Finding an Angel Investor in a Day. Joseph R Bell
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Название: Finding an Angel Investor in a Day
Автор: Joseph R Bell
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Малый бизнес
isbn: 9781933895680
isbn:
650-289-9120
Fax: 650-289-9125
Email: [email protected]
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The In A Day Promise
Get it done right, get it done fast
You’re busy. We can help.
The Planning Shop is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs create and grow successful businesses. As entrepreneurs ourselves, we understand the many demands placed on you. We don’t assume that you’re a dummy, just that you’re short on time.
This In A Day book will enable you to complete a critical business task in a hurry—and in the right way. We’ll guide you through the process, show you what you absolutely have to do, and give you tips and tricks to help you reach your goals.
We’ve talked to the experts and done the research so you don’t have to. We’ve also eliminated any unnecessary steps so you don’t waste your valuable time. That’s the In A Day promise.
Can you find an angel investor in just one day? Well, in less than a day, with the help of this book, you can learn what you need to know to locate an angel, develop a plan of action to find the right investor for you, grasp the terms you need to know to be comfortable talking with potential funders, and then discover how to best pitch to an angel and begin negotiations.
When you have a business task you need to do now, The Planning Shop’s In A Day books will help you get it done—in as little as a day. You’ll get it done right, and get it done fast!
About
Joseph R. Bell
Joseph R. Bell is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the CEO of Bell Consulting, LLC, a 13-member business-advisement firm. Joe has an MBA in Finance from Michigan State University and a Law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
Joe began his career as a securities attorney syndicating real estate projects, and oversaw more than $1 billion of IPOs representing 150 offerings annually. He served as director of two small business centers and went on to the Governor’s Office to direct Colorado’s statewide small business program. He then became the executive director of the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship Development at the University of Colorado, where he managed the Rutt Bridges Venture Capital Fund, as well as the school’s new-business incubator.
While an assistant professor and director of the Entrepreneurship Center at Monfort College of Business (winner of the 2004 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award) at the University of Northern Colorado, Joe was concurrently the COO for CTEK Angels, where he reviewed new deals and worked with entrepreneurs to prepare their presentations to the seventy-five-member angel investor network.
His academic research and publications on angel investing have garnered national awards, including the 2006 U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship/Small Business Institute’s “Best Workshop/Symposia Small Business Award” and the McGraw-Hill/Irwin Outstanding Paper Award for “Educating Entrepreneurs on Angel and Venture Capital Financing Options,” of which he was co-author.
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Foreword
by Paul Orfalea,
Kinko’s Founder & Author of Copy This!
In 1970, Paul Orfalea started his business with one copy machine in a tiny space carved out from a hamburger stand in Santa Barbara, California. From that, he built a copying empire, Kinko’s, which was later acquired by FedEx for $2.4 billion.
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