How to Screen Potential Angel Investments - Ren Carlton Investment Criteria - Doing Your Research as an Angel Investor

Angel investors can earn high rewards, but it is not without risk. There are 400,000 businesses started in the U.S year. How can you choose the right ones for investment? Below are my general selection criteria. Ideally, I confirm that a company appears to meet as many of these as possible before I invest. 
- Scalable
- Fast path to profitability and positive cash flow
- Not a lot of hard assets
- 10X potential return in 3-5 years
- Moat to protect against competition
- Unfair advantage
- Access to capital
- Likable founders with skin in the game
- Hot industry
- Low regulation
- Avoid companies with legal risks, especially ones with risk of imprisonment
- Low startup costs
- Ability to leverage technology
- Ability to compete with the FAANG companies if they enter your market, Facebook (FB), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Netflix (NFLX); and Alphabet (GOOG) (formerly known as Google)

Geographic convenience and industry familiarity are also nice. It is also important to note that not all of my investments meet all of the above criteria. It is not much fun being an entrepreneur if you cannot break some rules--even if those rules are self-imposed.

Traditional due diligence methods are often ineffective when analyzing early-stage businesses because you are frequently investing in the future. Reviewing financial information and customer data is not possible when they don’t exist.

Before investing, we evaluate several aspects of the company or concept: the business model, the game plan, the leadership and the potential return. Key goals during the evaluation process include confirming that the entrepreneurs are exceptionally talented and that there is a need in the marketplace for what they offer. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

What’s being offered? 

The startup’s product or service should be clearly differentiated relative to competitors. It should fulfill an important customer need and compete in a market that has solid potential. Most importantly, the target audience should be excited about the product and be able to articulate how the product will make their lives better.

Does the game plan make sense? 

The startup should have a business plan with reasonable goals. The plan for investing angel funds should make sense and be based in sound logic. The startup should have a scalable model and attractive unit economics. You need to ensure that the amount of cash raised will be enough to cover the length of time required to firmly establish the business. A startup that runs out of cash will surely fail.

How competent is the leadership? 

Successful startups are led by a founder or a team with the right experience, talent, and vision. Important character traits include confidence, fortitude, creativity and determination. Having the ability to identify talent and build a strong team is critically important.

What’s the potential return? 

Tanya Prive, the co-founder of 1000 Angels, provides some helpful perspective on the returns you should expect from your startup investments: “We focus solely on highly curated direct investments and aim to offer a well-balanced portfolio selection with startup investments that can yield an IRR (internal rate of return) of 25% or a cash-on-cash return of approximately 3X over 5 years and 9X over 10 years. Again, returns are never guaranteed and it is possible to lose all of your investment. Angel investing can yield binary results, meaning you can either enjoy a healthy return or lose everything. This is why it is important to build a diversified portfolio of startup investments that help mitigate the risk.”

Before making any investment decision, you may also want to talk to a CPA, attorney, and/or financial planner.

Are you looking for funding for an idea or business, send us your stuff and we will take a look, Funding@OmegaSeedFund.com

Are you interested in investing time or money into any of our businesses, Invest@omegaseedfund.com

Are you interested in promoting your product or service to our audience, contact Opportunities@OmegaSeedFund.com

Sources
https://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/blog/how-to-become-an-angel-investor/
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/how-to-become-and-angel-investor
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyaprive/2016/04/28/what-returns-can-i-expect-from-startup-investing/#304808477964
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/RenCarlton
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmxQWgUDlPJo0IHCIa6SzrQ
https://omegaaccelerator.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html

Disclaimer: This is only for informational and discussion purposes. This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice.Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties. Stories shared are mostly based on true events, but may be altered to protect the identity of the parties involved. Any numbers or figures are possibly estimates based on assumptions that may be proven to be inaccurate or subject to change.

Money for a Startup - Win Equity and Prizes

Have you dreamed of being on Shark Tank? Now is your chance to be a shark.

Help founders succeed and receive equity and prizes in return at Money for a Startup

Here is how it works:
- Watch founders pitch their business ideas
- Offer your insights, advice, and assistance
- Receive Equity Points every time you complete a challenge correctly or help our founders
- Get enough Equity Points and redeem them for equity and/or prizes
- The more you participate, the more you can win

Register today at http://moneyforastartup.com 

Are you looking for investors for your business, contact us today, funding@omegaaccelerator.com.  

Would you like to invest in early-stage businesses before they go to market? Email info@OmegaAccelerator.com. 

Sources
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rencarlton 
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/RenCarlton
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmxQWgUDlPJo0IHCIa6SzrQ
https://omegaaccelerator.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html

Disclaimer:  This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service.  We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice.  Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties.  All stories are based on true events, but are altered to protect the identity of the individuals involved.

All offers will be contingent upon passing our due diligence process.

Is Writing a Business Plan a Waste of Time? - Acquiring Business Funding and Writing a 1-Page Executive Summary for Angel Investors

“I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.”
Mark Twain

Information is everywhere. It is no longer an advantage. Almost anyone can learn anything with a few minutes and a decent Wifi connection. This makes entrepreneurship and funding your business very different than it was 10 years ago. Information used to be a competitive advantage, now it is just a starting point.

These days, entrepreneurship is all about execution.

Is Writing a Business Plan a Waste of Time?

Business plans are mostly obsolete when raising capital from angel investors. We see thousands of deals a year. We are scanning your materials, trying to find something that meets our preferences. It’s not personal, there is just not enough hours in a day to digest all of the details. The time you spend writing a business plan can be spent on creating, testing, pivoting, selling, etc. The best way to succeed in business is to be in business.

“Failing to plan is planning to fail,” has been replaced by “If you aren’t embarrassed by the first version of your business, you launched too late.”

But execution requires resources and funding... 

Raising Capital without a Business Plan

The 1-Page Executive Summary has replaced the business plan in our 140-character-or-less world. It hits all of the major areas of a business. It demonstrates a business' potential, while leaving enough flexibility for possible changes and pivots. Although there are many formats, I find this one to be compelling:

1. The Grab: You should lead with the most compelling statement of why you have a really big idea. This sentence (or two) sets the tone for the rest of the executive summary. Usually, this is a concise statement of the unique solution you have developed to a big problem. It should be direct and specific, not abstract and conceptual. If you can drop some impressive names in the first paragraph you should—world-class advisors, companies you are already working with, a brand name founding investor. Don’t expect an investor to discover that you have two Nobel laureates on your advisory board six paragraphs later. He or she may never get that far.

2. The Problem: You need to make it clear that there is a big, important problem (current or emerging) that you are going to solve. In this context you are establishing your Value Proposition—there is enormous pain out there, and you are going to increase revenues, reduce costs, increase speed, expand reach, eliminate inefficiency, increase effectiveness, whatever. Don’t confuse your statement of the problem with the size of the opportunity (see below).

3. The Solution: What specifically are you offering to whom? Software, hardware, service, a combination? Use commonly used terms to state concretely what you have, or what you do, that solves the problem you’ve identified. Avoid acronyms and don’t try to use this opportunity to create and trademark a bunch of terms that won’t mean anything to most people. You might need to clarify where you fit in the value chain or distribution channels—who do you work with in the ecosystem of your sector, and why will they be eager to work with you. If you have customers and revenues, make it clear. If not, tell the investor when you will.

4. The Opportunity: Spend a few more sentences providing the basic market segmentation, size, growth and dynamics—how many people or companies, how many dollars, how fast the growth, and what is driving the segment. You will be better off targeting a meaningful percentage of a well-defined, growing market than claiming a microscopic percentage of a huge, mature market. Don’t claim you are addressing the $24 billion widget market, when you are really addressing the $85 million market for specialized arc-widgets used in the emerging wocket sector.

5. Your Competitive Advantage: No matter what you might think, you have competition. At a minimum, you compete with the current way of doing business. Most likely, there is a near competitor, or a direct competitor that is about to emerge (are you sufficiently paranoid yet??). So, understand what your real, sustainable competitive advantage is, and state it clearly. Do not try to convince investors that your only competitive asset is your “first mover advantage.” Here is where you can articulate your unique benefits and advantages. Believe it or not, in most cases, you should be able to make this point in one or two sentences.

