{"id":15110,"date":"2018-07-28T19:49:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-28T16:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=15110"},"modified":"2018-07-28T19:49:25","modified_gmt":"2018-07-28T16:49:25","slug":"funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/funding\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Steps to Secure the Funding You Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"RTL\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/jrhassociates.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/7.png\" alt=\"Related image\" width=\"619\" height=\"278\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The process of obtaining external funding from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/features-of-business-people-and-novice-investors\/\"> Investors<\/a> can often help you build a strong company with a greater chance of success, but achieving <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">this takes a great deal of time and effort. One approach many companies use to secure funding is to attract one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/read-this-article-before-presenting-your-project-idea-to-investors\/\">Investors<\/a> \u0648\u0636\u0645\u0647 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062c\u0644\u0633 <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0625\u062f\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0643\u0629.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Here are five important steps to follow to secure financial support:<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>1.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Conduct interviews and meet with leading startup investors:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">With greater determination and persistence, any entrepreneur can find the right way to connect with leading investors in their industry. It may take <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">This takes some time, as well as many meetings and interviews with potential candidates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">LinkedIn is also an excellent tool for connecting with investors, and it can provide you with better information than a phone call.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>2. Be a good listener:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Investors tend to be highly successful entrepreneurs who are very opinionated. If you take it personally when one of them criticizes your company or project, you\u2019ll <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">inevitably lose their support. That\u2019s why you should listen closely to feedback and always be open to criticism; they\u2019re often right about what they see as <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">mistakes in your organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>3.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Talk about your company and its business activities:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0628\u0648\u0635\u0641\u0643 \u0635\u0627\u062d\u0628<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/how-can-you-establish-an-startup-project-consisting-of-one-person\/\"> \u0645\u0634\u0631\u0648\u0639 \u0646\u0627\u0634\u0626<\/a>You may be reluctant to share your business ideas with investors,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/how-to-fund-projects-through-the-surrounding-community\/\"> financiers<\/a>like most entrepreneurs and business owners,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/5-major-reasons-behind-the-failure-of-startups\/\"> Startups<\/a>\u060c <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">for fear that someone might copy or steal your idea. But that\u2019s usually not the case. Investors are generally less interested in the ideas themselves than in attracting <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">the people behind them\u2014people with the passion and ability to bring those ideas to life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>4.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Build relationships and a network in the right circles:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">You need to be able to market yourself effectively by building relationships. This will help you become known among this group of people. You should also <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Be honest in your dealings and conduct within the investor and financing community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">By networking and getting to know as many of these people as possible, you can build trusted relationships with key figures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>5.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Know everything there is to know about your company:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">This is the most important piece of advice of all. Nothing mentioned above matters if you\u2019re not familiar with your company\u2019s inner workings and the environment around it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> \u0638\u0631\u0648\u0641 \u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c\u064a\u0629.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0625\u0646 \u0639\u0645\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0635\u0648\u0644 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062a\u0645\u0648\u064a\u0644 \u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c\u064a \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0646 \u0642\u062f \u062a\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0643 \u0641\u064a \u0643\u062b\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u064a\u0627\u0646 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0625\u0646\u0634\u0627\u0621 \u0634\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u0642\u0648\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0630\u0627\u062a \u0641\u0631\u0635 \u0623\u0643\u0628\u0631 \u0644\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0627\u062d\u060c \u0644\u0643\u0646 \u062a\u062d\u0642\u064a\u0642 \u0630\u0644\u0643 \u064a\u062d\u062a\u0627\u062c<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ibtdi_aa_focus_keyword":"","_ibtdi_aa_secondary_keywords":"","_ibtdi_aa_audience":"","_ibtdi_aa_tone":"","_ibtdi_aa_summary":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_name":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_bio":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_url":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewed_date":"","_ibtdi_aa_service_id":"","_ibtdi_aa_related_ids":"","_ibtdi_aa_human_reviewed":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable_links":"","_ibtdi_aa_sources":"","_ibtdi_aa_update_notes":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[7221,6217,1320,6272,15288,7607,3990,3783,5245],"class_list":["post-15110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1","tag-7221","tag-6217","tag-1320","tag-6272","tag-15288","tag-7607","tag-3990","tag-3783","tag-5245"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}