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The Investment Ready Guide will help you decide if your business is ready for, or indeed requires, investment funding and explains some key financial concepts and terms.
It explores funding options available to help grow your business and offers some alternatives to investment capital for expanding your access to markets.
If you decide that funds are the best way to grow, the guide looks at types of investors, the stages of investment and provides guidance on preparing your business for investment.
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The first issue to think about when considering growing your business is whether you really need finance. Read More
If you have explored the alternatives to outside investment and think you require equity finance, you need to gain a good understanding of the investment environment. Read More
You will increase your chances of being taken seriously by showing that you have considered all factors relating to your business and its future. Before approaching an investor make sure you have answers to any potential questions. Read More
A carefully planned, professional and well-executed presentation to investors is critical to getting their attention and approval. It’s your chance to show how good your business is. Read More
An investor is seriously looking at providing capital. Now you need to negotiate the value of your business. To do this the investor needs to carefully examine your business (due diligence) to make sure there are no nasty surprises. Read More
New Zealand has some of the best small business development programmes in the world – many of them are free. You are encouraged to use them along with other resources provided as part of this guide. Read More
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