Our book provides fundamentals tools and guidance to use as you start a new business, grow an existing business or use simple capital raising strategies.

We also discuss complex capital raising (such as Securities and Intellectual Property). As the authors of Raising Capital, we have attempted to give you ideas, suggestions, examples and enough information for you to start the long hard and rewarding process of starting your own business or restoring life to an existing business.

This is not a "how to" or step by step procedure, it is a guide packed with suggestions, examples and idea for you to "CONSIDER".

We hope that in the process of considering, you will be inspired to move forward.

Three of the most vital points to consider that are discussed in the book are: 1) Plan 2) Organize 3) Execute. The interviewed business professionals in the book are the best examples of this.

1) Planning and strategizing for how you will grow your business, raise capital and financing your growth, is essential to extending the shelf life of your business.

2) Organize and structure your business model by assessing economic trends.

Also, make thorough use of Federal, State and Local resources to bolster your business and to strengthen your financial position.

Finally, 3) Execute — you will never reach your final profitable destination if you never set out on the journey.

You have to get started!!! You will not be successful if you do not execute your plan.

As you will learn in the book, entrepreneurs take calculated` risks and seize opportunities by executing well formulated plans.

So, get busy, raise your level of knowledge, creativity and faith to start your journey. Open your mind to all there is to "consider" and start RAISING CAPITAL !!!!