Investors
Usually the first source of funds for a new business and typically raises $50,000 to $200,000.
Who are Friends and Family?
A presentation in which one seeks to convince others to invest in one’s company.
What is a Pitch?
If a company breaks even, investors get back their ____.
Another term for money.
What are Funds?
A legal status that puts a business in the hands of a bankruptcy judge who divvies up the assets among various creditors.
What is Bankruptcy?
Investors that fill the gap between "friends and family" and venture capital. They typically invest hundreds of thousands of dollars and provide guidance to the business.
What is an Angel Investor?
Explaining your business in the time it takes for an elevator ride.
What is an Elevator Pitch?
Statistically, higher than __% of companies will go broke and fail.
What is 50%?
An idea grows becomes a small business and continues to grow larger with ____.
What are Investments?
Knowing more ____ about a business, market, finances, and customers leads to better decisions.
What is Information?
These investors typically invest tens of millions of dollars. They're the big dogs of the investor world!
Who are Venture Capitalists (VCs)?
This refers to a business that is in the process of starting up. This process usually takes several years.
What is a Start-Up?
Statistically, two of six companies barely survive and investors _____ on their investment.
What is Break Even?
In investing this term often refers to the ratio of money invested to money eventually earned on the investment.
What is Multiple?
When a company goes bankrupt, investors ____ all their investments.
What is Lose?
Different types of investors are needed at different times in a business' life, therefore even investors are impacted by ____.
What is Specialization?
Selling stock to the general public for the first time and being listed on a stock exchange.
What is an Initial Public Offering (or IPO)?
A term used for someone skilled and ruthless. They should be handled with caution at all times.
What is a Shark?
The payday for all the early investors (friends and family, angels, and VCs) usually comes when the company is finally sold on a public stock exchange or sold to ____.
What is Another Large Company?
Someone who turns an idea into a business.
What is an Entrepreneur?