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The Plain English Guide to Equity Financing

Hubspot Sales

What is Equity Financing? Equity financing is a type of funding that allows you to sell shares of your company to investors. You receive the capital to grow your business and investors get partial ownership of your venture. But what does it really mean to land financing for your startup? Debt vs. Equity Financing.

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The Entrepreneur's Guide to Venture Capitalists

Hubspot Sales

A venture capitalist (VC) is an investor that works with high growth potential startups. They've invested over $4 billion and have had over 110 profitable acquisitions. They're thematic investors looking for new businesses along certain problem or theme areas. But, what is a venture capitalist? What Is a Venture Capitalist?

Investors 113
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The Plain-English Guide to Cash Flow Statement

Hubspot Sales

If the cash flow is negative, the business might not have enough cash to finance operations. This could mean the business is financing operations by borrowing. A statement of cash flows studies operating, financing, and investing activities to show where your business’ money is coming from and where it’s being spent.

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THE 10-K FILING: THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT THAT SAMS NEVER READ

Strategic Account Management Association

Yes, the 10-K is a dry, dull document required by the SEC that is basically an annual business disclosure, filed by a publicly traded company, containing “almost everything about the business that an investor would want to know.”4 This enables one to “see” the state of the company’s finances.

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Thinking about starting your own business? Here’s what to know

ACT

Creating a comprehensive business plan requires a lot of hard work , but comes in handy at various stages, such as when approaching investors for funding or searching for ideas to scale operations. Before you meet potential investors, you must outline a solid financial plan. Getting funding is only the first step in financial planning.

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OpenView Expands Leadership Team with Promotion of John McCullough to Partner and Addition of Kate Ramirez as CFO

Openview

With his promotion to Partner, McCullough will also join OpenView’s Investment Committee and take a leadership role in Investor Relations. Prior to joining OpenView, John was Director of Corporate Development at Rocket Software, a global enterprise software company, where he drove acquisition execution.

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Dear Sales Management: You’re Setting Quota Wrong

SalesGlobe

There are three avenues of revenue generation: client retention, client penetration, and new client acquisition. The less revenue retained the more penetration or acquisition that is needed. New client acquisition is winning a client from a competitor or selling them something they have not purchased before.