The Compassionate Capitalist™ Show for Crowdfund and Angel Investors

Part of the Legacy Series of the Compassionate Capitalist Podcast Radio.

One of the harsh reality that entrepreneurs sometimes have to face is that not all "great ideas" will actually make a "great business".    But how does an aspiring entrepreneur figure this out before they have invested their heart, soul, time and money into it and fail?

James Naylor will join Karen Rands on this segment of the Compassionate Capitalist show to discuss what an entrepreneur can do to make sure their idea can be the next big thing and will attract the capital they need to launch and grow.

James Naylor of KENOVA Technologies and  has worked in the high tech field for over 25 years, mostly working with and advising startups. He is also co-founder of Exponential Business Systems, a business sequencing company and is on the board of numerous software companies and non-profits.

Listen in to hear how to build a business model for an idea and validate it in the marketplace.   By understanding the business sequence of starting a company, an entrepreneur will not only validate the business opportunity for his own investment of time and money, but grow the value in his company.  By creating real value in your company, even as a start up, an entrepreneur can minimize the share of the company that has to be given to those early investors and reduce the risk of their investment, making them more attractive to the investor compared to other deals.

Karen Rands is the President of Kugarand Capital Holdings, a strategic advisory firms for start up and early stage companies.   Through the LAUNCHfn Access to Capital System, hundreds of entrepreneurs have been helped and have succeeded in growing their businesses and raising capital. Learn more at http://karenrands.co

Part of the Legacy Series of the Compassionate Capitalist Radio Podcast.

Karen Rands spoke with Soyini Coke of Annona Enterprises on the Compassionate Capitalist radio show to talk about something near and dear to every entrepreneur's and investor's heart- The Business Plan.  During this information packed show, these industry experts will talk about the challenges in getting a compelling business plan together that attracts the capital an entrepreneur needs to start and grow their business.

Soyini has tapped into her years of experience in advising entrepreneurs and writing business plans to develop a 10-step process for writing the perfect business plan.  Listen to learn what Soyini now does for Mid-Market Companies to take them to the next level with strategic business planning. 

Need to write your business plan?  Use this cloud based collaboration tool: BizPlan Builder

Need to find out if your business plan is investor ready?  Engage Karen with her Business Plan Assessment 

Karen Rands is the Managing Principal at Kugarand Capital Holdings that offers the LAUNCHfn Access to Capital System. She helps entrepreneurs develop their capital strategy that maps to an effective go-to-market business strategy.  Find out more and get her video tips for entrepreneus & investors - the Compassionate Capitalist Coffee Break

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Listen to hear Karen Rands interview two inventors with a proven track record and deep experience in getting inventions developed, in the market, and making money.   Dave Savage, Former President of the Inventor Associates of Georgia and Ian White, President of Grasshopper Outdoors, where fishing and outdoor enthusiasts find innovative new products.  Both are considered industry experts when it comes to bringing products to market successfully and frequently share their experience as mentors to up and coming inventors. 

During this segment, they will share their insights on the challenges and triumphs of bringing inventions to market.   Listeners will learn how to avoid the common mistakes inventors and entrepreneurs make as a start-up that can cost them a lot of time and money, and potentially derail their path to market.

Learn more about Karen Rands and her coaching program to help startup entrepreneurs launch their company, navigate the world of crowd funding and crowd finance, and raise capital.  Http://karenrands.co   Startup Capital Mastery Coaching Program

Part of the Legacy Series of the Compassionate Capitalist Radio Show

Karen Rands interviews Ken Hollowell, a industry expert in franchising.   Ken is the founder of Profran Consulting and Profran Capital Group.  He has been advising companies on the launch and expansion of franchises for over 40 years.  His area of expertise is also how to finance and attract capital to launch a franchise.

Tune in to hear valuable insights from Ken on the following topics:

"What is franchising?"

"How do I know when I'm ready to franchise?"

"Do I need a prototype operation to franchise?"

"How do I find franchisees to join my system?"

"Can I go to jail if I don't "franchise" right?"

Raising capital for the concept is very different from selling a franchise to an investor or owner/operator.  Ken & Karen will delve into the tactics entrepreneurs can use to attract investors to their concept and to their franchise opportunity.

And join us on Facebook Facebook.com/BusinessInvestorGrow

Connect with Karen to get advise on launching your business, financing a franchise, or investing in a franchise at http://karenrands.co

And if you are trying to decide about investing in a start up or an established franchise, get Karen's best seller Inside Secrets to Angel Investing

Part of the Legacy Series of the Compassionate Capitalist Podcast Radio Show

Karen Rands, the Compassionate Capitalist,  interviews Gail Reid, author of the best selling:

The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Low-Cost Startups

Small business consultant and CPA Gail Margolies Reid has been working with entrepreneurs for over 30 years and shares her insights from advising hundreds of companies, from startup through liquidation. She has worked with micro businesses, sole proprietorships, and multi-million dollar companies.

