Absolute Entrepreneurship Part 2: Funding Your Business

Learn by example: the absolute best way to learn the essentials of entrepreneurship.

What you'll learn

At the end of this course, students will have a legally operating business.

Students will be ready to start finding money to start their business.

Students will be ready to seek out investors and financing from outside sources.

Requirements

Students should be able to use a computer and the internet.

Description

100% Answer Rate! Every single question posted to this class is answered within 24 hours by the instructor. This class isn't for hedge fund managers, capital investors, or bankers. This is a class designed for the average person who is ready to start a business.Are you ready to get started? Do you have a business idea, and want to start with the basics? In this course, we will focus on the first steps of any business venture: Startup. We will use the real-world experiences of the award-winning instructor and university professor Dr. Jason Allen. But don't be worried - Dr. Allen is best known around campus for keeping things simple, accessible, and useful.Dr. Allen is the founder of a number of successful businesses and is a top-rated Udemy instructor. In 2017 Star Tribune Business featured him as a "Mover and a Shaker," and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes. While a lot of business courses focus on getting rich quick, this is a course for those interested in starting and building a long-term business with a firm foundation. You won't find "get rich quick" schemes here - everything we will learn in this class is practical, useable steps to start a business that you will be able to hand down to your grandchildren. This is the second part of a multiple-course series. In this course, we will focus the entire course on the funding process. First, we will look at how much money a new company really needs (which is different than how much money you really want). Then we will look at the 4 big options for funding a new business: Equity Funding, Debt Funding, Bootstrapping, and Crowdfunding. Each one of those has some advantages and disadvantages. Here is a hint: If you don't have any money, and don't want to take on debt, Bootstrapping is the way to go. You can start a business with no money if you follow a few simple rules of bootstrapping.By the end of this course, if you follow along you will have your business set up and ready to start bringing in revenue.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––- Praise for Courses by Jason Allen:⇢  "It seems like every little detail is being covered in an extremely simple fashion. The learning process becomes relaxed and allows complex concepts to get absorbed easily. My only regret is not taking this course earlier." - M. Shah⇢  "Great for everyone without any knowledge so far. I bought all three parts… It's the best investment in leveling up my skills so far.." - Z. Palce⇢  "Excellent explanations! No more or less than what is needed." - A. Tóth⇢  "VERY COOL. I've waited for years to see a good video course, now I don't have to wait anymore. Thank You!" - Jeffrey Koury⇢  "I am learning LOTS! And I really like having the worksheets!" - A. Deichsel⇢  "The basics explained very clearly - loads of really useful tips!" - J. Pook⇢  "Jason is really quick and great with questions, always a great resource for an online class!" M. Smith––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Students who register for this course will receive ongoing exclusive content and discounts to all future classes in the series. 

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 About Me

Section 2: How Much Money Do You Need?

Lecture 3 Need Vs. Want

Lecture 4 Determining Seed Money

Lecture 5 One-Time Costs

Lecture 6 Ongoing Costs

Lecture 7 Burn Rate

Lecture 8 Fixed and Variable Costs

Lecture 9 Example Budget

Lecture 10 [Download] Budget Template

Section 3: Equity Financing

Lecture 11 What is Equity Financing?

Lecture 12 Friends and Family

Lecture 13 Angel Investors

Lecture 14 Venture Capital

Lecture 15 Finding Investors

Lecture 16 A Word of Caution!

Section 4: Debt Financing

Lecture 17 What is Debt Financing?

Lecture 18 Lenders

Lecture 19 SBA

Lecture 20 Questions and Documents You Will Need

Lecture 21 Terms

Lecture 22 Factoring Debt into your Startup Costs

Section 5: Grants

Lecture 23 What is a Grant?

Lecture 24 Consider Your Niche

Lecture 25 Federal Grant Opportunities

Lecture 26 State and Local Opportunities

Lecture 27 Private and Non-traditional Grants

Lecture 28 Understanding the Source

Lecture 29 Recycle!

Section 6: Bootstrapping

Lecture 30 What is Bootstrapping?

Lecture 31 Consider a Co-Founder

Lecture 32 Generate Cash Quick

Lecture 33 Be a Budget Ninja

Lecture 34 Keep Your Day Job

Lecture 35 Never Outsource - Learn.

Lecture 36 Learn to Build a Website

Lecture 37 Partner, Partner, Partner

Section 7: Crowdfunding

Lecture 38 What is Crowdfunding

Lecture 39 Pre-Selling Your Thing

Lecture 40 Running an Active Campaign

Section 8: Wrap Up

Lecture 41 What's Next?

Lecture 42 Thanks and Bye!

Lecture 43 My Notes

Lecture 44 Bonus Lecture: Discount Offers & Mailing List

Anyone who has an idea for a business and is ready to get started!,Anyone who is contemplating starting a business.,Someone who has started a business, but wants help learning about the industry.