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To accept funding or not? The tipping point for taking outside investment

The Next Web

This process included several rounds of financial forecasting to understand the cost of achieving where we wanted the business and brand to be, and whether we could pay for that cost ourselves. This will have a significant impact on the amount business owners could realize on the sale or other liquidity event for the company.

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10 Keys To Investor-Friendly New Venture Financials

Startup Professionals Musings

In that context, I offer the following financial projection strategies, from my own experience: Forecast a business that has plenty of room to grow quickly. Demonstrate an understanding of business operation realities. Define an exit strategy for investors to liquidate their share.