment leasing, government loans, commercial real estate finance, equity investments, start-up financing, invoice factoring, merchant account advances, . . . and many more

Access to sources of capital for your business is fast, easy and free. Simply tell us a little about your business and your financing needs, then you are given a list of funding sources matching your needs.

Takeover Financing -

Takeover Financing: Funding provided to acquire control of a corporation by stock purchase.

Expansion Financing -

Expansion financing - Tools for growth

Flexible term financing is typically available for a variety of expenditures

Some uses for this type of financing includes:

Leasehold improvements
Working capital
New and used equipment
Construction costs
Real estate acquisition
. . . and more

Businesses with strong growth potential and high quality management may be eligible for financing generally between $250,000 and $5 million for expansion and market development projects. Repayment is flexible and is tied to cash flow projections.

Sweat Equity -

Sweat Equity: Equity acquired by a company's executives or founders that reflects the value they have added or will add to the company.

Angel Investors -

Angel Investors - just locating one is half the battle

It is estimated that one-seventh of the start/early growth firms in the US receive funding from angel investors. This private investment group exceeds venture capital sources which are estimated at $5 - $7 billion spread over 1,000 venture investments each year.

Profile of an Angel Investor

Prefers to invest within one day of travel
Typically well educated
Tends to invest in a group
Range of investment: $10,000 - $1,000,000
Average investment - $10,000 - $250,000
Makes one investment every two years

Debt Financing -

Debt Financing: Financing by selling the bonds, notes or mortgages held by the company.

Underwriting -

Underwriting: The process by which an underwriter brings the offering of a new security issue to the general public for investment.

Business Finance -

Business finance firms are numerous to say the very least. And it can be a daunting task to find the right one. We help make that task much easier.

In order to assist you in your search for business funding, we have categorized the lending and investing criteria of over 4,000 funding sources in a variety of areas: