According to a group of studies performed by the SBA and SEC it is found that only about one in two hundred startup businesses that seek capital actually get funded. If you want to increase your likelihood of being a success story, you must know what really works. Lenders and venture capital firms invest around five billion annually in startups. Whereas private investors invest over two hundred billion annually in startups. That is why 96% of all startup businesses are funded by private investors. Therefore, if you have a startup it is usually unwise to pursue funding through anything other method than private investors. However, you should be aware that when you seek private capital from  investors there are three very important elements in obtaining funding.

       1.        Legal Compliance

2.        Professional Image

3.        Qualified Investors

If one offers an investment to even one company or person who does not meet the legal requirements as an accredited investor (individual with annual income exceeding $200K per year or net worth over $1 million) or a person highly sophisticated in business investments, the entire offering is likely in violation of federal and state law. Therefore you MUST survey the investor prior to offering your investment and ask if he or she meets one of the above criteria! An online survey form will be provided USE IT--we keep it as a record to show you surveyed the investor properly. Plus you will not have to login again to get another investor. If you have any questions please see our tutorial for further details