6. The Model: How specifically are you going to generate revenues, and from whom? Why is your model leverageable and scaleable? Why will it be capital efficient? What are the critical metrics on which you will be evaluated—customers, licenses, units, revenues, margin? Whatever it is, what impressive levels will you reach within three to five years?

7. The Team: Why is your team uniquely qualified to win? Don’t tell us you have 48 combined years of expertise in widget development; tell us your CTO was the lead widget developer for Intel, and she was on the original IEEE standards committee for arc-widgets. Don’t just regurgitate a shortened form of each founder’s resume; explain why the background of each team member fits. If you can, state the names of brand name companies your team has worked for. Don’t drop a name if it’s an unknown name, and don’t drop a name if you aren’t happy to give the contact as a reference at a later date.

8. The Promise ($$): When you are pitching to investors, your fundamental promise is that you are going to make them a boatload of money. The only way you can do that is if you can achieve a level of success that far exceeds the capital. What is your path to profitability and positive cash-flow? When will you get there? When will your investors start enjoying a financial return on their investment?


One more thing. 1-Page Executive Summaries need to be one page!

This is a good starting point for every funding campaign. It helps you clarify your thoughts and communicate your vision. If it cannot be explained in one-page, you should work on it more before you start pitching investors.

Are you looking for investors for your business, contact us today, funding@omegaaccelerator.com.  

Are you interested in angel investing and helping us fund early-stage businesses? Email info@OmegaAccelerator.com. 

Sources
https://guykawasaki.com/the_art_of_the_-3/  
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com 
https://twitter.com/RenCarlton 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmxQWgUDlPJo0IHCIa6SzrQ 
https://omegaaccelerator.com/ 
https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/ 
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/ 
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html 

Disclaimer:  This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service.  We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice.  Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties.  All stories are based on true events, but are altered to protect the identity of the individuals involved.

All offers will be contingent upon passing our due diligence process.

Shark Tank Style Business Event - Find up to $5 Million of Funding from Angel Investors at the Money for a Startup event in Troy, Michigan with host Ren Carlton

Pitch your business idea to angel investors!  

Location
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 100
Troy, MI 48084

Time
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
5:00 PM-8:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time

Agenda
5:00 - Registration Opens
5:30 - 8:00 - Pitches


Watch entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to our Angels

Registration is Free - But You Must RSVP - Reserve Your Spot Today to Pitch or Host

Unable to attend out event?  We also accept video pitches.  Click here to learn how to send us your pitch video.

Are you interested in angel investing and helping us fund early-stage businesses? Email info@OmegaAccelerator.com to learn how you can help us host the event. 

Instructions for Pitching at our Event

-Email your information to funding@omegaaccelerator.com at least a week before the event.

-The subject of your email needs to be “MFAS - Pre-Registration - Live Pitch Event - [YOUR NAME]" to avoid our spam filters.
-Your email must include your name, business name, phone number, business idea, and the date of the event you will attend.
-When you pre-register, you are welcome to send us supporting information about your business with your pre-registration email, e.g. website, social media links, videos, slide deck, business plan, projections, 1-page executive summary.
-We also accept video pitches, Click here to learn how to send us your pitch video

Meet our Hosts

Ren Carlton

Ren Carlton has spent his career starting, growing, selling, and funding businesses. After graduating from Oakland University, Ren earned his CPA license and served as the CFO of a Tier 1 manufacturing company. His passion for business led him to leave his CFO position to pursue several entrepreneurial opportunities. Ren now actively funds, launches, grows, and sells businesses. One of his key business priorities is to encourage and help entrepreneurs pursue bold, fearless goals. Along the way, Ren hosted an award-winning business reality network radio show and wrote Profitpreneurship: Creating a Business that Produces Outstanding Financial Results.

Haroon Bhatti MBA/MSF

Haroon’s reputation for business success has been earned the old-fashioned way: through hard work, recognizable results, and performance that consistently gives his clients a competitive advantage. Haroon specializes in Brokerage and Valuations for Mainstreet and Lower Middle Market companies. His company’s consulting division helps entrepreneurs develop exit strategies and get their businesses set up to be saleable so they can get the highest value in the market. He owns two successful companies of his own in the Automotive Industry. Additionally, he holds a Masters of Business Administration and also a Masters of Science in Finance.

