When a small business or start up approaches a bank for a loan, you need to be able to answer the following eight questions: 1. How much money do you want? 2. Why do you want the money? 3. How will the money be used? 4. How will you repay

Venture Capital firms are out to make money---lots of money, if possible. The first thing to know about VC firms is that they are investing other peoples’ money,   rather than their own. The money comes from a variety of sources including insurance companies, banks, pension funds, university endowments, and corporate