Angel Investors

Are you a woman with an awesome start up business idea but you just don’t have enough capital to make it happen?  Perhaps you’ve already gotten your business off the ground but it’s on the verge of collapsing without additional funding.  Why not shop around for an angel investor?

Angel investors are individuals who invest in businesses.  Many are successful entrepreneurs who want to help other entrepreneurs get their business off the ground.  Funding estimates vary, but usually range from $150,000 to $1.5 million.

For the business seeking funding, the right angel investor can be the perfect first step in formal funding. It usually takes less time to meet with an angel and to receive funds, due diligence is less involved and angels usually expect a lower rate of return than a venture capitalist. The downside is finding the right balance of expert help without the angel totally taking charge of the business. Structuring the relationship carefully is an important step in the process.

Did you know Google was started with the help of an angel investment?  That’s right!  Sun Microsystems co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim gave two college students Larry Page and Sergey Brin) $100,000 after watching them demonstrate their search engine software.  Other companies also helped by angel investors include Starbucks, Kinkos, LinkedIn and Simply Hired.

So what are you waiting on?  Go find your angel investor today.  Start here:  Angel

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