Aurore Henze, ND

Aurore is the founder of Health-Media Star, which creates unique branding platforms for healthcare companies. Services include copy-writing, journalistic SEO, major news network PR, internet shows, podcasting, video creation, website development, networking opportunities and social media (design and build). Aurore also speaks on a variety of topics: Easy Wellness Tips to Increase Immunity, Overcoming Addiction, Sensible Weight loss, Look Young and Feel Young: Anti-Aging. Aurore attended Clayton College of Natural Health and received a Bachelors of Science / Doctorate of Natural Health. Aurore studied Eastern Medicine, Nutrition, body mind. biology, structural therapy, wellness, alternative therapies, and pain relief.

Format

Founders that are invited to pitch at our event will have about a minute to setup. After delivering their 45 second pitch, we will ask clarifying questions. Then we will discuss the opportunity privately. After our discussion, we will invite the founder back and we may:

-Offer to invest

-Make strategic introduction(s)

-Offer to help find funding

Are you interested in marketing to our participants, audience, and network of over 20,000 funding sources and entrepreneurs?  Email Info@omegaaccelerator.com for details

Sources

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rencarlton 

https://rencarlton.blogspot.com

https://twitter.com/RenCarlton

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmxQWgUDlPJo0IHCIa6SzrQ

https://omegaaccelerator.com/

https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/

https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/

https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html

Disclaimer:  This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service.  We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice.  Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties.  All stories are based on true events, but are altered to protect the identity of the individuals involved.

All offers will be contingent upon passing our due diligence process.

X7 - What Do You Do? Answering This Question When Raising Money for Your Business Startup – Writing the Perfect Tagline

How do you answer the question what do you do when raising money for your business startup - tagline

One of the toughest things to answer when you own your own business is "What do you do?" 

In a previous post, I warned Remember, when someone asks you the question “what do you the fire hose? When someone asks you the question  Sips of water... It is a big mistake to try winging this. You need to have a script and a plan. The solution is having a tagline. This isn't an elevator pitch, but if it is well executed, it will lead to you giving elevator pitch.

What is a Tagline?

A Tagline describe the company in 50 characters or less. Simple English, no marketing jargon. It should provide a compelling sense of what we are doing and make people want to ask "How are you going to do that?"

If and when they ask this question, you have permission to go into your elevator pitch. If not, stop. They may ask again later. Maybe not during this exchange, but maybe another day, week, month, etc. Maybe a phone call. Maybe an email. Maybe never. This is critical. You don't want to be annoying. People don't invest in annoying.

If they don't ask you for more information, you are done. They may not be the right target. Your tagline may just need work.

Sips of water.

This is why a tagline is so important. It needs to spark interest. Your tagline should focus on a pain point of your customer, not necessarily the solution you are providing. The tagline needs to focus on something people will want.

Examples

It’s Amazing What Soup Can Do! - Campbell Soup
Simplifying home and life - Costco
Everything’s $1 - Dollar Tree
We bring good things to life - General Electric
Fuel Your Fire - Monster Beverage
Accelerating Financial Freedom Through Angel Investing - Omega Accelerator

Notice the difference between our tagline, Accelerating Financial Freedom Through Angel Investing, versus those of the billion-dollar companies listed. Our tagline needs to be more specific until we are a billion dollar company. This is simply due to the budgetary constraints of our marketing budget relative to the others.

Are you looking for funding for an idea or business, send us your stuff and we will take a look, Funding@OmegaSeedFund.com

Are you interested in investing time or money into any of our businesses, info@omegaseedfund.com

Are you interested in promoting your product or service to our audience, contact Opportunities@OmegaSeedFund.com

Disclaimer: This is only for informational and discussion purposes. This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. 

Sources and Links
https://kopywritingkourse.com/company-slogans/
https://copywritingcourse.com/how-to-create-a-great-tagline/

https://medium.com/@zreitano/the-yc-application-broken-down-and-translated-e4c0f5235081
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rencarlton
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/RenCarlton
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmxQWgUDlPJo0IHCIa6SzrQ
https://omegalegacyacceleratorx.com/924-2/https://www.faceboyok.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html

Live Pitch Event - Ferndale, Michigan - Money for a Startup - Find up to $5 Million of Funding from Angel Investors - Ren Carlton

Pitch your business ideas directly to angel investors!  Ren Carlton will host the event.

