Sentences with phrase «funds invested in the business»

Business finance refers to capital funds and credit funds invested in the business.

Not exact matches

«After the NASDAQ crash and September 11th, funding dried up, and EuropAtweb closed most of the businesses they had invested in, but not ours,» said White.

An old adage of investing in the stock market is that you should never invest money or funds that you can not afford to lose, and this is equally as applicable to investing in a business.

Whether you are pitching your product to a prospective partner or attempting to attract investors to fund your business, at some point someone will ask «Why should we invest in you?»

In fact, your siblings, friends and business associates can also invest in your business from their retirement funds and ensure their capital gains get favorable tax treatmenIn fact, your siblings, friends and business associates can also invest in your business from their retirement funds and ensure their capital gains get favorable tax treatmenin your business from their retirement funds and ensure their capital gains get favorable tax treatment.

The $ 21 million in participating security funds invested in Virginia businesses constitutes nearly 6 percent of all seed and early - stage funding in the state last year.

Cold, hard cash: Hewitt and his partners invested an undisclosed amount of personal funds in the business, along with seed capital from an investor friend, and opened a line of credit.

By 2009, when it acquired Accurate, the firm had invested most of that fund in three businesses.

Not only does Ironwood believe in his plan, the fund has experience investing in companies in the wholesale distribution business.

After all, when the market is hot, there's more chance that capital will be freed up and land in the hands of business owners looking to invest — whether it comes from banks or personal funds.

Getting funding during the early stages of a startup is critical, but also tough because it's one of the riskiest times to invest in a business.

To his old list of criticisms of the fund business, he has added the absence of private equity in retail investing.

A student of Warren Buffett's value investing approach based on hunting for undervalued stocks, Lee - Chin saw great dysfunction in the accepted practice of the fund business.

So, after a multi-year decline in Canadian venture capital funding — hitting a low of just $ 1 billion in 2009, despite US$ 132 billion invested by venture capitalists south of the border over the past five years — the March budget finally screamed an end to business as usual.

A private equity fund looks at the ERP issue similar to the No Marketing Spend — it's an opportunity to invest in the business, so better information is available to managers (and the private equity fund).

This week, High Times, the long - running magazine for weed enthusiasts, announced that it was launching a private - equity fund to invest in marijuana businesses.

Similarly, if you get a bonus or make an extra sale, invest the proceeds in a stock or bond fund or even a business partnership.

Venture capitalists can invest in startups or growing companies — however, it's worth noting that the number of businesses funded by venture capitalists has gone down in recent years.

For example, the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) are seed funds created by Congress to help transform government - funded research into businesses; these invest about $ 2.5 billion in grants, annually, in more than 6,000 companies.

You may come to see the long - term benefits of investing in an asset or recognize that you have only enough capital for one investment and therefore opt to put the funds toward your business operations as opposed to buying and maintaining a building.

Investing in women is smart business, says Kathryn Swintek, general partner and member of the Investment Committee of Golden Seeds Fund 2, part of New York - based angel network Golden Seeds, which comprises more than 275 investors, 80 percent of whom are women.

Plus, these funds are also much more inclined to invest in low - tech industries, multi-location service companies, franchise operators and Main Street manufacturing businesses than venture capital funds.

Small Business Investment: The bill expands the SBA's Small Business Investment Company Program by increasing the maximum amount of leverage available in most cases from $ 75 million to $ 150 million ($ 175 million for funds that invest in poor areas).

But Daley and Thorne knew from the start they needed funding to scale and fill out their long - term business plan: investing in R&D and in a supply chain to handle orders from a growing list of stores (500 and counting) in 26 countries.

While some finance resources exist on the ground in Holland, including the SmartZone, which provides infrastructure and support to growing companies — and aims to invest $ 7.5 million in Holland startups over the next 10 years — businesses are well aware that the funding climate is not especially strong.

