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Need investment capital?

Berkonomics

Trusted, close resources include sophisticated relatives, friends and business associates who know how to structure a deal as a win-win for you and for them, while allowing you to retain control over your vision and execution. The post Need investment capital? So how does this fit into this sandwich of alternatives?

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Clearlake Capital to Buy Cornerstone OnDemand for $5.2 Billion

L.A. Business Journal

a human resources management software company, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Clearlake Capital Group in a transaction worth $5.2 Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand Inc.,

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Accelerators Have Resources To KickStart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give. Most of these are non-profits, set up by a university to commercialize new technologies, or a municipality to foster business development for the local economy.

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How To Find Support Resources For Your Startup Stage

Startup Professionals Musings

Don’t waste your resources on the wrong ones. Once you have some traction, you can approach venture capital organizations , with funding amounts of $1-10 million for the real rollout, often referred to as the “A-round,” or first institutional funding. Let’s take a look here some similar stages from a support perspective: Idea stage.

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Civic Resource Group Gets $300K

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based Civic Resource Group , which develops cloud, mobile, and other software for government and other civic organizations, has raised $300,000 in a debt funding round, the company said this morning. The funding came from Lighter Capital, and came in the form of a revenue-based, debt funding round. Curtin, Ph.D.

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EZ Texting Opens Free Resources To Hard Hit Small Businesses

socalTECH

Santa Monica-based EZ Texting , which is venture backed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, Investor AB, and ROCA Partners, says it is offering up resources for small businesses, as part of the GoDaddy #OpenWeStand movement.

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5 Reasons For Monetizing The Idle Resources Of Others

Startup Professionals Musings

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. With crowdfunding, entrepreneurs and artists no longer need to wait for family money or venture capital.

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