Location

Incubizo
1938 Burdette
Ferndale, MI 48220

Date and Time

Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time

Schedule 

1:00 - Registration Opens
1:30 - 4:00 Pitches

This is an invitation-only event.  If you would like to pitch your business, please send us your 45 second pitch video as soon as possible. Click here for instructions.

Meet our Hosts

Ren Carlton

Ren Carlton has spent his career starting, growing, selling, and funding businesses. After graduating from Oakland University, Ren earned his CPA license and served as the CFO of a Tier 1 manufacturing company. His passion for business led him to leave his CFO position to pursue several entrepreneurial opportunities. Ren now actively funds, launches, grows, and sells businesses. One of his key business priorities is to encourage and help entrepreneurs pursue bold, fearless goals. Along the way, Ren hosted an award-winning business reality network radio show and wrote Profitpreneurship: Creating a Business that Produces Outstanding Financial Results.

Haroon Bhatti MBA/MSF

Haroon’s reputation for business success has been earned the old-fashioned way: through hard work, recognizable results, and performance that consistently gives his clients a competitive advantage. Haroon specializes in Brokerage and Valuations for Mainstreet and Lower Middle Market companies. His company’s consulting division helps entrepreneurs develop exit strategies and get their businesses set up to be saleable so they can get the highest value in the market. He also owns two successful companies of his own in the Automotive Industry. Additionally, he holds a Masters of Business Administration and also a Masters of Science in Finance.

Aurore Henze, ND

Aurore is the founder of Health-Media Star, which create unique branding platforms healthcare companies. Services include copy-writing, journalistic SEO, major news network PR, internet show, podcast, video, website development, networking opportunities and social media (design and build). Aurore also speaks on a variety of topics: Easy Wellness Tips to Increase Immunity, Overcoming Addiction, Sensible Weight loss, Look Young and Feel Young: Anti-Aging. Aurore attended Clayton College of Natural Health and received a Bachelors of Science / Doctorate of Natural Health. Aurore studied Eastern Medicine, Nutrition, body mind. biology, structural therapy, wellness, alternative therapies, and pain relief.

Send us your video today for a chance to find up to $5 Million of Funding from Angel Investors, funding@omegaaccelerator.com.

Format

Founders that are invited to pitch at our event will have about a minute to setup. After delivering their 45 second pitch, we will ask clarifying questions. Then we will discuss the opportunity privately. After our discussion we will invite the founder back and we may:

-Offer to invest
-Make strategic introduction(s)
-Offer to help find funding
-Other?

If you are unable to attend our live pitch event, we will review your video and follow the process remotely.

Pre-Registration - Reserve Your Spot Early to Receive Preferential Treatment

-Email us Ideas@moneyforastartup.com
-We ask that you use the following email subject line to avoid our spam filters, “MFAS - Pre-Registration - Live Pitch Event - [INSERT YOUR NAME HERE]" to avoid our spam filters.
-Click here for more information about how to send us a winning pitch video

Are you an investor or entrepreneur interested in helping us host a live pitch event?  Click here for more information.

Are you interested in marketing to our participants, audience, and network of over 20,000 funding sources and entrepreneurs?  Email Info@omegaaccelerator.com for details. 

Sources
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rencarlton 
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/RenCarlton

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmxQWgUDlPJo0IHCIa6SzrQ
https://omegaaccelerator.com/

https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html



Disclaimer:  This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service.  We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice.  Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties.  All stories are based on true events, but are altered to protect the identity of the individuals involved.

All offers will be contingent upon passing our due diligence process.

How to Invest in Small Businesses - Looking for Angel Investors to Co-Host our Live Pitch Events - Money for a Startup

We are looking for entrepreneurs and investors interested in helping us host our live pitch events. This is a great opportunity for both experienced investors and individuals interested in learning how to invest in small businesses.

Our co-hosts receive the following benefits:
-Equity in our accelerator, giving you ownership in all of our accelerator Participants
-Invitation to invest in cutting-edge ideas, products, and services before they hit the market

-Invitation to host at least one live pitch event  

-Invitation to attend all of our live pitch events
-Access to our network of over 20,000 funding sources and entrepreneurs
-And more!


