Big advantage of equity financing is that it doesn’t have to be paid back. It is an investment, and the investors get a piece of your company and expect their payback to come when the company is sold or goes public.

How can owners of smaller companies obtain equity financing? First and foremost, they need to be able to make a convincing case (preferably via a business plan) that the company will grow significantly over the coming few years.

Three important sources of equity financing:

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In general the things you can do are:

» Increase the number of customers
» Increase the sales per customer
» Increase the frequency of purchase
» Increase the number of products/services

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3 Steps to growing your businessby Robert Imbriale, Business Coach

One of the most common questions people ask me as a consultant is, “How do I grow my business?” It’s a question that every business owner wants answered, preferably with ways that don’t cost them a small fortune. My response to them is simple. There are really only three ways to grow any business.

First, you go out and find new customers. Second, you increase the unit of purchase, and third, you increase the frequency of purchase. These are the only three ways I know of to grow any business. Let’s take a closer look at what each one really means.

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