Investing
What is 401(k) financing?
Financing in which an entrepreneur funds a business with money from his or her own 401(k) retirement account. The 401(k) account is typically set up with an employer and used to fund retirement needs.
What is a SBA-guaranteed loan?
Loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) that guarantee up to 85% of a bank loan to a business that would not otherwise be able to get a loan.
A long-term loan from the Small Business Administration.
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What is a angel investor?
Investors who use their own money as start-up capital for a business, usually in exchange for a share of ownership.
What is an IPO?
A company’s first offering of stock (a share in the company) for sale on a public market using underwriters.
(Initial public offering)
What is a bank term loan?
A loan from a bank, usually at a fixed interest rate and for a predetermined period of time.
What state is Zion National Park located in?
Utah
What is institutional venture capital?
Investment capital from firms that specialize in business investment, usually for a very large amount of money.
What is a CDFI?
Financial organizations that provide services, including investment capital, credit unions, and personal loans, to underserved areas.
(Community Development Financial Institutions)
A loan secured by a company’s assets.
What was the name of the toy terrorizing kid from the 1995 movie "Toy Story"?
Sid
What is royalty financing?
A loan to a business in which the lender gets a percentage of future sales.
What is a direct public offering?
A company’s offering of stock, limited to $1 million or less, directly to investors on a crowdfunding website.
(DPO)
What is equipment leasing?
An investor buys a piece of equipment that a business needs and then leases it to the business. Equipment leasing means that businesses do not need as much capital up front.
Who was the first female American in space?
Sally Ride
What is the NASDAQ?
The NASDAQ is the New York City stock exchange.
What is a private loan guarantee?
A guarantee by an investor of repayment of a bank loan to a business that would not otherwise be able to get a loan.
What is federal government venture capital?
A loan from the federal government for developing startup businesses.
What is the name of the small cleaning robot in the Disney movie WALL-E?
M-O
(Microbe Obliterator)