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		<title>How do you help businesses deal effectively with the need to make a major change?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Earl R. Smith II</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl R. Smith II
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“Change is a fundamental and unavoidable part of life. Sometimes there is more change and sometimes that change presents much more difficult challenges. During those times, companies need to adapt more quickly and more surely to new realities.” That’s how I started a recent article: Helping Companies Adapt to Changing Times [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Presentations to investors &#8211; worked for you and what seemed to misfire?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Earl R. Smith II</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl R. Smith II
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In a recent series of articles, I tried to define &#8216;investment grade&#8217;. I  used the term to mean the characteristics of a company that make it  attractive to investors. In part six of the series, I turned my  attention to the initial presentation. (http://www.dr-smith.info/the-money-chase-what-does-investment-grade-mean-part-6/ ). I am collecting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Implementation before all else?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Earl R. Smith II</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl R. Smith II
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I recently posted a discussion focused on the use of investment proceeds. The response was amazing. Lots of extensive and well thought out responses. I wanted to expand that discussion a bit by asking about what I consider to be the most important characteristic that a founding team can have – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Nuts &amp; Bolts of Investment Banking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Earl R. Smith II</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Why Investment Banks are a Better Source of Financing)
 
By now we all are painfully aware of the worldwide credit crisis that affects us all.  If you have a business or a project that needs capital, keep reading.    Because the traditional retail banks of the world have virtually frozen their lending practices it is imperative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Approaching Investors – Use of Proceeds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Earl R. Smith II</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl R. Smith II
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One of the biggest issues in any discussion with potential investors centers on the use of proceeds. Many entrepreneurs want to use the funds to pay their own salaries. Investors prefer that funds go towards other expenses – particularly those directly connected with revenue generation. Part 4 of my series on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the Trenches – a Constructive Guide to Finding Angel Investors &#8211; Part One: Preperation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Erica Drake, Managing Partner
Maverick Management Consultants, LLC
I’m a veteran entrepreneur. I’ve experienced the entire process of taking an idea from conception to funding with Angel investors many times now, (and I have the battle scares to prove it).  Over the past 15 years, with limited start-up funds, I’ve raised millions with Angel investors.  Now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the Trenches – a Constructive Guide to Finding Angel Investors &#8211; Part Two: Into Battle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Earl R. Smith II</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Erica Drake, Managing Partner
Maverick Management Consultants, LLC
Going to Battle &#8230;
Build and Lead your Army into Battle. Investors invest in people and their ability to make a company work.  In my experiences, there are two categories of people who will want to be part of your management team: The first category is what I call [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are Angel Investors Looking For? The Six Key Motivations of Angel Investors (#2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Earl R. Smith II</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew
Now during the first riveting installment I tackled the most common and probably the most predominant motivation of angel investors – the profit motive or the desire for a significant financial return. Now at this point, anyone who has had anything to do with angel investors have probably stopped and thought to themselves… “Well, isn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are Angel Investors Looking For? The Six Key Motivations of Angel Investors (#1)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Earl R. Smith II</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew
I was recently asked “What are angel investors looking for?”
My knee jerk response was “a significant return on their investment…”
…and like most knee jerks responses, I was both right and wrong at the same time and (and this is probably where the phrase comes from…) I was a bit of a jerk for not thinking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Venture Capital, What does Investment Grade Mean?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Earl R. Smith II</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl R. Smith II
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www.Dr-Smith.com
I work with a lot of companies that are seeking funding. Most are middle-market size and have successfully raised earlier rounds. Their challenge is to come to terms with the evolving criteria that investors have. Early-stage investors fund mainly on emotion – they believe in the idea or the team. But, [...]]]></description>
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