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Knowing When It Is Time to Close Your Business
Can't seem to get to break even cash flow even though you have given it your best? This article discussed when it is time to "throw in the towel" or when it is worth going on to fight another day.
Start-up Financing & Equity: What is Dilution?
Equity dilution reapportions a stockholder’s percentage of equity (stock) in a company. Here’s a scenario to demonstrate how equity dilution works.
VI. C. Institutional Quality: WHAT DETERMINES STOCK MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA?
Institutional quality is important for stock market development because efficient and accountable institutions tend broaden appeal and confidence in equity investment.
Lonrho to Acquire 51% Stake and Control of Mozambican Microfinance Bank, Socremo Banco de Microfinancas
Lonrho, the British conglomerate that is rapidly growing a portfolio of investments in Africa, has announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire 51% and board control of the second largest bank in Mozambique, Socremo Banco de Microfinancas (Socremo). The transaction is subject to Reserve Bank of Mozambique approval.

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Can Your Business Be Attractive to Investors Thoughts From A Business Coach
Is your company experiencing solid growth where you are considering looking for outside investors for your capital needs? Do you know if your business will be or can be attractive to investors? If you plan to search for equity investors, you should know that they will expect a significant return on their investment (20% to 50% is not uncommon) and many times within 5 years. These investors will look carefully at the candidate company to characteristics that include, but are not limited to: a solid and proven management team; potential company growth; solid business plan; and evidence of strategic thinking and planning in a strategic plan with vision, mission core values and short term & long term goals. If you decide to obtain equity financing, here are 5 major actions a business coach recommends.

Kinnevik Invests $14m in African Microfinance Institution Bayport Financial Services
Investment AB Kinnevik, a Stockholm-based international investment firm, announced that it has invested USD 14 million in the African microfinance institution (MFI) Bayport Financial Services. The financing is provided as a combination of debt and equity.
VI. C. Institutional Quality: WHAT DETERMINES STOCK MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA?
Institutional quality is important for stock market development because efficient and accountable institutions tend broaden appeal and confidence in equity investment.
Start-up Financing & Equity: What is Dilution?
Equity dilution reapportions a stockholder’s percentage of equity (stock) in a company. Here’s a scenario to demonstrate how equity dilution works.
Marlin Equity Partners Invests in Emptoris (Beyond the Headlines Commentary)
Los Angeles, CA, January 20, 2009 – Marlin Equity Partners is pleased to announce that it has made a significant capital investment in Emptoris, Inc., a leading global provider of enterprise supply and contract management software. What does it mean to the industry as a whole, and why should the Oracles and SAPs be concerned? (A Commentary)

How to think out of the box regarding Equity
Equity is expensive and investors want to buy assets for 10 to 30 cents on the dollar. There are a number of different sources for equity that can be accessed.

The new paradigm for V.C. Investing
Venture Capitalists and Private Equity firms alike insist that they only way to garner return on investment is to exit. If you’re investing in businesses that have real revenues and are, or soon will be, profitable and cash flow positive, why don’t you hold the company in a portfolio and take returns in the form of annual dividends? Depending on an exit for a return on your investment seems the highest risk kind of investment of all.

How to Determine Your Business Success with Financial Ratio
If you’ve ever wondered how well your business is doing - truly doing - one way to clear up the mystery is to use financial ratios. Financial ratios are used by accountants and bankers to evaluate everything from your current income ratio, to debts, to inventory, and even your return on sales or capital investments. A lower ratio means a more severe problem. Another important assessment step in financial ratios is estimating your debt equity ratio. The debt equity ratio compares debt and equity and the two types of capitalization.
How to get EIS relief if you're an owner-manager
Tax relief under the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is normally associated with business angels and passive investors in unquoted trading companies, rather than their owner-managers. There is a common misconception that owner-managers cannot qualify for EIS relief in respect of equity investments in their companies. But in certain circumstances, if the investment is carefully structured, there may be an opportunity for owner-managers to claim EIS relief.
Joint Venture Equity
Since institutional equity providers prefer larger deals, developers looking for $3 million in equity, for example, have a hard time getting their attention. But if an organization has the capacity to do seven deals a year, for instance, then the amount of equity inches up in the aggregate of $20 million to $30 million over 12 months, and it hits the threshold where it makes sense.
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