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| Main Street is the heart and soul |
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| Equity investors
typically avoid Main Street, but now that is all about to change dramatically.
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| USA: The web makes so many new things
possible, including new models for equity investments on Main Street. The best
small businesses are being identified and part of the private equity investment
market (about a trillion dollars/year) is looking: |
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to help you expand globally, |
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to help you bring new products to
market, |
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to help you develop an exit strategy and liquidity
model, and |
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to help you hire key people to take your business
to the next level. |
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| Most of us are uncomfortable
with the level of transparency required to get equity capital. And, we're
usually not happy with the percentage of our ownership given up for the amount
of capital raised. |
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| The times have changed.
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| First, all business is
increasingly transparent (opened to easy scrutiny) because of the
Internet. But more importantly, it is good to be open. In so many episodes of
the show, owners talk about the power of openness. So as a first step in this
direction, we invite you to become part of a small business index. Small
Business School and the Private Business Channel are working with Entrex
(Morningstar-Bloomberg-Reuters-Thomson Financial) to provide the markets with a
weekly financial report on the dynamics within small business. You are invited
to participate. |
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| And second, your intangibles are
valued, you get liquidity, you can harvest, you'll implement a succession plan,
and your business can go on without you. That's worth a few percentage
points. |
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