February 5th, 2010 by Mike Gates
A newsletter is one of the best and most cost effective ways of reaching your customers. It is a direct line to your potential buyers, therefore you have to know how to create a newsletter the right way for your correspondence to be effective. Although you can hire someone to write it for you, it won’t have the same personal touch your customers are looking for. Just follow the steps below and in no time, you’ll have a newsletter which will keep your customers interested in what you have to offer.
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December 27th, 2009 by James Scott
So many companies dream of going public to raise massive amounts of capital, as set up for an exit strategy, to make acquisitions with stock and for many other reasons. While your intentions may be pure and with genuine motives, you’re entering shark infested waters of boiler rooms, crooked attorneys and underbelly consultants who have made careers off of taking well intentioned executives just like you for a 24 month rollercoaster ride while they take every penny you have as your company shrivels up like week old road kill.
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December 24th, 2009 by James Scott
Entrepreneurs are being turned onto Regulation D in droves. Regulation D Rule 504, 505 and 506 allow companies a more lenient fund raising process than those who choose to go public by other means. In the past year I’ve seen more PPM consultants pop up on the internet than ever before and I have to admit I’m concerned. As a veteran in this field I’ve seen it all, now we have a legion of self proclaimed Reg. D gurus who buy templates, add some text and tell their clients that they are delivering a customized offering memorandum; here’s where things go bad and a difficult situation gets even worse. You have this worthless document, now what?
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December 24th, 2009 by James Scott
Are you trying to raise capital for your start-up or corporation in expansion? Have you exhausted your traditional institutional sources and hedge fund contacts? Don’t lose hope just yet! First of all, take all those pamphlets and brochures from banks and other traditional lenders that are lying all over your desk and toss them in the trash…they are absolutely useless.
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