Small Businesses Gain Seed Investment with Merit through Angel Investment Network

April 24, 2012 - PRLog -- Good ideas deserve recognition. When starting a business, it can be frustrating to see that your brilliant idea has been overlooked because it doesn’t tick all the right boxes on a bank’s application form. In these troubled financial times, banks won’t always give loans based on the merit of a start-up idea, but they often look at the business experience of the individual applying for the loan instead. Basically, banks will invest based on security, rather than quality. For start-ups and young entrepreneurs, it seems that the cards are stacked against them. How can they prove that their ideas deserve attention and earn the seed investment  needed to bring their plans into fruition?

Business angels can be the answer to this dilemma. Business angels, also known as private investors, search high and low for entrepreneurs with the next “big idea” that will change the game of business as we know it. Their search is based entirely on the merit of the business plan, because angel investors look to invest capital in a plan that is solid and likely to succeed in the competitive business sphere. Websites such as Angel Investment Network are designed to allow entrepreneur to pitch their ideas to business angels in the hope of attracting their attention and earning their interest in business.

Entrepreneurs and investors register onto the site in order to gain access to the thousands of business contacts listed on the site. Once registered, entrepreneurs are able to post their business proposal, which entails their business model, market, competition, USP, management team, and desired investment. From there, the investors are able to look through these proposals, choose the best among them, and then contact the entrepreneurs to continue the discussions. At this point, the two negotiating parties will discuss the terms for the start-up capital and the details of how the investment will be delivered. Whether the business angel becomes an active member of business or a sleeping partner is determined on the discussions that follow after a connection is created through Angel Investment Network.

To register as an entrepreneur, or to find more information, please visit: http://www.angelinvestmentnetwork.co.uk