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Get money for your business! Learn the financing fast track strategies used by successful entrepreneurs and investors. Finance Your Own Business will teach: The power of business credithow to get an SBA loanThe secrets of micro lendersThe benefits of crowdfundingHow to prepare your own PPMThe risks of using retirement fundsFinancing scams to avoid Read more
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Top Amazon Reviews
Format: Paperback
This book is a must-read for anyone serious about starting or running their own business. I have worn a number of different hats in the business and financing and investing world, and many times have had my hat handed back to me, if you know what I mean. Saying that, I wish I would have had this book a few years ago! As an entrepreneur and partner in a company that made early stage angel investments and participant in due diligence with angel investing groups, I have seen a number of things described in the book first-hand. I can honestly say that I wish I would have had this book read and sitting on my shelf as a valuable resource. This book covers it all with clear language and presents things in a down-to-earth fashion that helps you understand the realities, pros, cons as well as the hidden dangers and "gotchas" that might be lurking in that contract in front of you or that longer-term impact you may have missed without for their advice. You will find great ideas on where to obtain financing that you may not have considered and learn that some of your ideas for financing may not be the greatest for your long-term financial health, such as retirement financing where you pull from retirement accounts. Along with the information on financing, you can find some great tips on running a better business, keeping up with important paperwork and things that may not be much fun, but can really help when you get to a place where you want to grow and scale your business. A great chapter for everyone considering starting a business is "Chapter Eleven: Create Your Business Structure." This is one of the most important early steps when building a business, and it is a good idea to explore your options and think about the future as well as the present. Helpful for both sides of the investment: the investors as well as those seeking financing, the chapter on angel and venture capital, I found very helpful and informative. It presents in a direct and succinct manner many of the things that investors are looking at and helps those looking for financing start pulling together the presentation and kind of information needed to be a candidate for angel or VC financing. If this is an area of interest, look at their due diligence checklist. Their advice on scams is extremely helpful in giving you things to be on guard against and hopefully save you some heartache. The resources section provides sample contracts and documents so that you can get an idea of what to expect before one may be staring you in the face while meeting with your attorney. Also in the back of the book is a table that shows a good comparison of the different funding types. It provides a super summary of the different types at a glance so you can dive in for greater detail in that chapter. I highly recommend this book. I did receive this as a review copy, and I am so glad I did. This great resource will be sitting on my bookshelf for years to come.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2016 by Shane
Format: Kindle
An empowering and well put together book, Finance Your Own Business: Get on the Financing Fast Track, is an absolutely essential guide to business financing. Proficiently co-Authored by two experts in the business arena; Garrett Sutton ESQ. (a lawyer and prolific business author) and credit expert, Gerri Detweiler, this is a work that teems with an expansive knowledge-base when it comes to sensible business financing and thoroughly examines the benefits and drawbacks of the multitude of possible financing approaches for any business. Overall an edifying work that is built with important business finance particulars and exemplifies with relevant, real-life relatable, scenarios with which, engaged readers will find themselves taking notes and taking pause, as they proceed through the book's astutely composed sections. Furthermore, this is work that is well written, and easily comprehendible, making this a generally uncomplicated read. The book proceeds, swiftly to the heart of the business finance scenario, as each section offers an extensive look, at the many methods available for; finding financing, building a solid credit environment, utilizing investors, as well as the possible frauds and the triumphs. I enjoyed reading Finance Your Own Business, this book is definitely a keeper for anyone either thinking about starting out with their own business, or already established but in need of financial guidance. I particularly liked the authors' efficiency within this work as the book covered the very basic principles of business financing and moved to other more uncommon but, creative and plausible methods for financing. I do recommend this book to entrepreneurs everywhere it is truly an important read that liberates as well as edifies, especially, if you desire a successful business. Personally, as someone who has always wanted to start my own business, but thought I could never afford to own one, this book gave me hope.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2016 by Mochalove
Format: Kindle
