Even though a large number of venture capital deals are completed in the United States, the non-US VC community is expanding exponentially. Worldwide VC serves as a tool for economic development, as many emerging countries progress in their growth, expansion and modernization. In many regions, such as India, VC funding seems to be one of […]

Venture capitalists are compensated through a combination of management fees and carried interest. Management fees: – VC firms typically receive a 2 percent management fee of the committed capital paid to them from the remaining money in the investment fund. – This money is used to help pay for the day-to-day operation expenses of the […]

Types of Venture Capital Funds Let’s do a quick review of the types of venture capital funds. VC firms differ in their investment approaches. Some companies – Invest for a quick turnaround, by going public-selling within the public equities markets – Invest for the long-term, planning for slower growth, but strong tax benefits – Invest […]

Venture Capitalists What is a venture capitalist? A venture capitalist is an individual who makes investments in businesses before the firm goes public. In addition to bringing money to the business venture, capitalists usually bring managerial and business-specific talent to the business, and will take assume equity and generally a board seat in return for […]

Although Ronald Reagan expanded the economy through governmental defense spending from the middle to the end of the 1980s, venture capital profits declined through the mid-1990s and a new wealth generator for venture capitalists replaced funding start-up companies…. the Leveraged Buyout. For definition, a leveraged buyout (LBO) is the purchase of a company with a […]

Obtaining venture capital is substantially different from raising debt or applying for a loan from a direct lender, like a bank. It takes time, effort and energy to create a compelling sales package that venture capital groups will review, find interesting, and work to fund. Lenders have a legal right to interest on a loan […]

Are Fancy University Degrees Always the Path to Success? Asks Jamie McIntyre A recent article by Steven Schwartz in the Australian Financial Review raises a very salient point about the value and significance of obtaining a University degree. Jamie mcintyre agrees with this. perspective/ Schwartz points out the fact that a University graduate will not […]

Self-publishing used to be expensive and risky. To get the cost per copy to a viable level, one had to order thousands of copies of books at a time. All too many authors would then end up with boxes and boxes of books in their garage that they’d been unable to sell, making for a […]

Despite the current economic conditions, the UK is still recognized worldwide as one of the major centres of the financial services sector. Many companies, small and large, have their headquarters or operations here, and given that every company has to submit annual returns to Companies House and complete returns for the tax office, there is […]

How To Turn Bankrupt Greece Around And Put It On A Path To Prosperity… And How The Same Solutions Turned My Life From Almost Bankrupt To Self-Made Millionaire by Jamie McIntyre Turning my own finances around from bankrupt to self-made millionaire in my twenties gave me invaluable insight into what it takes to create financial […]