Finding and Attracting Investors for your Small Business

This course provides an introduction to finding and attracting investors. Topics include determining the need for outside financing, defining what an investor is and where to find them, explaining the investment process and understanding investor expectations. Four key objectives: • Explain why a small business may need outside financing • Identify three types of investors and their investment requirements • List three benefits of securing capital from an investor • List the typical steps in the process of finding investors We will cover five topics. These topics will illustrate how locating and attracting investors can improve your business’ success: • When is outside financing necessary? • What is an investor? • Where can you find investors? • What is the investment process? • What are investor expectations?

Speaker(s): Lisa L Rolan and guest speaker SBA

Fee: No Cost