Resources

The following is a list of resources, articles, and discussions that deal with issues that relate to small to medium sized businesses. 

Three Questions to Ask Yourself When Raising Capital  A must read for anybody in the financing stage, regardless of what kind of capital they are looking for, but a must read for any company looking for financing from a non-traditional source, whether it be private equity, mezzanine, subordinated, or asset based. 

Redgate Capital Inc.   Redgate Capital is a boutique advisory firm that works with both buy side and sell side clients.  Redgate works with its clients to ensure that prior to any tranaction, whether it be sale of business, merger or acquisition, management or shareholder buyout, or a growth capital situation, the company is properly prepared and packaged.  Only when the company is properly structured and positioned is it taken to market.  The result is that the client knows that they've obtained the best possible financing or valuation, from the best possible partner.

How to Do Due Diligence on a Business  Due Diligence is something that everybody talks about, but is rarely done right.  This article walks through common due diligence potholes and how to negotiate your way around them.  A fair amount of emphasis is placed on ensuring that the business you buy, is the business you thought you were buying.

US Small Business Administration    The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. The SBA recognize that small business is critical to economic recovery and strength, to building America's future, and to helping the United States compete in today's global marketplace. Although SBA has grown and evolved in the years since established, the bottom line mission remains the same. The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands and Guam.

The Ten Steps to Get Money From Your Bank   Article that outlines, in detail, the various steps involved in bank financing.  Starts at the development of the initial package, through to the first calls to the banks, presentation of the rest of the due diligence material, and then on to the legal closing.  A must read for any business that is either going in for their first bank operating line, or whether they are just considering moving their business elsewhere and want to make sure they get the best deal possible from their senior lender.

What to do When Raising Money   Very relevant content for any company that is in the financing stage. Outlines five key deal killers that investors or lenders look for, and more importantly, how to avoid them.  

How to Buy a Business  Relevant article outlining three key things to focus on when undertaking to buy a business.  Walks the reader through where to find businesses, what key questions to ask about valuations, and the closing process.

• Additional Links
• The 10 Steps to Get Money From Your Bank
• What To Do When Raising Money
• Three Questions to Ask Yourself When Raising Capital
• How to Buy a Business
• How to Do Due Diligence on a Business

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