Article Directory :: Politics & Government Articles How To Find Seed Capital By Gary Trump Republish: EasyPublish™ Published: 01Jul2011 Word count: 448 Viewed: 353 time(s) Get Free Content For Your Site Where does the term seed capital come from? As well as I can tell the term has been around for some time. While the term seed capital is widely used today by every body when it comes to financing a start-up, it does not come into play until there is an investor involved. Generally the investor will be an angel investor as they typically invest seed capital. When Raising Seed Capital Always be prepared when talking with an investor. Items that you should have ready for the investor are, your executive summary, complete business plan, presentation and get ready to answer many questions. Do not give them any false statements as most investors will see through any smoke and mirrors that you throw at them. Here are some seed capital ideas. When trying to raise seed capital, look at your business plan and try to figure out where the week links are. Read your plan as a investor would and ask yourself, would you invest in this company? Obvious you will be biased as you wrote the plan, however really try to think through the whole plan. Don't get your friends to be on the board or help you run the company as many small companies start this way. Go out and look for retired business owners that were very successful and ask for their help. I think you'll be surprised as to how many would offer you help. This would also look a lot stronger to your investor when they start to review your business. When your trying to raise capital for any business and whether it be seed capital or venture capital, you need to have everything in order. Your business plan should be a high priority, along with your presentation. Your financials must not be over stated as any experienced investor will see that they don't make sense. So make sure to review everything before your presentation and your chance of success will be much greater. Just imagine how happy you'll be once you raise your capital for your business. I know that many people never find the right investor or any investor for their company. With them, their dreams slowly fade away, however it doesn't have to. You just need to have a great idea or product, a business plan that makes sense and the drive and determination to make it happen. Most people give up. All I can say is don't give up. If you have a good idea and you feel that you have everything in order, I would highly recommend working hard until you find your seed capital. My name is Gary Trump and I have raised over $500 million for small businesses and start-ups. I use a five step process which I will share with you for free. The process can be found on my site. Try reading more on raising seed capital EasyPublish™ this article - publishers click here More articles by Gary Trump

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