It’s a New World for Small Business -

We’re in the middle of a 21st industrial revolution where businesses are being reshaped every day in response to “i-market” drivers – the Asian Boom, the “flatness” of the world economy, and the impact of the economic recession on the Western hemisphere. Businesses will succeed only by constantly re-shaping themselves to an ever changing model of viability.

In our ongoing effort to help the hundreds of entrepreneurs that listen to the Compassionate Capitalist show learn how to start and grow profitable business, enjoy this interview with Gail Reid.

Connect with Karen Rands at http://karenrands.co and learn about her best selling books on entrepreneurship and angel investing.   

Not sure how to get started, if your business plan is good enough, and how to meet investors interested in your business?

Check out Karen's Capital Mastery Entrepreneurship Coaching Program. http://bit.ly/lfn-coach

Karen Rands will interview best selling author and industry guru, Jill Lublin, on this content rich Compassionate Capitalist radio show.  Jill will share her unparalleled knowledge of publicity and networking that garnered her guest spots on ABC, NBC, CBS and interviews in many national publications.  Jill is the 3 time bestselling author of "Guerilla Publicity", "Get noticed...Get Referrals", and "Networking Magic".   

Tune in to hear Jill share powerful strategies for getting your name from unknown to newsworthy in almost no time. You will rethink everything you know about publicity when Jill shatters the misconception that publicity is expensive. Sharing her proven secrets to understanding what the media outlets want, Jill provides you with short-term, doable, FREE and low-cost tactics that will boost your visibility.

More info about Jill Lublin at www.jilllublin.com

Get her Guerrilla Publicity Book from Amazon

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Bernie Burgener, is a member of the Green Chamber of the South and leads the Chamber's Greenhouse Accelerator.  Their objective is to create green jobs through the support of early stage green startups and sustainable initiatives within existing companies.  On this Compassionate Capitalist Radio Show, Karen Rands will discuss with Bernie, the trends in green... what really is Green and what is Hype.   We'll look at the sustainable programs US companies are borrowing from the industry leaders in Europe. 

Tune in and learn more about how the Green Chamber has created a forum to meet others who share interests in sustainable business, do business in a sustainable way, and promote the profitable growth of sustainable economies in the Southeast.  The Green Chamber provides opportunities for networking, education, business development and collaboration. 

Click here for more info about the Green Chamber

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The Compassionate Capitalist, Karen Rands, will interview Dave Savage, former President and Chief-evangelist of the Inventors' Association of Georgia, will share insights he has gained over the years as an inventor and mentor to other inventors.  Trade Shows are a one stop shop to see what the competition has to offer, trends and directions, and what your target market are looking for.  Yet if you don't know how to work a trade show it is easy to be overwhelmed or miss the golden opportunity.  

Dave will share what he has learned over the years and perfected the "art of working a trade show".

This show is part of an ongoing series designed to help entrepreneurs learn the gold nuggets they need to succeed and investors the insights in to market trends and directions to make better investment decisions and help those companies they are committed to succeed.

To learn more about the offerings of Launch Funding Network, click Here

To learn more about the Inventors Association of Georgia, click here.

IAG, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization, established in May, 1968, and incorporated in the State of Georgia on October 21, 1976. The IAG, Inc. is a mixed group of experienced patent owners, inexperienced inventors, patent practitioners, marketing consultants, and other innovative persons who like to get together, share accomplishments and concerns, help promote invention and innovation, and provide guidance to members without breaching implied confidentiality. They meet the 4th Saturday of every month to hear speakers share insights on what to do and not to do when taking a product to market.

Karen Rands, the Compassionate Capitalist, will share insights into what makes a business "investable".   Less than 12% of the businesses that actually qualify to pitch to a group of investors ever raise all their money.  If you think about it that means the odds of an entrepreneur ever getting ANY angel investor capital is probably not even 1 in 10.  It isn't about making a better mousetrap or having  great idea... being "investable", even "fundable" is so much more than that--- but is actually very logical. 

Tune in to learn what the ONE thing is that every business that attracts any or all of the investment capital they seek has provided to the investors that compelled them to invest.  And learn how to apply that to your business when Karen shares real life examples.

Learn more about the services of LAUNCHfn and upcoming events, sign up for free investor tips at http://launchfn.com and join us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/businessinvestorgrow

Join Karen Rands as she interviews Julie Cropp Gareleck, founder of Junction Creative during the Compassionate Capitalist radio show.  Julie will share insights gained from her years in the Venture Capital industry and then as she turned Entrepreneur turned Marketing Guru.

Junction Creative Solutions (Junction) is a hybrid strategic firm that combines the intellectual capital of a business consulting firm with the creative execution of an advertising agency. With a portfolio to include notable start-up ventures, small to mid-sized businesses, and Fortune 500 companies, Junction has proven that great strategy creates significant impact and results in measurable return on investment. 

Get more info about Junction Creative at http://junction-creative.com

To get more info about Karen's firm, go to http://launchfundingnetwork.com