Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 29, 2021

Filing for bankruptcy might be one of the solutions on your mind. However, there are several pitfalls associated with bankruptcy cases, as well. Notably, one of the key factors that can affect the approval of your bankruptcy is classifying your assets. Especially if you are a business owner. Classification of Business Assets.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Rebranding is one way to overcome the odds of a partnership breakage or a bankruptcy, showcasing the good points of your business. Also, identify equities that won’t change. You can add flexibility to your brand by not violating previously established values and equities. Why are you rebranding your business?

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 16, 2020

The answer, unfortunately, was to declare bankruptcy. If you are a turnaround, bankruptcy or private equity investor and have questions about the sale process, you can e-mail me at charlie@brooklynbridge.vc. This is what happens when you deal with investors that aren’t professionals.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2020

contingent liabilities), and determining what equity (if any) is left for owners. Federal Bankruptcy – Chapter 7. A “reorganization” that enables management to stay in control of the business, but wipes out equity if creditors are not paid in full. Small Business” Subchapter V of Chapter 11. Joseph Pack, Esq.,

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

by Larry Light, CEO of Arcature and co-author of “ Six Rules of Brand Revitalization: Learn the Most Common Branding Mistakes and How to Avoid Them “ Early this year, The Limited shut down its 250 clothing stores and not long after that the women’s apparel chain announced it was filing for bankruptcy protection.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 11, 2020

However, this will depend on whether you have enough equity or collateral to meet the lender’s requirements. A debt-reconstruction company will charge a fee, however, it is cheaper when compared to the hassle of filing for bankruptcy. You may also apply for a secured personal loan to cut down the interest rates.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2017

by Larry Light, Chief Executive Officer of Arcature and co-author of “ Six Rules of Brand Revitalization: Learn the Most Common Branding Mistakes and How to Avoid Them “ Early this year, The Limited shut down its 250 clothing stores and not long after that the women’s apparel chain announced it was filing for bankruptcy protection.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

All private equity groups go about due diligence in their own way, but there are a few key areas of focus that entrepreneurs should always expect: Team strength and health. Founders with bad credit, active lawsuits, or recent bankruptcies dramatically increase the risk. For small teams, every team member will likely be interviewed.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

It’s true that some later-stage private equity firms like to fund “roll ups” (a company that acquires many related companies in it sector), but this is seldom the domain of VCs. Having too little demand leads to bankruptcy. Every VC knows that the amount you raise is often a proxy for your valuation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

Startup equity investments imply a long-term business relationship, lasting an average of five years. During that period, it is very difficult for either party to get out of the deal, since there is no public market for the stock, and business divorces normally mean bankruptcy.

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View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

Glen Mello: Venture debt is a good complement to equity. It’s generally got a lower cost compared to equity capital and can help support growth. So it makes it a lot more challenging when you have debt on the books that isn’t as longer term as equity. What are some pros and cons?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2010

All private equity groups go about due diligence in their own way, but there are a few key areas of focus that entrepreneurs should always expect: Team strength and health. Founders with bad credit, active lawsuits, or recent bankruptcies dramatically increase the risk. For small teams, every team member will likely be interviewed.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

I recently sat down with Matt Coffin , the founder of LowerMyBills, which sold for $400 million but was very nearly a bankruptcy only a few years early, and talked “startups.&#. I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program?

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Austin Startup

MAY 8, 2018

Background reading: Founder Compensation: Cash, Equity, Liquidity Fatal Errors in Early Startup Hiring Early Hires: Options or Stock Given how deeply involved we are with early-stage startups hiring their first key employees, I figured it would be helpful to outline a few key principles to help entrepreneurs navigate the topic.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

All private equity groups go about due diligence in their own way, but there are a few key areas of focus that entrepreneurs should always expect: • Team strength and health. Founders with bad credit, active lawsuits, or recent bankruptcies dramatically increase the risk. For small teams, every team member will likely be interviewed.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

I was thinking back to a few previous “insider baseball&# blog debates that raged for several weeks: AngelGate (aka Bin38 secret cabal), convertible debt vs. equity, bubble vs. not, and now the AngelList discussion. Should entrepreneurs have convertible debt or priced equity? Probably we all have different filters. Same thing.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. VIII: The Leading Flexible VCs, With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing. According to Indie.VC

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 2, 2017

The total value of these deals might look higher than when a tech company makes an acquihire but the premium tends to go to retention rather than the cap table (especially since (a) the acquirer might not be seen as an ‘attractive’ place to work and (b) there’s assumption of less equity upside post-acquisition).

