Securing investment

Learn the basics of establishing an employee stock option plan (ESOP).

Understand loans or debt available from non-bank sources to help finance your early-stage company.

The valuation of your opportunity is an integral part of securing investment for your business opportunity.

How investors determine your valuation will affect your negotiation of a term sheet.

Once you’ve engaged an investor and they’re interested in your opportunity, they will conduct due diligence.

Common share investments are most often used in early rounds of investing.

Non-valued investments (convertible debentures) are most often used in early rounds of investing.

Warrants are most often used in early rounds of investing.

Be prepared for many questions during the business due diligence (stage 2) process—everything from your background to the technology or your value proposition.