As unnatural as it may feel to invest precious dollars in yourself and not your business, those survival rates make a strong case for why a freedom fund can be essential.

«The Fund seeks to invest in businesses that still have exponential growth ahead of them.

«With angel investors and venture capitalists, they generally accept that some investments are not going to do well, but they also know the ones that do very, very well will more than compensate,» says Janet Bannister, partner of Real Ventures, a Montreal - based venture fund that invests in early - stage businesses.

Sullivan uses only two computer - based services — automatic payroll and a «sweep» account that invests excess funds in an interest - bearing account at the end of each business day — and those services are better described as mid-tech than high - tech.

That's because historically, access to investing in top small businesses and startups has been largely limited to well networked angel investors, and venture capital funds, all doing so via exclusive closed door deals.

Hedge fund Viking Global Investors has acquired a majority stake in beauty startup Birchbox after agreeing to invest around $ 15 million in the business.

The fund invests in young businesses «that feel really Toms - y,» says Jake Strom, who runs it.

Whether that's investing in index funds, a business, or real estate.

For instance, the majority (about 60 percent) of those in this part of industry used their own funds to invest in their business in Southern and Eastern Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.

The state has its own investment fund, the Missouri Technology Corporation, which invests in local businesses; the fund, together with newly formed private investment groups, have helped the state emerge as a regional leader in startup financing.

Venture capitalists are either individuals or companies that manage funds set aside to invest in new businesses.

Funds may also not be used to reimburse a business owner for money he or she has previously invested in the business or be used to repay money owed the government, such as a tax debt.

The BDC, a healthcare - focused fund, has a target raise of $ 1.5 billion in capital for investing primarily in medium - sized businesses.

The $ 150 million fund managed by Blockchain Capital will invest in entrepreneurial teams that are building businesses using blockchain technology.

It was made possible when Congress wanted to give American workers another option for growing retirement assets and so allowed for a 401 (k) plan to invest in Qualified Employer Securities — which then allows the individual to fund a business.

With Bolstr, businesses are able to access fast, transparent, and cost effective funding to invest in the growth of their business.

Like its predecessor, which raised $ 113 million in June 2014, Fund II will invest primarily in control buyouts, focusing on microcap healthcare businesses with $ 1 to $ 7 million in EBITDA and equity commitments of $ 10 to $ 30 million per platform.

These include: C$ 4.5 billion to support research, training, and infrastructure at universities and colleges; a Strategic Innovation Fund that will provide C$ 1.26 billion for business innovation in the aerospace and automotive sector; a Connect to Innovate Program that will invest C$ 500 million to bring high - speed Internet to remote and rural communities by 2021; and, C$ 70 million over six years to support agriculture innovation with a focus on climate change, and soil and water conservation.

In the spring of 2000, the 50 - year - old business writer finally broke down and invested in a hi - tech funIn the spring of 2000, the 50 - year - old business writer finally broke down and invested in a hi - tech funin a hi - tech fund.

Venture Debt — I invested $ 120,000 in my business school friend's venture debt fund.

A few short days later, he had the funding he needed to invest in the business.

If your startup is suitable, participating in a business startup accelerator program such as Extreme Startups, or a government funding program such as FedDev Ontario's Investing in Business Innovation initiative, can be your best route to successful capitalbusiness startup accelerator program such as Extreme Startups, or a government funding program such as FedDev Ontario's Investing in Business Innovation initiative, can be your best route to successful capitalBusiness Innovation initiative, can be your best route to successful capitalization.

Under Dr. Dewald's leadership, the Haskayne School of Business successfully secured an unreserved accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and invested in new research and funding incentives, including internal grants, publication awards, professorships, and teaching and research fellowships.

Phyto Partners is a venture capital fund that invests in businesses operating in and around the burgeoning marijuana industry.

While BH Global Aviation doesn't publicly disclose the nature of its business, a source close to Bush says the fund has invested in Hawker Pacific, an aviation sales and services company based in Hong Kong.