Only 1-in-10,000 businesses, seeking risk capital, will raise their money from venture capitalists. A Company has only one chance to make a good impression on a potential investor. For companies seeking equity investment, the potential investor is rarely a venture capital firm.

Pescadero, CA (PRWEB) June 24, 2006 -- Companies use their executive summary and business plan to make their first impression upon potential investors. Most companies make a bad impression because their business plan doesn’t answer the investor’s questions. A more effective Business Plan Template can be found at http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/id4.html

Merchant bankers are far more likely equity investors in operating companies than venture capitalists. Merchant banks have more money. Their initial investment in a company is usually larger than that of venture capitalists. Merchant bankers review far fewer business plans. A CFO who isn’t seeking to work with a merchant bank is a CFO who isn’t looking for money in all the right places.

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