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The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 29, 2012

Within a year, the company was on the path to bankruptcy. If a merchant wanted to bill more than 50 customers monthly, then the business owner would have to start paying $49 a month. Most Chargify users never became paying customers. Chargify eventually put up a paywall for all users. The starter plan is $65 a month.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Common exit strategies include being acquired by another company, the sale of equity, or a management or employee buyout. See Also What Startups Need to Know About Exit Strategies. Who needs an exit strategy? An exit strategy is a way to get your money back.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Startup equity investments imply a long-term business relationship, lasting five years or longer. During that period, it is very difficult for either party to get out of the deal, since there is no public market for the stock, and business divorces normally mean bankruptcy.

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Gust

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Therefore, the only reason that an investor would NOT convert into the next round of equity would be if the company was doing so poorly that there was no such round. The question should be “used for what?”

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

a loan) that is later converted to equity at the time of the next financing. If no financing happened then this “note&# may not be converted and thus would be senior to the equity of the company in the case of a bankruptcy or asset sale. It starts as a debt instrument (e.g.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2018

One thing’s for sure, converting your business into a corporation provides a great deal of advantages that allow you to secure your assets from cases such as a looming bankruptcy or a lawsuit. Once you have all the legal paperwork set up, you may want to divide the equity among your investors. Source: Pixabay.

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Up and Running

JUNE 25, 2014

Angels and equity: there are businesses and angel funds out there in various parts of the U.S. Another option actually I forgot, another option that some businesses could even use for startups as well is a home equity line of credit. There is this opportunity to as home values rise and you can access a home equity line of credit.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Email readers, continue here…] What drove my brother and me to perform, to risk so much, to skirt bankruptcy, to press on again and again? My brother, who had an artist streak where no-one could identify its roots, drew pictures that were extraordinary, and became one of the world’s one hundred most noted architects.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 20, 2012

It’s a lot easier and quicker than a formal bankruptcy (via a Chapter 11 filing) and allows the assets of a company to quickly be sold to a new owner. The key thing to understand in an ABC is that 100% of the equity is wiped out and deemed worthless. The founders equity, the investors equity, and the employees equity.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Convertible equity? The new form of convertible security or “convertible equity” is essentially a convertible note containing most of the usual terms — except it’s been stripped of the features that would make it a loan. How to finance a new seed-stage startup? Convertible debt?

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 30, 2012

Failure is a multi-headed beast, and bankruptcy is one of many things that would-be entrepreneurs have to worry about, but it sets the tone for how a nation thinks about business failure is easy for governments to change. What leaps out from this chart is the difference between France and Germany on the one hand and the UK on the other.

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Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Convertible Debt” is a loan, which is automatically converted to equity at maturity or upon the closing of a round of financing. Various terms such as price cap, discount, conversion to equity, etc., maturity date is reached and the startup is unable to secure a round of financing, note holders can force the startup into bankruptcy.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. Pacer is useful to search prior litigation, bankruptcies, etc.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2013

Two years prior, ICG was a public company preparing for its second bankruptcy. By the time we sold to Level 3, our total proceeds to equity owners and management were $225M. of debt and $870M in equity in three rounds. Our equity IRR has averaged around 50% since inception. I didn’t. We paid them $8.7M

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2011

If these challenges can’t be resolved by the existing team with “course corrections” or “pivots,” an investor will often bring in an experienced CEO to tackle the turnaround before or after bankruptcy. In this case, a private equity firm engaged me to assist in the purchase of a German software supplier.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 24, 2016

Maybe the Private Equity firm Oaktree Capital Management who took over the company this year knows why? They’d want to, or the $600 they invested to take the company out of bankruptcy (it still has $300m debt) might be kinda hard to recoup. It is incomprehensible.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Like business and personal bankruptcies and investors losing all of their money. With the average return of the private equity investing asset class in some cases being over 27% annually , the odds are strongly in your favor if you both invest right and diversify properly. In a word, business failure is traumatic.

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Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

The company is unable to raise more financing and becomes insolvent (whether or not it formally files for bankruptcy). In rare cases where a startup is cash flow positive very early in its lifecycle, it may actually be able to pay off the notes without raising any equity investment.

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David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

Geleerd acquired the stadium out of highly publicized bankruptcy and turned around its financial position and ultimately engineered the sale back to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2005. Mr. Geleerd has been a member of YPO since 2000.

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