http://www.midmarketplace.com Action Step 6 - According to TEC speaker and capital finance expert, Gordon Tunstall, most entrepreneurs make three huge mistakes when planning for growth: They limit their growth based on access to a common commodity -- cash. They limit their thinking to traditional "secured" financing. They attempt to acquire capital in increments rather than getting all they need at once. The solution? Determine the full extent of your capital needs and acquire the financing all at once rather than piecemeal. "When planning for growth, most entrepreneurs ask, 'How much capital do we have in the company and how can we best allocate it?'" explains Tunstall. "In contrast, high-growth companies ask, 'What could we do with the business if we had all the money necessary to grow it to its full potential?'" daily 1 2005-12-16T17:46:45Z http://www.midmarketplace.com/Members/wedbushcapital Wedbush Capital Partners is a $120 million private equity fund that focuses on recapitalizations, growth investments, and management-led buyouts of lower middle-market companies. We acquire and build growing companies headquartered in the Western U.S. that have revenues of at least $10 are profitable at the time of the investment. Our preferred initial investment is $2 to $10 million of equity. Since 1980, we have invested in more than 75 companies in industries including consumer products and services, business and financial services and niche manufacturing. Wedbush Capital Partners is an affiliate of Wedbush Morgan Securities, a leading NYSE investment bank with offices across the Western U.S. No publisher Deborah Snyder Action Step: 9 Business Transfer Action Step: 7 Plan for Succession Expert Type: Private Equity Action Step: 6 Secure Financing 2007-12-28T17:37:00Z Folder http://www.midmarketplace.com/resources/articles/plonearticle.2006-01-30.4172953032 Corporate Finance is a specific area of finance dealing with the financial decisions corporations make and the tools as well as analyses used to make these decisions. No publisher thealliance Action Step: 6 Secure Financing 2006-02-10T18:27:01Z Article http://www.midmarketplace.com/resources/links/amaa-alliance-of-merger-acquistion-advisors The Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors (AM&AA) is the premiere national organization serving the educational and resource needs of the M&A profession. Its 350+ members are M&A professionals providing intermediary and transaction support services. Most of the members have a CPA, MBA, JD or similar advanced education or an equivalent certification. No publisher thealliance Action Step: 9 Business Transfer Action Step: 6 Secure Financing 2007-04-05T19:15:49Z Link http://www.midmarketplace.com/solutions/business-information-subscriptions/3-basic-steps-for-securing-growth-capital Develop a credible business plan. Let the professionals structure the financing. Have a defendable strategy. No publisher thealliance Action Step: 6 Secure Financing 2006-02-09T16:00:26Z Page http://www.midmarketplace.com/resources/books/plonearticle.2006-11-02.5477879062 The Handbook of Financing Growth is a comprehensive and practical guide to understanding and applying the basics of corporate finance and fund raising to emerging growth and middle-market companies (start-up through $500M in revenue). No publisher Kenneth H. Marks Action Step: 6 Secure Financing 2006-11-06T20:09:57Z Article