Cultivating Sources of Capital - With dry patches in the commercial paper market after defaults by three issuers late last year, and with banks raising their credit standards in a suddenly soft economy, smart corporate borrowers are unearthing new funding sources for working capital. One spot of brightness: asset securitization.
Publisher: Businessfinancemag.com     Author: Richard H. Gamble   

Death by finance - Desperate dot coms are turning to a new species of loan shark ... and a funding mechanism that almost guarantees their demise.
Publisher: Red Herring Magazine     Author: Paul Elias   

Doing documents vs. doing deals - A lawyer confronts a venture capitalist - There is a substantial gap between business reality and the legal terms of venture capital documents. The venture capitalist is a "big-picture guy" focusing on the long term and the lawyer is a professional worry wart. How can their goals be reconciled?
Publisher: Business Law Today     Author: Sarah Reed   

Down round financings - So what’s a down round? That’s the result when a round of financing occurs after investors place a lower valuation on a company than in previous financing rounds. But how can you minimize the impact? The basic answer is to manage the exposure to liability and reinforce the defensive position of the company and its board.
Publisher: Business Law Today     Author: Dan Mahoney   

Equity Compensation Strategies for Emerging Growth Companies - Emerging growth companies are typically strapped for cash and are often unable to offer benefit packages that can compete with more mature companies.
Publisher: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati     Author: Timothy J. Sparks   

Europe's New Capital - U.S. venture capitalists head to the Old World to find new Net riches.
Publisher: Business 2.0     Author: Mark Halper   

Evaluating a Venture Capital Firm - What is the best way to approach and work with a venture capital firm? What do venture firms look for in evaluating a new company?
Publisher: Expert-zine.com     Author: Bill McCready   

Financing of Technology-Based Small Firms: A UK Perspective - Of particular note are efforts underway in the United Kingdom (UK), which has instituted a new series of policies to encourage the launch of start-up businesses and help grow existing firms.
Publisher: Foundation for Enterprise Development     Author: David Binns   

For some, a much more active role in finding financing for their clients - Some accountants are finding financing for clients as a value-added service with varying degrees of success and sophistication.
Publisher: ElectronicAccountant.com     Author: Jeff Stimpson   

How Tech Companies Can Go Public Without an IPO - If a high-tech company needs to raise money but an "initial public offering," or IPO, is not available, there are alternatives.
Publisher: Gigalaw.com     Author: Jay Hollander