Small Business Management

  1. Financing the Small Business
    1. Estimating Capital Needs
      1. Startup Costs Analysis
        1. Fixed Costs
          1. Variable Costs
          2. Working Capital Requirements
            1. Contingency Planning
            2. Sources of Funding
              1. Personal Financing
                1. Personal Savings
                  1. Personal Assets
                    1. Credit Cards
                    2. Debt Financing
                      1. Small Business Administration (SBA) Loans
                        1. SBA 7(a) Loans
                          1. SBA 504 Loans
                            1. SBA Microloans
                              1. Application Process
                              2. Bank Loans and Lines of Credit
                                1. Term Loans
                                  1. Lines of Credit
                                    1. Equipment Financing
                                      1. Loan Requirements
                                        1. Collateral and Guarantees
                                      2. Equity Financing
                                        1. Angel Investors
                                          1. Finding Angel Investors
                                            1. Investor Expectations
                                            2. Venture Capital
                                              1. Venture Capital Process
                                                1. Equity Dilution
                                                2. Friends and Family Funding
                                                3. Alternative Financing
                                                  1. Crowdfunding
                                                    1. Rewards-Based Crowdfunding
                                                      1. Equity Crowdfunding
                                                        1. Crowdfunding Platforms
                                                        2. Peer-to-Peer Lending
                                                          1. Invoice Factoring
                                                        3. Preparing Financing Proposals
                                                          1. Business Plan Requirements
                                                            1. Financial Statements
                                                              1. Collateral Documentation
                                                                1. Repayment Plans

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