Contact us to learn more about becoming one of our co-hosts, info@OmegaAccelerator.com .  We are also looking for passive investors.  Please contact us using the same email address if that interests you.


Are you looking for funding?  Click here to learn how you can send us your pitch for a chance to find up to $5 Million of Funding for your business.

Sources
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-invest-small-businesses-looking-angel-investors-ren-carlton
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rencarlton 
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/RenCarlton

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmxQWgUDlPJo0IHCIa6SzrQ
https://omegaaccelerator.com/

https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html


Disclaimer:  This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service.  We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice.  Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties.  All stories are based on true events, but are altered to protect the identity of the individuals involved.

Live Business Pitch Event - Bloomfield Hills, Michigan - Ren Carlton - Money for a Startup - Find up to $5 Million of Funding from Angel Investors

Pitch your business ideas directly to angel investors!  Ren Carlton will host the event.

Location
41000 Woodward Avenue, Suite 350
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Time
Wednesday, November 6, 2019, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time - NOTE:  CONTACT US FOR THE DATE OF OUR NEXT LIVE PITCH EVENT - Info@omegaaccelerator.com

Agenda
1:00 - Registration Opens
1:30 - 4:00 - Pitches

You will have 45 seconds to pitch your business idea.  If we like your idea, we will make you an offer to invest and help you find up to $5 million of additional funding.

Pre-Registration - Reserve Your Spot Today for Preferential Treatment

-Email us Ideas@moneyforastartup.com at least 24 hours before the event.

-The subject of your email needs to be “MFAS - Pre-Registration - Live Pitch Event - [YOUR NAME]" to avoid our spam filters.
-Your email must include your name, business name, phone number, business idea, and the date of the event you will attend.
-When you pre-register, you are welcome to send us supporting information about your business with your pre-registration email, e.g. website, social media links, videos, slide deck, business plan, projections, 1-page executive summary.
-We also accept video and remote pitches via Skype, however, live pitches are preferred.  If you would like to Skype us your pitch, please include your Skype ID in your email.  If you would like to send us a 45 second pitch video, please upload it to Youtube and send us the link.

Are you interested in investing in our startups or helping us host the program?  Email Info@omegaaccelerator.com for details.

Are you interested in marketing to our participants, audience, and network of over 20,000 funding sources and entrepreneurs?  Email Info@omegaaccelerator.com for details.   

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/live-business-pitch-event-bloomfield-hills-michigan-ren-carlton
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/10/5-million-funding-Birmingham-Michigan-RenCarlton.html
https://youtu.be/3RlGbzgTG1c

https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/

https://twitter.com/RenCarlton
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/



Disclaimer:  This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service.  We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice.  Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties.  All stories are based on true events, but are altered to protect the identity of the individuals involved.

All offers will be contingent upon passing our due diligence process.

Meet Two of the Hosts - Live Business Pitch Event - Birmingham, Michigan - Ren Carlton - Money for a Startup

I am pleased to announce two of the hosts of our Live Business Pitch Event in Birmingham, Michigan on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, EST

Mike Boudreau, Director at Morris Anderson, Manufacturing, Management, Refinancing, Performance Improvement, Financial Advisory, Mergers & Acquisitions 

Phyllip Hall, Founder of KidSmart Software Company, gov-tech and ed-tech

Are you interested in being an investor/host for this or future live business pitch events?  Email Info@omegaaccelerator.com for more information.   

Would you like to pitch us live or via video? Click Here for Instructions

https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/10/meet-two-of-hosts-live-business-pitch.html

https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/

https://twitter.com/RenCarlton

https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/

Disclaimer:  This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service.  We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties.  All stories are based on true events, but are altered to protect the identity of the individuals involved.

Find up to $5 Million of Funding from Angel Investors - Live Business Pitch Event - Birmingham, Michigan - Ren Carlton - Money for a Startup

Pitch your business ideas directly to angel investors!  Ren Carlton will host the event.

