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Business Accounting

How to Land Your Dream Investors and Catapult You to Success

Fundraising is a crucial piece to any successful business plan, but landing investors is often a challenge, especially in today's very competitive fundraising landscape. Keep in mind these key things as you're starting your journey on the fundraising circuit.

By Ryan Fritsch

Thought Leaders

If You Want Your Pitches to Improve, Use These 3 Simple Tips

By Lauren Hirsch Williams

Marketing

How to Sell Your Story Through Your Pitch Deck

By Dan Conner

Building a Business

How Founders Can Make the Most Out of Global Startup and Investor Events

By Jake Wiley

Business Ideas

How to Turn Your Idea Into Success

Those with a clear understanding of what it takes to turn an idea into reality are the ones that walk away with the title.

By Jonathan Løw

Thought Leaders

5 Questions to Prepare for Ahead of Your Meeting With Investors

Prepare for these five questions before investor meetings and learn what investors are really looking for.

By Louis Hernandez Jr.

Thought Leaders

These 4 Pitch-Deck Essentials Can Help You Get the Meeting That Changes Your Life

Your pitch deck is your opportunity to make the great first impression that could catapult your exciting journey.

By Donna Griffit

Building a Business

The Secret to Pitching Your Business Plan in Just 10 Minutes

This outline breaks down a business plan pitch minute by minute so you can stay on topic and build the necessary interest and excitement.

By Mike Moyer

Thought Leaders

This Secret Weapon Will Convince Investors to Fund Your Startup

It's a silver bullet of success that will help you nail your pitch presentation every time.

By Donna Griffit

Thought Leaders

A Cognitive Scientist Reveals Why We Choke Under Pressure and How to Avoid It

Cognitive scientist and president of Barnard College Sian Beilock discusses how we "get in our own way" when it matters most and shares strategies to help prepare for success when the stakes are high.

By Amanda Breen

Business Accounting

How Investors Determine Whether Your Business Is Worth It

If you want to write a successful business plan that gets you the funding you desire, you'll first need to put on your investor cap.

By Nate Nead

Business Accounting

How to Make Your Startup Irresistible to Investors

Clear differences exist between startups that can raise financing and those that can't.

By Nate Nead

Thought Leaders

3 Tips to Follow When Pitching to Investors

Investors want to invest in people, and people come to life through stories.

By Gabriel Ciordas

Business Accounting

3 Secret Growth Metrics That Matter Most To Investors

Don't misjudge what they're looking for -- it could mean missing out on a potential match.

By David Newns

Marketing

Why You Should Stop Touting Your ‘Six-Figure Business’ in Your Media Pitches

Big claims might be killing your media outreach.

By Natasha Zo

Thought Leaders

Want to Raise Money Faster? Talk About Yourself

Investors invest in people, not ideas.

By Robert Finlay

Building a Business

Why Seeking Out Investors Could Sabotage Your Business

Bootstrapping forces you to cut the fluff from day one.

By Naveen Dittakavi

Building a Business

4 Things You Need to Do to Secure Backing If You’re In a Flyover Area

This is how to get funding if you live outside California, New York, or Massachusetts.

By Albert Santalo

Building a Business

Vision Isn’t Everything, Says Successful Multi-Time Y Combinator Applicant

Here's what's more important to focus on.

Building a Business

How Startups Can Attract the Right Type of Investors

It is important for all business, especially startups, to garner support from the right type of investor.

By Georgianna W. Oliver

Thought Leaders

Dear Brit: ‘What’s an Elevator Pitch, and Why Do I Need One?’

In her monthly column for 'Entrepreneur,' Brit Morin explains what a successful pitch looks like -- and how to give one in less than 30 seconds.

By Brit Morin

Building a Business

How to Use Your Business Plan to Get Investors Excited About Your Startup

If you want to get prospective investors excited about your company, here are some business plan basics you should try, and what you should avoid.

By John Boitnott

Thought Leaders

How to Project Confidence as an Entrepreneur

In your personal brand, in meetings with clients, in pitches to investors and even when talking to your team, you'll need to learn how to project confidence if you're going to succeed. But how exactly can you do it?

By Timothy Carter