You want to start your own business. You’ve have an idea you’ve been noodling for years. You have the moxie and the will to push hard to get it out of the idea stage, but you don’t have the financing, the lifeblood of every small business, to get it off the ground. What do you do? Get ahold of this book by these two experts and start studying. This is a primer that lays out straightforward information on the somewhat overwhelming world of business financing. It helps you see past the idea that family and friends are the only choice for investors into the realm of a wide-range of loan possibilities, the up-and-coming trend of crowdfunding and of finding venture capital. The authors highlight the fact that while entrepreneurs may have great concepts, take steps to market and advertise and work hard, “ultimately they fail because they never planned for their capital needs.” This book answers all those questions you don’t even know or think to ask and offers sensible advice about crafting a well-designed business plan, establishing business credit and the difference between business and personal credit. This book is exhaustive, both in the amount of information presented and for the reader. Take a break periodically to really absorb the teachings of these two top-notch specialists. And then dive back in for more information on grants, seller financing, SEC reporting, special financing, factoring, the plusses and minuses of equipment leasing and find out why they say websites are the new business card. Scattered throughout are real people stories, great object lessons for the reader, detailing the trials and tribulations they faced and what they learned, plus an entire chapter on scams and successes. Resources in the appendix include useful information and templates for some of the paperwork needed to begin your business. Of note to remember is this quote, “As an entrepreneur, you need thick skin.” Starting your own business is not going to be easy, but the collected wisdom of the two authors helps break down the process into a manageable and achievable course of action.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2016 by Susan Hart
Format: Paperback
I have found Finance Your Own Business by Garett Sutton and Gerri Detweiler to be an easy to follow guide on how to obtain financing for your small to medium sized business. I was impressed with authors’ strategies and information on a variety of personal and business financing sources. They included using personal resources such as savings, home equity lines of credit and borrowing on your 401K; and business financing such as business credit cards, factoring, bank and credit union loans, SBA loans, and equipment leasing. All of which have their pros and cons. They provided recommendations on how to prepare a business loan application for typical lender requirements and the math behind financial ratios. I found the chapters on how to build business credit to be excellent, along with a detailed review of the business credit reporting agencies such as Dun and Bradstreet and Experian Business Credit. Importantly, Sutton differentiates the equity financing options between Angel and Venture capital and their advantages and disadvantages. The book is contemporary covering new and innovative financing methods such as crowd funding and peer to peer business lending. The authors provide guidance of the process of raising equity and securities laws and regulations for private placements. This information on proper corporate structuring and control is highly informative. I most liked the entertaining real life stories of the success and failures of entrepreneurs and the pitfalls to avoid. They chapter on scams provided a sober warning on what to avoid. The Appendixes include a useful due diligence checklist, a sample private placement memorandum template and a list of business and financing resources. As a professional financial adviser involved in many business ventures, I highly recommend this for those brave enough to start or acquire a business.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2016 by Roy Schwartz
Format: Paperback
FINANCE YOUR OWN BUSINESS. Garett Suttton Esq and Gerri Detweiler Reviewed N D Brown ***** I loved this book! This is one of those ‘how to books’ that you wish you had known about before you knew you needed it. Both of the authors have more than enough credentials to write this book, and all the others they have authored. You, and your start up business, are in good hands. Actually they could have titled this book “How To Keep Money Lenders rom Letting You Fail.” As you seek the essential ‘start up’ cash you’ll think lenders don’t want you to start at all! Here are the answers to questions you didn’t even know you had to ask to get the what is necessary to run your American Dream. Money. You’ve probably thought about starting your own business or you would not be looking at this book. It is essential to understanding why you need cash or easy access to it. It will show you how to get it and explain why. How many times I have heard a wannabe entrepreneur say “This is so good it sells itself.” Whatever it is, it won’t. It has to be made and marketed and that requires cash. Before you can get started you need to know where the money is, where it will come from and how you can get it. Without start up financing ‘whatever it is’ will never be more than something in your imagination. “Finance Your Own Business” is not just a ‘how to’ book it is a reference book. Buy this book and after you read it, and after you pass it along to your colleagues, make sure it is easily available so the pages can become dog eared, smudged with finger prints, coffee cup rings and colorful with underlining. You need to know bankers jargon; why a business plan