Location
Partnr Haus
2139 Cole Street
Birmingham, Michigan 48009

Time
Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time - NOTE:  CONTACT US FOR THE DATE OF OUR NEXT LIVE PITCH EVENT - Info@omegaaccelerator.com

Agenda
1:00 - Registration Opens
1:30 - 3:00 - 45 Second Pitches
3:30 - 4:00 - Offers Made

You will have 45 seconds to pitch your business idea.  If we like your idea, we will make you an offer to invest and help you find up to $5 million of additional funding.

Pre-Registration - Reserve Your Spot Today for Preferential Treatment

-Email us Ideas@moneyforastartup.com at least 24 hours before the event.

-The subject of your email needs to be “MFAS - Pre-Registration - Live Pitch Event - [YOUR NAME]" to avoid our spam filters.
-Your email must include your name, business name, phone number, business idea, and the date of the event you will attend.
-When you pre-register, you are welcome to send us supporting information about your business with your pre-registration email, e.g. website, social media links, videos, slide deck, business plan, projections, 1-page executive summary.
-We also accept video and remote pitches via Skype, however, live pitches are preferred.  If you would like to Skype us your pitch, please include your Skype ID in your email.  If you would like to send us a 45 second pitch video, please upload it to Youtube and send us the link.

Click Here to meet two of the other hosts

Are you interested in investing in our startups or helping us host the program?  Email Info@omegaaccelerator.com for details.

Are you interested in marketing to our participants, audience, and network of over 20,000 funding sources and entrepreneurs?  Email Info@omegaaccelerator.com for details.   

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/pitch-your-business-ideas-directly-angel-investors-ren-ren-carlton
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/10/5-million-funding-Birmingham-Michigan-RenCarlton.html
https://youtu.be/3RlGbzgTG1c

https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/

https://twitter.com/RenCarlton
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/



Disclaimer:  This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service.  We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice.  Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties.  All stories are based on true events, but are altered to protect the identity of the individuals involved.

All offers will be contingent upon passing our due diligence process.

Funding Session with Ren Carlton

I, Ren Carlton, offer one-on-one funding sessions to help you find the funding you need for your business. These funding sessions are typically done via phone or Skype. These sessions include:
-Reviewing your investment materials
-Listening to your pitch
-Evaluating the investment opportunity
-Providing candid feedback
-Offering advice on how to find funding
-Register you in our funding opportunities database, if applicable

I will also consider investing in your business.

Unlimited follow-up meetings

After our initial funding session, you can pitch me again in the future as many times as you want without additional cost until you find funding.

I charge $750 for this service.

100% satisfaction guaranteed or your money back

I also offer a 100% Money-Back Guarantee: If you are not completely satisfied, let me know within seven days of your evaluation and I will give a 100% refund.

Click Here to order your one-on-one funding session with me.

Are you interested in angel investing and helping us fund early-stage businesses? Email info@OmegaAccelerator.com. 

Sources and Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rencarlton
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/RenCarlton
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmxQWgUDlPJo0IHCIa6SzrQ
https://omegalegacyacceleratorx.com/924-2/https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html


Disclaimer: This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service. We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice. Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties. All stories are based on true events, but are altered to protect the identity of the individuals involved.

Ren Carlton's Book - Profitpreneurship: Creating a Business that Produces Outstanding Financial Results

Whether a company is driven by sales, operations, or that app/widget that everyone must have, success is still measured by the bottom line: profits. In Profitpreneurship: Creating a Business that Produces Outstanding Financial Results, entrepreneur Ren J. Carlton shares his extensive knowledge about how to create a business and the steps that must be taken to guarantee its success. Topics covered in this book includes understanding the basics of business development and setting goals, budgets and the importance of dashboards, maximizing the potential of employees, smart financing, and accountability, Carlton's concept of Profitpreneurship makes sense...and results in higher profits. Founder of Dynamic Advisory Solutions (DAS), Carlton introduces his DAS Profit Process, developed by the author to guide companies toward financial growth. The result is a straightforward guide that explores every element pertaining to the expansion of a company's profitability.

