Raising Capital

Where will you find the money to start your business? The books listed below will help you get started. Click on each one to find it in the library catalog. Want other reading ideas? Ask a librarian!

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Business Financing: 25 Keys to Raising Money

By Dileep Rao, Ph.D.
Audio book in MyMediaMall

Learn the 25 keys to find and secure the funds to start a business and keep it going – including whether to go public, and if so, when.

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Financing Your Small Business

By James E Burk, Richard P. Lehmann
Nonfiction 658.1522 Bur

Financing Your Small Business gives you a sequence for raising capital, shows you ways to combine various types of financing, and goes beyond the programs and techniques by teaching you how to get the money you need.

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How to Raise Capital: Techniques and Strategies for Financing and Valuing Your Small Business

By Jeffry A. Timmons, Stephen Spinelli, and Andrew Zacharakis
Nonfiction 658.1592 Tim

How to Raise Capital gives readers top-level educational theory with hands-on real-world knowledge of resources and strategies.

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Investors in Your Backyard: How to Raise Business Capital From the People You Know

By Asheesh Advani
Nonfiction 658.1522 Adv

Investors in Your Backyard explains how to tap into local resources to raise the capital your business needs.

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J.K. Lasser's Financial Basics for Business Managers

By John A. Tracy
Nonfiction 658.15 Tra

In plain language, this book explains the basics of business finance quickly and effectively.

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Raising Capital for Dummies

By Joseph W. Bartlett and Peter Economy
Nonfiction 658.1522 Bar

Whether you‘re just starting your business and need a little seed capital, or you‘re looking for a little help expanding an established business into a new market, this friendly guide will help you get the financing you need.