Raising Money in Less Than 30 Days: A Guide for Individuals and Organizations

Susan Wright


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          PART ONE: Loans

1 How to Get a Loan
   Personal Loans
   Personal Credit
	Cosigners
	Collateral

2 Business Loans
	Short-TermLoans
   Commercial Paper
   Compensating Balance Loans
   Revolving Credit
   State and Local Loans

3 Private Lending Institutions
   Banking
   Two-tier Lending
   Foreign-owned Banks
   Finance Companies
   Life Insurance Companies
   T.H.E. Insurance Company

4 Federally Funded Loans
   Small Business Administration
   Farmers Home Loan
   Economic Development Administration Funds
   Other Federal Sources

5 Small Business Administration Financing
   Gross Income Limit
   Loan Programs
   Line-of-Credit Guarantees
   SBA Nonbank Lenders
   Small Business Investment Corporations

PART Two: Selling Equity

6 Venture Capital
   Private Financing
   Venture Capitalists
   Venture Capital Resource Publications
   Corporate Venture Capital
 
7 Selling Equity in Your Company
   Key Components
   Preselling
   Delivering Your Business Plan
   Getting a Commitment
   Terms of Investment
 
8 Creating a Business Plan
   Writing a Business Plan
   Sample of a Business Plan
   Financial Terms
   Sources of Information on Preparing a
   Business Plan

9 Public Stock Offerings
   Eligibility
   The Stock Market
   The Securities and Exchange
   Commission
   Advantages of Public Offerings
   Disadvantages of Public Offerings
   Employee Stock Option Trusts

10 Underwriters
   Underwriting Proposal
   Pricing Your Stock
 
11 Selling Your Company
   Liquidation Value
   Book Value
   Market Value
 
12 Raising Money Creatively
   Private Debt
   Family Corporations
   Trade Credit
   Franchising Rights
   Foreign Rights
   Barter

13 Direct Mail
   Who Responds to Direct Mail
   Designing Direct Mail
   Creating an Effective Response Card
   The Importance of Appearance
   Return Postage
   Successful Copy
   Mailing Lists

PART THREE: Grants

14 Applying For Grants
   Creating a Grant Proposal
   References

15 Free Money
   Foundation Program-Related
   Investments
   Profit Working With Nonprofit
   Research and Development Grants
   Federal Agency Funding

16 Foundation Program-Related Investments
   Source Guide
   Foundations