07.07.2007 | Category Angel Capital, Beginner's Guides
Does Your Company Need Capital And You Think An Angel Investor Would Be A Gift From Heaven? by Dee Power
1. Know who you’re looking for. The average angel investor is male, 49 years old, has a college graduate degree, at least five years of investing experience in private companies, and invests an average of $72,000 per investment.
05.07.2007 | Category Angel Capital, Beginner's Guides
Introduction To Angel Investing by Murray Priestley
What is Angel Investing?
Angel Investing is the process of finding start-up companies and funding the early stages of their development in exchange for a share in the company and percentage of turnover. Businesses often opt for angel investment as the funds do not appear as a debt on the balance sheet. If the business chose to raise capital with a bank loan then if the company fails they are still liable for the debt.
Angel Investors are normally confused with venture capitalists.
04.07.2007 | Category Angel Capital
Angel Investor Funding: Sometimes A Bad Idea? by Ryan Mapes
Angel investor funding (venture capital, or private for that matter) for your business is a bad idea sometimes. Yes you read that correctly. For all you discouraged entrepreneurs that have been making presentation after presentation barely making ends meet, take heart. You have options. And not only do you have options, some of them are better for your business.
There are several reasons that taking on an angel investor can be bad for business.
