Comparison of Funding Below is a chart comparing funding methods used by small business. The chart compares and contrasts requirements and agreements necessary to obtain the funding. They appear in the chart in the order below: Funding option #1 is Bootstrapping Funding option #2 is Banks/financial institutions Funding option #3 is Factoring (Accounts Receivable financing) Funding option #4 is Angel investor Funding option #5 is Incubator firm Funding option #6 is Venture capitalist Funding option #7 is Small business association Funding option #8 is Web-based Crowdfunding site Please take some time and complete the necessary details within the chart below. Type of Financing Defined Requirements Advantages Disadvantages Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Option 5 Option 6 Option 7 Option 8 Bootstrapping Debt Instrument: Bank Loan Debt: Factoring A/R Financing Equity Instrument: Angel Investor Equity: Business Incubator Equity Instrument: Venture Capitalist SBA or State Grants or Loans Kickstarter: Webbased Crowdfunding site Sources: Anonymous (2013) Accounts Receivable Financing. Investopedia. Retrieved March 24, 2013 from http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/accountsreceivablefinancing.asp?vm=r Anonymous (2013) Angel Investors. Investopedia. Retrieved March 14, 2013 from http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/angelinvestor.asp#axzz2NZ9ZOtxu Anonymous (2013) Bootstrap. Investopedia. Retrieved March 14, 2013 from http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bootstrap.asp#axzz2NZ9ZOtxu Anonymous (2013) Equity Financing. Investopedia. Retrieved March 14, 2013 from http://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/equityfinancing.asp#axzz2NZ9ZOtxu Anonymous (2013) Facts about Government Grants. SBA. Retrieved March 24, 2013 from http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/loans-grants?vm=r Anonymous (2013) Loans. Investopedia. Retrieved March 14, 2013 from http://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/loan.asp#axzz2NZ9ZOtxu Anonymous (2013) Incubator Firm. Investopedia. Retrieved March 14, 2013 from http://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/incubatorfirm.asp#axzz2NZ9ZOtxu Anonymous (2012) Types of Debt Financing for Small Business. NFIB. Retrieved March 24, 2013 from http://www.nfib.com/business-resources/business-resources-item?cmsid=50828 Anonymous (2013) Venture Capital. Investopedia. Retrieved March 14, 2013 from http://www.investopedia.com/terms/v/venturecapital.asp#axzz2NZ9ZOtxu Mariotti, S., Glackin, C. (2013) Entrepreneurship: Starting and operating a small business. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Chaafkin, M. (April 2013). Kickstarter can fund your dreams. Fast Company, 174, 92.
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