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• 7 Tips For Obtaining Angel Investor Funding
  If you have a start-up company that is looking for up to $500,000 in financing, your best option is to locate and meet with Angel Investors. Angel Investors are people that invest their own money in start-up companies. Many of them started out the same way, as an entrepreneur with their own start-up company. They like the entrepreneurial spirit and are looking to fund a start-up or two and offer their own business advice and wisdom. Also, their financing terms are less painful that what a venture capital firm would offer and they can usually make a decision in a few weeks on whether or not they will finance your company. Now you know why they are called "Angels".
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• How to Deliver a Winning Business Plan Presentation
  While a strong business idea and a well written plan may generate the interest of equity providers, investors ultimately commit capital to people and not just plans. The ability to produce and present a compelling presentation of the company’s potential and management’s capability is therefore one of the most critical aspects of actually securing funding.
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