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Listing his company on an Internet investor matching service was
a no-brainer for Gary Puckett, co-founder and COO of Los Altos,
California-based SalonsConnect.com, a business-to-business Web site
that connects salon owners with manufacturers, distributors and
service providers in the beauty industry. "We embarked on a number of fund-raising avenues. A few
people suggested going to the Internet," explains Puckett.
After reviewing several different Web sites, what sold him on his
final choice was the price and simplicity of the information
request. After two months on that site, Puckett received about 30
inquiries, most of which came from brokers offering to help the
company find money, and he has serious discussions in the works.
"One reply came from a [venture] company with a large
operation based out of Europe, and this is a group we've begun
some initial discussion with and provided our business plan
[to]," says Puckett. He studied that VC's Web presence and
researched its investors before sending information about
SalonsConnect. He hopes these simple actions have helped separate
the dross from the potential gold. Content Continues Below
Contact Sources
- Clay Womack Direct Stock Market, Mike Harris, (310)
566-4500
- Dee Power, Capital-Connection.com,
P.O. Box 18460 Fountain Hills, AZ 85269, (480) 837-9590
- OffRoad Capital, David Andersonm, (415) 796-5127
- Internet Capital Bulletin Board, www.icbb.com
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