Creative Business Financing

The world of small business finance has changed. Creative Financing: How to Get a Business Loan without a Banker, is your guide to effectively using social lending to finance your company. A business guide on peer to peer lending and introduction to crowdfunding resources by Linda A. Jenkins, CEO of Gold Alliance Group. (This version includes additional funding resources updated for 2014). CONTENTS Chapter 1 - What is Social Lending? Chapter 2 - Social Lending vs. Traditional Business Loans Chapter 3 - Social Lending Networks Chapter 4 - Increase Your Chances of Getting Funded Chapter 5 - Options for Online Merchants Chapter 6 - Options for Retailers Chapter 7 - AMEX Merchant Financing Chapter 8 - Kickstarter Chapter 9 - Family Loans Chapter 10 - The Changing Face of Business Finance

Beyond the Banks is a practical guide to obtaining capital not only from the big banks, but also from other little-known sources such as venture capital, partners and business "angels," suppliers and customers. This book arms readers with hard-to-find information on what kinds of financing are available, and where to find them.

Do you have a burning desire to follow your passion? Is creativity your calling and true purpose? As an artist, you follow your heart forward, but soon, you hit a major roadblock. It's the elephant in the room no one warned you about: Money. Plagued by poor finances, most creatives struggle with the details of turning their talent into a profitable career path. They pull at the thread of artistic drive and the financial aspect unravels. Maybe you're a filmmaker searching for equipment. Perhaps a singer who needs studio time. Or a painter longing to open a studio. Necessary expenses increase in increments and you start to wonder, "Can I even afford to chase the dream?" With 25 years of experience coaching artists in the entertainment industry, music business visionary, Robert Terell, is laying the groundwork for all creatives in Finance the Dream: Creative Financing for Creative People. In this fourth book from the certified OFFICIAL DEALMAKER, Terell, with co-author, Lydia Plantamura, guide talented creators in finding the necessary funding to bring ideas into reality, build a creative career, and ultimately translate their passion into profit.

Explore the many options available to get the money you need for your business Whether your business is a new start-up, an established company attempting to grow, or somewhere in between, Get Your Business Funded gives you the full range of options for raising capital in today's challenging economy. Covering everything from bank loans to angel investors to equity financing to more unorthodox methods, this complete guide uses clear, easy-to-understand language to explain each approach. Divided into two sections: "Sources and Funding" and "What You Need to Know" Explains such unorthodox financing sources as peer-to-peer lending, online grants, business plan competitions, and the "friends and family plan" Reveals untapped funding streams available through the government Follows on the success of the author's previous work The Small Business Bible Pick up this reader-friendly guide and discover the many ways you can Get Your Business Funded right now.

I have dealt with thousands of people in my 35-year banking career. Paul is one of the most precise, thoughtful, and prepared clients I have experienced. This kind of commitment to details is rarely seen in our industry. Paul is qualified, through his vast experience and achievements, to share on the subject of creating a strong business plan and acquiring financing for a business. Thinking outside the box is a strength of Paul’s and shows that securing traditional means of funding is not the only path to success. Adhering to Paul’s guidance in this book will provide a solid foundation for other entrepreneurs and business owners. Paul Kohler – (Past President – Charter Bank) – Senior Vice President & Western Banking Manager – Nicolet National Bank

The historic stock markets of the nineties coined thousands of new millionaires along with low unemployment and heavy investment in universities and research programs, yet Fortune 500 firms continued to layoff people. America's economic growth comes from new businesses and this book is targeted squarely to needs in their formation. When Venture Capitalists Say "No"-Creative Financing Strategies & Resources is the first compilation of techniques, funding sources and help written for entrepreneurs, ever published. Using hundreds of stories of successful business development and cataloguing thousands of sources of money around the world, the book functions as a guidebook for new business formation in the U.S. and overseas. The steps that people such as Henry Ford took to form the Ford Motor Company out of literally nothing one hundred years ago are listed along with those of the giant modern day Oracle Corp.-which used a total of $6,000 of investor money to get started, and Dell that used even less. The book is written as a textbook but the amazing amount of information along with websites and other contact information to get the entrepreneur started immediately reads as easily as a mystery.