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How to Find Investors and Financing Options for Business

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Created bySkillay Academy
IntermediateUpdated Sep 22, 2020

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleUnderstand and compare debt vs. equity financing
  • check_circleLearn how to estimate startup and financing needs
  • check_circleIdentify and evaluate different investor types and financing sources
  • check_circleGain skills to approach and pitch to potential investors effectively

About This Course

This course, How to Find Investors and Financing Options for Business, is designed for aspiring and current entrepreneurs who are looking to fund their startups or small businesses. You'll gain a practical understanding of the financing landscape and learn how to identify the best options for your needs—whether you're estimating startup costs or seeking long-term funding to grow your business.

You'll explore various funding sources, including loans, grants, angel investors, venture capital, crowdfunding, and more. The course also covers how to approach and persuade investors, estimate your financing needs, and understand the difference between debt and equity financing. By the end, you'll have the knowledge, tools, and resources to confidently seek and secure the capital needed for your business.

Course Content

2 activities • 27 videos • duration: 1h 7m

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How to Find and Attract Investors for Your Business-Part112 videos • 34 min
  • videocam01-Introduction
    Duration 1:23
  • videocam02-The-Challenge-of-Financing
    Duration 1:18
  • videocam03-Financing-Needs
    Duration 1:12
  • videocam04-Equity-vs-Debt-Financing
    Duration 1:30
  • videocam05-What-is-an-Investor
    Duration 2:49
  • videocam06-Where-to-Find-Investors
    Duration 1:07
  • videocam07-How-to-Convince-Investors
    Duration 2:37
  • videocam08-Investment-Process
    Duration 3:31
  • videocam09-Online-Platforms-for-Investors
    Duration 2:20
  • videocam10-Investor-Expectations-and-Exit-Strategies
    Duration 8:52
  • videocam11-Participating-in-Local-Networking-Events
    Duration 5:52
  • videocam12-Conclusion
    Duration 1:49
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Financing Options for Small Business-Part115 videos • 33 min

Your Instructor

Skillay Academy

An Entrepreneur, a Project Manager, a Communication Specialist and a Digital Marketing Lover

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An Entrepreneur, a Project Manager, a Communication Specialist and a Digital Marketing Lover ... Over 20 years of experience in management consulting with specific focus on communications as a Managing Partner at Management and Development Associates (MDA), a management consulting company. Providing Consulting Services to private, public, non-government and government organizations as well as international corporations, development organizations and donors. Online Course Instructor at Skillay Academy - 33 online courses published weekly at skillashare.com. Practical tips videos published on YouTube. University Lecturer teaching the New Venture Development / Business Planning course. Trained offline more than 10,000 people on various topics for managers and entrepreneurs Boosted Skillay from 0 to 14k online students in less than 2 years - More than 20 years of experience in Communications and Public Relations, Management & Marketing Consulting, Digital Marketing. - Project Management experience in complex Marketing and Communications Projects for various Public and Private clients. - Management Trainer with experience in delivering results based training programs to various audiences including executive level. Training Expertise in Project Management, Team Building, Leadership, Management, Project Cycle Management, Time Management, Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, etc. - Valuable experience with Digital Marketing, Social Media and Affiliate Marketing. If you want to contact me, please ping me at any time: Email ardian.jashari@mda.al LinkedIn /ardian Twitter @ajashari Facebook /ard.jashari.50

Credit Information

Is this course eligible for my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?

Provincial regulators of CPAs in Canada do not require that independent providers of CPD be approved to offer courses. Instead, individual CPAs are responsible for assessing whether a CPD activity meets their requirements, and may take activities from any source provided those requirements are met.

Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.

What Students Are Saying

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    Excellent presentation and contents

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