Cinventure – For the Cincinnati Entrepreneur

Let’s face it – we entrepreneurs are all pretty optimistic people.  I mean, we come up with these business ideas and we’re willing to tweak them until we can get them to work.  Fortunately for the optimist there is a reality check that can be used to maintain a comfortable level between it’s a sure thing and [...]

Sure it’s not easy getting an idea from the drawing board to the shipping dock.  And this is where successful entrepreneurs set themselves apart from those who are just dreamers.  So when you come up with a great idea but lack the resources to launch the product or service, what do you do?  Well, without [...]

Rob Finn of Ventureblogalist has compiled a list of 75 blog posts that he suggests reading before approaching a venture capitalist for funding. The posts have been categorized into these topics:

Advisory Capitalists
Liquidation
Startup Strategy
Characteristics of an Entrepreneur (Please don’t let these discourage you!)
Selecting a Venture Capital Firm
When to Raise Capital
Entrepreneur’s Pitch
Term Sheets
Success Stories

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According to a recent survey by the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, the typical start-up is funded by less than $10,000 and does not have a business plan. The survey also gleaned some insights from these bootstrapping entrepreneurs:

While more than half of the approximately 600 business owners surveyed said it would have been easier to [...]

Cincinnati-based Isabella Capital, LLC. is an investment firm inspired by Queen Isabella of Castile, who was the patron of Christopher Columbus‘ venture to the Americas.
Fund Isabella is the firm’s flagship offering, which is targeted towards early stage, women-led companies or those operating in the women’s market. Isabella believes that female-led entrepreneurial ventures are an untapped [...]