Essentials Study Guide
Essentials Study Guide
Simultaneous Marketing 4
and Raising Investor
Capital
A financing technique that Your Blueprint for Business Success
you can use to start, buy, or
build a business using none of
your own cash
The following outline covers the steps to take and the know-how you’ll need to go into business
or a expand a business successfully — even if personal resources are limited or non-existent.
Russ Remington used 2. Get a business broker working for YOU instead of the seller. Better yet,
Bizar Financing to buy a 3. Be your own broker, and get leads before anyone else does
bearing manufacturer
then bought a competitor, E. PICK A WINNING BUSINESS BEFORE YOU START OR BUY
all using none of his own 1. Use 10 questions that identify a potential winner the first time you see it
cash
2. Perform a quick and easy do-it-yourself analysis of any business
a. Know what financial statements tell you and don't tell you
b. Price the business
3. Know that your business will make money from the first day you step into it
F. DETERMINE WHERE ALL THE MONEY WILL COME FROM TO START, BUY OR
BUILD YOUR BUSINESS
1. Use a checklist of 56 sources of leverage, 24 under prime
2. Find and use financial partners
3. Get financing even if you have no credit, or even bad credit
Ruth Paul started a G. GETTING THE CASH
fitness center for people
who’ve had heart attacks 1. Prepare a professional Loan Proposal to Start, Buy or Expand your business
with no cash of her own 2. Properly approach a banker to get your loan approved
3. Learn to become a preferred client of finance companies, venture capitalists, mortgage
bankers, investment bankers, insurance companies and pension funds
4. Tap private investors to fund your business and guarantee success
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H. PROTECT YOURSELF, AND PROFIT FROM A LEVERAGED DEAL . . . LEGALLY
1. Observe simple rules for not getting in over your head
2. Use an attorney to complete your deal and learn how to stay in control even though he
knows more about corporate law than you do
3. Structure your deal for maximum tax advantage and minimum risk
Jim Mason bought a 4. Get professional attorneys and accountants to help who’ll defer their billing
manufacturing company to
produce products he 5. Create your own documents and agreements from proven templates
developed as a chemist using 6. Read specific trade magazines and newsletters for specialized knowledge
Bizar Financing “no cash”
techniques 7. Tap into local government hearings and meetings related to your field
BIZAR FINANCING ESSENTIALS Solutions for Entrepreneurs
How to Start, Buy, and Build a Business with No Cash Since 1980
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Even though original owner had put up $16,000,000 and borrowed $44,000,000
to build the hospital, it was a flexible seller because the hospital was losing
money.
In addition to their $2,000,000 fee for putting the deal together, the General
Partners also get:
1. $300,000 per year management fee
2. 30% of profits
3. 30% of liquidation
FOUR KEYS TO
BUSINESS FINANCE
Key
1. Predisposed Source
2. High Return
3. No (Low) Risk
4. Lender/Investor Controls