Every small business needs
capital to grow. Raising money is time consuming and involves special skills and knowledge. A funding strategy is
a plan to obtain needed funding. Depending on your stage of business and the potential of your small business, funding may
include small business loans, private equity or institutional funding.
Want to know the specific steps? Click here
Want to Register for an initial consultation with a Capital Consultant? Click Here
Want to apply to present at an upcoming event as part of a Private Equity Campaign? Click Here
Ultimately,
our goal is to build an effective Private Equity Campaign strategy for you. A business plan alone will not attract capital because it does not create an investment opportunity
for potential investors, nor does it compel a bank to lend you money. Before you pursue
growth capital, you should have a business plan that charts your path to profitability so you know how much
capital you will need for each stage of your business. We have different types of events we host regularly to
connect qualified companies to capital. (To learn about our planned events click here, to learn about our past events and progress, click here) We will also arrange individual and group meetings with investors and lenders for our clients who are under a Private Equity Campaign. It is important to understand that
capital is not attracted through one event or one meeting or one email....if you do attract capital,
it will happen after talking to many, many potential investors and spending time with many interested investors, and you find
those through very specific intent to identify and engage those investors. That happens over at least a 3 month
period of time. At the end of 3 months, you should have had serious discussions with some investors and may even
have closed on some investment capital. You will know you are on the right track and need to continue on with a
few tweaks. If you haven't gotten "traction" with the investor community, then you will need to retrench and regroup
and figure out what is missing in your business model or structure or offering.
To learn about the funding sources in our Funding Network, Click here
Our system begins with the end in mind. Entrepreneurs
must understand the process of raising money. For the business development phase, First Launch,
prepares your business to pursue funding. For the pre-money phase, Launch Pad ensures you understand
the expectations of potential investors, develops your strategic plan and coaches you on investor presentations. Companies
that try and fail to raise money often undervalue the importance of pre-money preparation. The fundraising period consists
of presenting your investment opportunity to qualified individual or corporate investors, and following through
to obtain the funds you seek.
The Launch Funding Network includes many different types of banks, alternative lenders,
private investors, institutional investors, and access to public markets. LAUNCHfn does not stop there, though. To be truly
successful, entrepreneurs must be able to execute the plans they have put in place. We all know
of companies that received money, but still failed. Why? They didn't have a plan, a blue print to
scale and execute. The most dangerous period for a company is the first 90 days after funding....it is critical to make
sure the company gets on the right track fast and doesn't get bogged down in operational details that are not critical to
the sales and revenues target they have set and can better handled by an outsourced resource. Successful
entrepreneurs have a coach and a team to help keep them on track. Through our Post Launch service team,
we become part of your team, from the beginning to the end when you return value to your investors.
Some clients can do a lot of work themselves
under the supervision of LAUNCHfn staff. Other clients are lightly staffed and hire LAUNCHfn as a full service
firm. Descriptions of the most popular small business services offered in each of these areas of the LAUNCHfn system can be
found in the services section. While our system to plan, fund and accelerate your business is superior to others in the marketplace,
it is not for everyone.
If you can say “YES” to these 3 questions,
then LAUNCHfn is the right partner for you as you take your business to the next level.
1. Is your company an emerging growth company, with the ability
to expand regionally, nationally or globally?
2. Are you coach able, with the desire and ability to follow instructions,
advice and guidance to increase your success?
3. Are you ready now to make the commitment of time and money required to develop
needed relationships with investors?