is important and what to expect when you stick out your hand for money. The book tells you what you need and what you will have to give up to get the cash to make your dream real. It also tells you how to act and react when your hand comes back empty. It explains you need to look and behave like the people you expect to loan you money. You need to know what they expect from you. This book tells you. Loaded with instructional case studies it takes the mysteries out of finance and makes it easy to understand. Unlike many academic tomes this is ‘readable’. It’s not a ‘one sitting’ book. You have to read and then digest. You’ll learn how to look at your business from a different angle. Of course it’s your baby and you love it. You think it’s gorgeous. It is your entire life. So learn why, to the money people, your baby is just something to measure and re-measure. Yes, it is important to them that you have bled to get it going but they want to know how much blood you have spilled and how much more you are willing to spill. It’s all about numbers. Sutton and Detweiller explain it all. FINANCE YOUR OWN BUSINESS is THE book everyone who is even thinking about starting their own business needs to read and own. Make it your first investment.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2016 by N Don Brown
Format: Kindle
Garrett Sutton gives common sense advice to help business owners in his financial advice books. His sensible advice will help any business owner find financial freedom. Now he’s teamed with fellow financial wiz Gerri Detweiler to give practical advice to financial success in business. As a self-employed freelance writer, I’ve taken many of his tips to heart to help my business, and readers will love his advice, too. Sutton and Detweiler writes about numerous ways business owners can build their businesses. They write about how small business bank loans, credit unions, and even crowdfunding can be used to fund businesses. Sutton and Detweiler also write about how to attract angel investors with a detailed business plan and how to turn investments into financial independence. Sutton and Detweiler give step-by step instructions on how to file the proper paperwork for a business and how to establish business credit to build financial wealth. Sutton and Detweiler also give specific examples about business owners’ situations in Finance Your Own Business to help readers avoid the pitfalls of business failures and scams to create a profitable business. Readers who are already business owners or are thinking about being an entrepreneur will get a lot of useful information from this book. Add it to your financial advice library next to Suze Orman. Finance Your Own Business will definitely help business owners get on the right financial track.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2016 by Bookwoman
Format: Kindle
Every business, no matter how big or small, needs money running through its veins. Authors Garrett Sutton and Gerri Detweiler sit you down and share valuable strategies and insight into raising and keeping a cash influx in your new business. Sutton pulls on his experience as a corporate attorney and Detweiler shares insights gleaned from her years as a credit expert. With a friendly tone, but backed with fairly detailed information, Sutton and Detweiler set out to helps new and experienced business owners master the fine art of finance. Real world examples flesh out and ground the sometimes difficult/confusing concepts discussed. While the material is fairly in-depth, the authors provide resources to delve deeper. Overall, the material provided here should get you up and running with a basic understanding. Hopefully, you’ll delve deeper and/or contact an expert to provide personalized guidance. I think with the information in “Finance Your Own Business” most people should have enough understanding to converse with a CPA or other authority without feeling overwhelmed or being taken advantage of. That feeling alone makes this a worthwhile read. Couple that with pages of expert information, financial strategies, and a huge section of forms and resources, anyone should expect their business to have ample runway to take off from.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2016 by John
Format: Paperback
Garrett Sutton, corporate attorney and asset protection expert and Gerri Detweiler, a top credit expert have teamed up and written this winning number titled, Finance Your Own Business – Get on the Financing Fast Track. This book seems to cover it all. The first chapters offer solutions for how to set up the proper business entity, where to get money to finance a business, the advantages and disadvantages of business credit cards and how they differ from personal credit cards. One of the very best chapters is all about Loans, MicroLoans, and Small Business Loans and how to apply for them. In my opinion, the information in this one chapter is well worth the cost of the entire book. In addition, the authors have anticipated even more of what business knowledge the entrepreneur might need to be successful. They cover Grants, Special Financing, Seller Financing, Factoring and Equipment Leasing, Business Credit and How to Build it, and SEC Reporting. There is also a section on How to Avoid Scams. As an accounting and business major, I am very impressed with this book. I think it would serve well as a handy reference guide for anyone who is in business already or those who are thinking about Getting on the Financing Fast Track and wants to learn the best way to Finance Their Own Business.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2016 by The Write Review