Category: Startup

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How Coca-Cola Was Started – The Start-Up Story Of John Pemberton and Asa Candler

The Coca-Cola Company has been one of the world’s most recognized and beloved brands for decades now. From its beginnings in 1886, when it was created by pharmacist John Pemberton, to today where it is a global beverage giant with annual revenues of over $42+ billion (2022) – Coca-Cola has come a very long way. Its story is simply amazing and we’re going to see now how it all happened… A Brief History of Coca Cola In 1886, a Confederate veteran and pharmacist/chemist named John Stith Pemberton felt the need to make something new. He had been wounded in the...

When to seek funding

Small Business Funding Tips And Advice

Some tips when finding financing for your small business… Funding is one of the most crucial things for a start-up. When you are a starting entrepreneur, money is usually scarce and at the same time, it’s so needed for growing the business. But does a start-up really need to seek cash in all circumstances? Actually, funding is not always good and there are bad moments to do that. Sometimes it can even have a negative effect on growth and performance, this is why it’s not always good. Another important question is ‘What to seek funds for?’. There are so many...

What Is A Seed Accelerator? Seed Stage Venture Capital Financing

A startup accelerator also referred to as a seed accelerator, is a form of a business incubator that is chasing profit by usually acquiring a part of a business and then helping the latter to grow. Its main purpose is to help high-potential business ideas with mentoring, office space, know-how, education, and of course seed capital in exchange for a piece of the equity of the new business. The support is for a certain period of time ranging from 3 to 18 months and it is usually provided at the very beginning of a start-up. Business incubators are different from...

Financing Stages

Funding Stages For Business Financing – Funding Types and Options

Money is the lifeblood of any business. It is the fuel that any company needs at any stage of its existence. No matter how big it is, no matter how many workers are employed, any venture needs financing to stay operational. In this article, we will go through the different stages of financing and see the different ways businesses obtain their money in their life cycle. Funding Stages / Business Financing Stages Seed Funding Stage – this is the very first stage of financing, in which the business may not even be founded yet. This is the money used for...

Some start up funding statistics in the United States

This Is How Startups Get Funded – The Most Common Funding Types For A Starting Company

Arranging the needed funds for your startup is a crucial factor for its successful launch. Even though money is not the most important thing, it’s 100% needed when launching a new venture. If you are a starting entrepreneur, you most probably have been thinking about how exactly to find the cash for your starting business. Well, the consulting company Startups.co has created this wonderful infographic, showing some interesting statistics about how startups get mainly financed. Here you can not only see the main options about how to get funding for a startup but also some intriguing statistics about the ways...

www.gogetfunding.com

The History of Crowdfunding Website GoGetFunding and Founder Sandip Sekhon

I had the chance to catch up with Sandip Sekhon, the founder of the crowdfunding website GoGetFunding. A website that is increasingly growing in popularity and was recently mentioned by Forbes as one of the top 6 crowdfunding sites. Here, he talks about how it all began: As an online entrepreneur, I’m always looking at how exciting businesses can be made even better. And back in 2010 when I conceived the idea for GoGetFunding, crowdfunding was still pretty new and was just starting to take off. Kickstarter and IndieGoGo were leading the way and although they were and still are...

Marc Cuban

Top 12 Success Factors Of Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban is a well-known entrepreneur and business mogul not only in the United States but also in many other countries in the world. He is one of the guys many young people want to be like, having accumulated a net worth of around $2.5 billion (2013) and being the manager and the founder of a bunch of successful businesses. Currently, he is best known as the owner of the National Basketball Association’s team Dallas Mavericks (The Mavs), he also stays behind Landmark Theatres, and Magnolia Pictures, and is the chairman of the well-known HDTV cable network – AXS TV....

Venture capital statistics in the United States

Venture Capital Financing Statistics In The US

Venture capital funding is one cool and accessible way of satisfying the hunger for cash of a dynamically growing startup. The company StartUps.co, which main activity is providing help to starting entrepreneurs throughout the fundraising stage, has created this beautiful infographic below, where you can see some interesting statistics about venture capital financing in the US. This information can be of great help because you can get a feel about the basics of this kind of funding. More than $100 billion was the invested money by venture capital companies during the Dot Com Boom in 1999. On average, this number...

Some of the most important things successful people do.

8 Things All Successful Entrepreneurs Do And How To Become One

While I was browsing around the Internet, I came across another cool infographic, which shows 8 specifics for all successful entrepreneurs things. I think the following tips will be really helpful for any ambitious person and here I am publishing them here. I have read the stories of many self-made millionaires and billionaires, and I can conclude from this experience that the following facts apply really well to successful people. Here they are: 1. Never have a backup plan! 2. Work really hard, greatness comes from effort. 3. Pursue your goals. 4. Don’t try to be one of the herd,...

How to start a business with a small investment.

This Is How to Start a Business With No Money

Starting A Business With No Money Many starting entrepreneurs think that money (or its absence) will be one of the biggest problems at the beginning of their business adventure. In most cases, this is not really so, especially today, in the era of the Internet and online business. The world has changed, money is no longer important for having a successful company! Don’t believe it? Here is the proof. Just think about how many of today’s biggest technology corporations like Google, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Apple, and a ton of other started up in a garage, with no money. Yes, they...