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“User-friendly and exhaustive . . . highly recommended. Abrams’ book works because she tirelessly researched the subject. Most how-to books on entrepreneurship aren’t worth a dime; among the thousands of small business titles, Abrams’ [is an] exception.”
—Forbes
“There are plenty of decent business-plan guides out there, but Abrams’ was a cut above the others I saw. The Successful Business Plan won points with me because it was thorough and well organized, with handy worksheets and good quotes. Also, Abrams does a better job than most at explaining the business plan as a planning tool rather than a formulaic exercise. Well done.”
—Inc.
“This book stands head and shoulders above all other business plan books, and is the perfect choice for the beginner and the experienced business professional. Rhonda Abrams turns writing a professional, effective business plan into a journey of discovery about your business.”
—BizCountry
“If you’d like something that goes beyond the mere construction of your plan and is more fun to use, try The Successful Business Plan: Secrets & Strategies by Rhonda Abrams . . . This book can take the pain out of the process.”
—Small Business School (PBS television show)
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—Joe Lam, Certified Business Advisor, Texas State University Small Business Development Center
“At last, a straightforward book that demystifies the process behind conducting effective business research. Successful Business Research: Straight to the Numbers You Need—Fast! gives business practitioners and students an incredibly useful tool to enable them to find accurate and timely information for business plans, academic papers, and other business uses.”
—Molly Lavik, Practitioner Faculty of Marketing, Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University
Need to Find an Investor Fast?
This book is for you!
Are you looking for money to start or expand your business? Do you wonder how to locate someone with the funds to help you achieve your dreams? Do you want to learn how to make the kind of pitch that will cause potential investors to whip out their checkbooks? Then this book is for you!
There’s an amazing amount of money being poured into smaller and newer companies by angel investors. Angel investors are individuals who invest their own money in companies—most frequently start-up businesses.
Angel financing has been expanding at an amazing rate, and there’s a huge amount of angel money out there for new and growing businesses. There are literally billions of dollars being invested every year. For instance, over $23 billion was invested by angels in 2005. And that’s just the money that’s tracked by professional angel investment research!
The number of angel groups has also been growing rapidly. Virtually every large and mid-size community in America now has at least one group of angel investors. It’s easier now than ever before to find and attract an angel investor—if you know how. That’s where this book comes in.
Finding an Angel Investor In A Day was created for busy people like you. This guide provides you with the critical information you need, including:
How and where to locate an individual angel investor
How to find angel groups
How to prepare yourself and your company for the angel investment process
How to make the kind of pitch that convinces angels yours is an opportunity they won’t want to miss
The key terms and concepts you’ll discuss with potential funders, including the all-important term sheet
Insight into how to improve your negotiating position with investors, resulting in better valuation for your company and a better deal for you!
Finding an Angel Investor In A Day provides you with the information and insight you need to find and convince an angel investor to fund your business. And it helps you get it done right, get it done fast!
Finding an Angel Investor In A Day
Get it done right, get it done fast™
The Planning Shop
and Joseph R. Bell
with Tracey Taylor
Foreword by Kinko’s founder
Paul Orfalea, author of Copy This!
Finding an Angel Investor In A Day: Get it done right, get it done fast!™
©2007 by Rhonda Abrams. Published by The Planning Shop™
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