Making Your Business Investment-Ready
Many business owners struggle with this next step – finding an investor to provide that extra financial muscle, a capital injection that will take them to the next level. So, what does it take to be “investment ready” as a business?
Many small businesses go through a point of ‘reflection,’ where business owners find themselves thinking about scale and growth.With these objectives in mind, they often go through a similar process, first identifying a product or service that they can scale, exploring a new or untapped market to market to, and, in some cases, becoming more diligent about compliance and tax obligations. While these are all good initiatives, they may not be adequate to prepare these businesses for the next level of growth – attracting investment to help the business reach growth targets.
To help with this unique challenge, this month’s Business Info Hub theme guides micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) on making their business investment-ready. Readers will learn a number of important lessons about business investment, including:
- Understanding the different kinds of business investment ‘vehicles’
- Identifying investment opportunities that work for your business
- Recognizing the non-financial investments that may help businesses grow
- What it takes for a business to become ‘investment-ready'
Through lessons from industry experts and interviews with experienced practitioners, business owners will learn what they need to do to put themselves in the right position to attract investment capital, understand the opportunities (or risks) they may face, and make their businesses as attractive to potential investors as possible. Similarly, readers will hear from MSMEs that have successfully attracted funding so they may learn from first-hand experience.
If you are looking for effective ways to attract investment funding and ultimately grow your business, subscribe to the Business Info Hub for more insights and relevant resources on making your business investment-ready!