Get Financing Now: How to Navigate Through Bankers, Investors, and Alternative Sources for the Capital Your Business Needs

Introduction
Part 1 Business Finance Fundamentals
Chapter 1 Why Do You Need Business Capital?
Chapter 2 How (Im)Mature Is the Business?
Chapter 3 Dynamics of Third-Party Funding
Chapter 4 Paying the Freight—Understanding Financing Costs
Part 2 Basics to Becoming Fundable
Chapter 5 Prepare to Disclose Everything
Chapter 6 Business Details
Chapter 7 Owner Details
Chapter 8 Too Little vs. Too Much Money
Part 3 Financial Reporting for Rookies
Chapter 9 Financial Information Makes or Breaks the Deal
Chapter 10 Projecting Reasonable Operating Results
Part 4 Best Sources for Start-Up Capital
Chapter 11 The First Dime
Chapter 12 Better Funding Sources
Part 5 Best Sources for Equity Capital
Chapter 13 Equity Financing
Part 6 Best Sources for Debt Capital
Chapter 14 Bank Financing
Chapter 15 Government-Guaranteed Loans
Chapter 16 Microloans
Chapter 17 Lease Financing
Chapter 18 Working Capital Financing
Part 7 Declined? Where to Go Next
Chapter 19 Get to the Bottom of No
Index
About the author
Footnote
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"Every entrepreneur should read this book, ideally before they start their next business. The insights into finance and financial planning should help the entrepreneur not make many of the mistakes I did!"
Jim Beach, Director of Education at The Entrepreneur School and author of School for Start-Ups

"An exhaustive and invaluable resource for companies seeking funding at any stage of their life cycle."
Donald J. Mullineaux, DuPont Chair in Banking and Financial Services, Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky

“Get Financing Now is a must for every entrepreneur starting a business or growing a business. . . . Although an easy and enjoyable read, the information and insight Charles Green provides isn’t sugar coated. It is relevant and timely in today’s economic challenging times. It seemed that every page had at least one ‘golden nugget’ that an entrepreneur could literally ‘take to the bank.’”
Karen Rands, strategic advisor to entrepreneurs regarding access to capital and coordinator of an Atlanta based angel investor group

”Charles Green’s new book Get Financing Now is a real-world description of what small-business owners must know to fund startup or growth, and improves the probability for small-business owners to get the funding they need.”
Jerry Chautin, national business columnist, former entrepreneur, SCORE business mentor and SBA’s 2006 national Journalist of the Year

“Charles Green is a change agent for entrepreneurs in the field of acquiring financing and capital. He has written the premier guide to help entrepreneurs through the changes needed to acquire capital in the new marketplace thrust upon us by the great recession. I highly recommend Get Financing Now.”
Larry Tyler, author of Romancing the Loan

"A fantastic read! To the point and explains business terms for laymen—helps grasping the concept easily. Love it!”
Colethea Jenkins, Build Grow and Enjoy