Saturday, September 18, 2010
Managing risk in certain respects can be as easy as Donald Trump makes it out to be. But even he forgot his golden rule – and openly admits it, when he went bankrupt in 1990. Trump asks himself when selecting new business ventures, and there would be many, ”could I handle the situation if things went unexpectedly bad”. He says even if [...]
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Pitching to a VC is all about YOU. An investor is investing in you, as much as your idea and business concept. Thinking startup? David S. Rose’s rapid-fire TED U talk on pitching to a venture capitalist tells you the 10 things you need to know about yourself — and prove to a VC — [...]
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Guy Kawasaki is the Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, and has two separate stints at Apple under his belt. He is highly regarded in the Venture Capital and entrepreneurial communities.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
You hear the terms ‘Small Business’ and ‘SME’ (small and medium size enterprise) all the time. In some contexts they refer to very small business – a husband and wife team, or a sole business operator. Others would refer to these businesses as micro-businesses. There’s significant differences between what people think they are, and what [...]
Friday, December 25, 2009
2009 AVCAL Venture Capital Report 2009 – A year in summary 2009 AUSTRALIAN PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED (AVCAL) AVCAL was established in 1992 as a forum for participants in the private equity and venture capital industry. AVCAL is the central voice of the Australian industry and its membership includes almost all the [...]
Thursday, December 24, 2009
E-book – Download here for free “Raising Angel and Venture Capital Finance” Tom McKaskill
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
AVCAL (Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Assoc) today called on the Federal government to urgently develop legislation to restore international investor confidence in Australia. AVCAL’s comments follow the release of draft rulings/determinations from the Australian Tax Office. [TD2009/D17 Income tax: treaty shopping... and TD2009/D18 Income tax: can a private equity entity make an income [...]
Friday, December 11, 2009
Business owners looking to raise venture capital for business, that DON’T live and die by numbers – and it is more often than you would think – will be marginalised by investors.
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