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Top Ten Myths of Entrepreneurship
This is a guest post by Scott Shane as a follow up to his entrepreneurship test. He is the A. Malachi Mixon Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of seven books, the latest of which is The Illusions of Entrepreneurship: The Costly Myths That Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Policy Makers Live By. Many entrepreneurs believe a bunch of myths about entrepreneurship, so here are ten of the most common and the realities that bust them:

Angels? Sure. VCs? Sure. But Not Both.
This paper's result makes me think we need to augment the martini model of venture investing with a martini and olive model:
Entrepreneurs Raising Early Stage Venture Capital are in a Beauty Contest
Startup and Early Stage entrepreneurs must compete for the attention and limited capital available from angel investors and early stage venture capitalists. In many ways it can be compared to a Beauty Contest. The business fundamentals of a successful business are in place, but to be "picked" from the other companies also pitching those investors, that company must be the most attractive to that investor, that judge who will decide if the company qualifies to go to the next stage in the process.

Network Marketing In The 21st Century
There are two types of people those who take action and those who let opportunity pass them by, which one are you? "If you're willing to do for a year what others won't, you can do for a lifetime what others CAN'T!" Entrepreneurship in Network Marketing or any other Business Adventure must have 4 things to be successful...

Angel Investors – How to Interest Them in Your Business
Angel Investors are considered by many to be the best type of investor in your business. Angels are usually successful business owners and entrepreneurs who can also bring you valuable industry experience, executive knowledge, creative ideas and contacts. They can usually afford to indulge their love or risk and are often seeking new business challenges. To be an angel in the USA, one must be an "accredited investor," which the Securities and Exchange Commission defines as someone with a net worth of at least $1 million or an annual salary of at least $200,000. Similar rules exist in other countries.
PRIVATE MONEY IS THE WAY TO GO
Explains what private money is, why it's very convenient and valuable in today's lending environment, purposes of private money loans, how it can be used by borrowers and brokers, and tips on applying for private money loans.
How to present to Investors
The top 5 tips to make that investment presentation go well and increase the likely-hood of getting funding.

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Home Based Business--Start Up Money From Angels
Angels are probably the largest source of risk capital in the small business economy, and while three-quarters of successful small businesses used their founder's money for start-up, so-called angel investors may be an option.

Who Are Angel Investors
Entrepreneurs often talk about needing angel investor money to launch their companies. When asked about their financing plan, they are heard to say, "I am going to raise $500K from angels." When asked what their strategy for approaching angels is and who they are going to approach, they often go silent and have a blank look on their faces.

Who are your team members?
Teams, as we may like to think, are not a creation of the 20th century. Teams have been around since the beginning of time, especially spiritual teams. There have always been Gods and Goddesses, Angels and Archangles that have worked with people in supporting them in their life's purpose. All throughout history and historical books, papers and even the Bible, we can find references to messages being delivered from above using many different terms and names. Today, however, it is becoming more and more popular and acceptable to communicate with Angels, spirits, etc. and consciously adding them to our own teams. MasterMind groups is a great example of this. My hope is that this article will lead you to feel inspired to add to or even create you very own spiritual team. It really is quite simple and very effective.

Early Stage Startup Finance: What You Need Is Dumb Money
Many startups seeking angel capital aren't actually far enough along from a development perspective to be attractive to early stage investors. In essence, there is an entrepreneurial myth that angels invest in concepts or ideas. This is rarely the case- angels typically want to see some level of progress being made with the business before getting seriously interested. So what does a cash-strapped entrepreneur do to get off the ground? They raise what is called a "friends and family" round. This article discusses the attributes of this type of seed stage investing, and provides some tips for putting together a viable deal.
Finders Keepers
Finding and keeping the right team is one of the toughest and most important tasks you take on as a business owner or solopreneur. Yet it doesn’t always get all the attention it warrants. Business owners focus on the work. In contrast, when investors (Venture Capital groups or Angels) look at a business they are likely to focus more on the team than the business. Why? As Jim Collins substantiated with his Fortune 500 research for his bestseller From Good to Great, it’s the team that creates and sustains success.

Teamwork - It Really Does Make the Dream Work
Professional speaker and consultant, Gregg Gregory, uses the Blue Angels as an example of excellent teamwork and offers insight into the critical elements needed to make your team excel.
The Power of Apology Part 2
I covered a number of different angels on the apology in my last post, and yet there seems to be more.
Ten key hooks for investors in early stage businesses
Family and friends are a great source of funding for start-ups and early stage businesses, but raising money from external investors or business angels is more challenging. Here are ten of the key issues that investors will be considering when they meet you or read your business plan.

Angels Are All Around Us
Angels are all around us. I've written about many of them but there are so many more angels out there who use the digital world to help the less fortunate; giving of themselves, their time and their energy to make the world a better place. What a contrast they bring to the self-centered wolves.
Can Guardian Angels Teach Us Anything?
Disclaimer: Believing in guardian angels is by no means a prerequisite to learn about what the whole idea or notion of them can teach us. I have often written and referenced what I call the dimensions of self (intellectual, physical, emotional and spiritual). I have stated that we give greater attention to our intellectual and physical self much more than to our emotional and spiritual self. In fact, the world we live in encourages it. Yet, we should know that all four dimensions of self are of equal importance, and they should all receive, as much as possible, the same weight or amount of attention. This month I would like to focus on the emotional and spiritual dimensions, and yes, I will use guardian angels to help make my point. Let me start by telling you a story.

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