article thumbnail

Grants May Be Free, But They Do Come at a Price

Startup Professionals Musings

Every investor in your startup, even friends and family, normally expects a share of your company (equity), which means your return for all your effort goes down quickly. This is at least double the time required for most equity investments, and may be a delay you can’t afford in keeping up with the market and your competitors.

SBIR 120
article thumbnail

Amsterdam-based Rockstart Accelerator’s first graduates head to Silicon Valley

The Next Web

If you’re going to the Demo Day in Silicon Valley, these are the startups you’ll be hearing from: Peerby : Peerby enables people to rent goods in their neighborhood and just won over 100,000 euros at the Green Challenge. Nexi : aims to change the way companies attract and hire the most talented people.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Working for Equity Instead of Cash

genylabs.typepad.com

Working for Equity Instead of Cash. has an article on service firms waiving their fees and instead taking equity in their clients. Interest in this waned when the Internet bust resulted in most tech start-up equity becoming worthless, but it seems to be coming back. Not all start-up stock is created equally.

Equity 40
article thumbnail

Land for Sale: Unlocking the Potential of Your Property

The Startup Magazine

Consider hiring a land use attorney or zoning consultant to help navigate the regulatory landscape and ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Explore options such as traditional bank loans, private equity investment, or government grants and incentives to fund the development.

Sales 78
article thumbnail

How To Hire A Lawyer For Your Business

YoungUpstarts

Five Tips for Hiring a Business Attorney. In addition to a standard hourly fee structure, you may also see the options of retainers, contingency fee agreements, and even equity in your business. Will you be offered the opportunity to select an experienced attorney from the firm, or will your work be offloaded to a green associate?

Hiring 113
article thumbnail

Fixing immigration for startups: What the US government can (and should) do right now

The Next Web

The system prevents entrepreneurs from being able to create companies that have the potential to change how we live and create hundreds or thousands jobs in the process, and prevents technology startups from being able to hire talent they need to succeed. A green card. What do you need to stay in the U.S.? We’re just different.

article thumbnail

21 Entrepreneurs Explain The Role A Coach Plays in Their Business

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Sarah Jameson, Green Building Elements ! #2- As a seasoned person, I believe that one advantage of hiring a business coach for yourself is that it allows you to receive constructive criticism from someone who does not know you. Coaches support and empower diversity, equity, and inclusion policies in my workplace.