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Mbabazi, Besigye, Tinyefuza Intelligence Reports Claim They Are Jointly …

Mbabazi, Besigye, Tinyefuza Intelligence Reports Claim They Are Jointly
Mbabazi, the intelligence showed, had rich connections in the Dubai and that although the government had confiscated his bank; the National Bank of Commerce, the money was now flowing to Mbabazi through these businesses. A top city businessman of …
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Well, you're about to find out, because I reached out to three of the top banking and financials analysts writing for Fool.com and asked them to give me their "best ideas" for right now. David Hanson: How would you … Since Zillow went public in 2011 …
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What is a Venture Capital Firm Looking for in a Company they want to Invest in?

Hear Rahul Khanna drop light on the major aspects a Venture Capital Firm looks for in a company they want to invest in.
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Kinds Of Venture Capital Firms And What They Do

With the growing popularity of venture capital comes the increase in venture capital firms. Because of the possibility of striking gold through venture capital, there are now more capitalists than there were decades ago. The common impression of these firms is that they merely provide for the finances or seed money for a startup company. Aside from providing funds, what other things do they do?

First let us discuss the kinds of venture capital firms. The most common ones are private independent firms. Usually operating under a limited partnership, these firms are not subsidiaries nor do they have affiliations with other institutions.

Banks and other financial institutions, working through their affiliates or subsidiaries, constitute another kind. There is also what we call as direct investors, or those who does the investment in behalf of industrial or non-financial corporations.

Still another group is what we call angel investors, or wealthy individuals who also help provide venture capital.

Venture capitalists make up these firms. There is what we call as generalists, or those who invest in different industries, locations, or stages in a company’s life. Those who invest in a particular industry or location only are called specialists.

Venture capitalists act as partners as they help put up the company. Because they are more knowledgeable in the specific field of business than the new entrepreneur, these capitalists help provide the policies as well as strategy. More often than not, company management has no choice but to follow them.

The first important job for the firm is the selection of business proposals. This constitutes a large part of their job. With the many proposals sent before them, it is hard to read and analyze thoroughly all of them. There is therefore the need for research as to which industries and fields are most feasible. Once these industries have been identified, it would then be easier for the capitalists to analyze the proposals, as they are able to weed out the bad proposals or those which they are not inclined on doing.

Since they have a say in the management of the company, they also exercise management decisions such as the hiring of management team, purchase of real estate, entering into an agreement with other companies, and many others. They also assist in other aspects such as product development and marketing.

Part of the firm’s job is to find alternative sources of capital. Since these firms belong to a certain network, it is not surprising that they know other firms and capitalists who may later be of help in terms of funding.

The capitalists are not the only sources of funds for the firm. Some of the money may come from other institutions such as pension funds, endowment funds, foundations, angel investors and other corporations. That is why there may be instances where additional funding is from other sources.

Venture capital firms are not mere financiers or investors. As partners of the entrepreneur, they contribute in any way possible for the success of the company. The key then is in choosing the right firm for the type of business that you would want to enter into.

Just like in entering into a partnership, you wouldn’t want to be partners with someone whom you don’t like to work with.

10 Champion Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Made Billions, in New Robert Jordan Audio Program

(PRWEB) March 15, 2012

Robert Jordan, a bestselling author, serial entrepreneur and member of Inc. magazines Inc. 500 list, sits down one-on-one with todays most successful company founders, who represent more than 300 years worth of hands-on business experience, and get them to explain in detail the path to their successes.

What Ive found is that most entrepreneurs in fact most of us try to avoid failing. That is not a recipe for achieving extraordinary success, says Jordan. They follow the herd, and they get the same results the herd gets. I want to show how anybody who wants it can break through and turn a vision into a real-world, successful business.

One of the entrepreneurs introduced in the program is Raj Soin, founder of Modern Technologies Corporation. Raj and his wife began MTC with a $ 1,700 investment and sold it for $ 485 million. In the audio program, Raj describes exactly how he did it.

The first-person accounts shared with Jordan show how these 10 individuals fought through huge challenges, took great risks, experienced breakthroughs, and accomplished amazing feats. Through each of these stories, Jordan teaches listeners where to find potential goldmines in business, how to win every negotiation, how to change their method of communication, and which current business ideas dont work today.

A free audio sample of Robert Jordans program How They Did It: Real-World Advice from Today’s Most Successful Entrepreneurs is available for a limited time. Listen now as Robert reveals valuable insights as he interviews Howard Tullman, Founder of Certified Collateral Corporation: http://www.nightingale.com/how_they_did_it_sample.

(Day 101 BONUS!) They Might Be Giants Crowd Sourcing Experiment

They Might Be Giants requested that this part of their show be filmed and put onto YouTube (or Vimeo, “a much better video site” -Flansburgh). This video was shot on March 5th, 2010 at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Georgia. Jonathan Coulton opened the show. To see the trip surrounding this concert (and other concert footage) check out Day 101 proper: www.youtube.com