Table of Contents – Profitpreneurship

Introduction Creating a Profit-Driven Business
Chapter 1 The Case for Profitpreneurship
Chapter 2 Budgeting – Setting Powerful Targets
Chapter 3 Dashboards – The Numbers That Drive Your Business
Chapter 4 Employee Scorecards – Maximizing Employee Performance
Chapter 5 Cooking the Books – Helping Your Business Shine
Chapter 6 Financing – Securing the Cash Your Business Needs
Chapter 7 Financial Management – Building Your Profit Team
Conclusion Time to Execute!

Click here to purchase your copy of Profitpreneurship today! 

Ren Carlton

Ren Carlton has spent his career starting, growing, selling, and funding businesses. After graduating from Oakland University, Ren earned his CPA license and served as the CFO of a Tier 1 manufacturing company. His passion for business led him to leave his CFO position to pursue several entrepreneurial opportunities. Ren now actively funds, launches, grows, and sells businesses. One of his key business priorities is to encourage and help entrepreneurs pursue bold, fearless goals. Along the way, Ren hosted an award-winning business radio show and wrote Profitpreneurship: Creating a Business that Produces Outstanding Financial Results, which introduces the DAS Profit Process, a methodology he developed to help guide companies towards financial growth. Ren has served on the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants ethics task force, and as a director of the Detroit chapter of the Entrepreneur’s Organization and the Troy Community Foundation. Ren is a frequent presenter to various business groups throughout the United States.

Career Summary

During his career Ren has started and managed four successful businesses. In 2000 he launched Dynamic Advisory Solutions to address the need that businesses large and small have for expert financial support services on an as-needed basis.  Most of these companies have small and unsophisticated accounting departments, frequently just a single individual, to meet the financial management requirements of a growing company. In 2014 Ren launched Rencat, a marketing firm that provides effective, efficient and simple marketing services to small companies. Ren’s team manages a full spectrum of services, from marketing plan development and asset creation, to plan implementation and performance assessment. The following year, Ren entered the medical industry when he founded the Michigan Physician’s Society. MPS offers physicians advice on how start, grow, and sell their medical practice. MPS also represents physicians that pursue business opportunities outside of practicing medicine. Ren launched his most recent venture, Omega Accelerator, in 2016. Omega Accelerator stimulates economic growth and job creation through angel investing. 

Accolades include:

-Leader and Innovator by Lawrence Technological University – 2014
-Crain’s Detroit Business Magazine “40 Under 40” award – 2012
-DBusiness Magazine “30 in Their Thirties” – 2011
-Corp! Magazine “Best of Michigan Business” (Dynamic Advisory Solutions) – 2009
-Small Business Council of America, “Best of Business” (Dynamic Advisory Solutions) – 2009
-Corp! Magazine “Entrepreneur of Distinction” – 2008
-Small Business Administration (SBA) “Small Business Journalist of the Year”; Business Realty Network – 2007

He has achieved fundraising successes in the following business sectors:
-Aerospace
-Art
-Automotive
-Defense
-Dental

-Education Ed-Tech 

-Industrial 

-International
-Engineering and Design

-Finance Fin-Tech

-Franchise
-Healthcare
-International
-Logistics

-Manufacturing

-Real Estate

-Service

-Staffing 

-Technology

-Tool and Die
-Art
-Insurance

Ren offers funding skills in these areas: senior debt, mezzanine debt, SBA loans, family offices, private equity, venture capital, angel investors, pre-seed, seed capital, bridge, Series A+, exit.  He is familiar with Regulation A (Reg A), Regulation D (Reg D), Private Placement Memorandums (PPM), crowdfunding, initial coin offerings (ICO), Initial Public Offerings (IPO), and privately held securities

Interests Include: 

Interests include healthcare, technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, crypto-assets including crypto-currency and bitcoin, blockchain, esports, mobile technologies, healthtech, internet of things, apps, fitness, media, entertainment, gaming, art, music, podcasts, social media, fashion and design, natural language processing, voice user interface technologies, cyber security, edtech, education, online marketplaces, cannabis, insurance, fintech, financial services, distilleries, and breweries.

Keeping a pulse on industry trends and leaders is a key priority for Ren. He sources valuable information and insights from a wide variety of organizations, including Ernst & Young, Google, Deloitte, Price Waterhouse Cooper, Apple, The Wall Street Journal, University of Michigan, Wayne State, Funds for Projects., Inc., and Angel Investor. For inspiration, Ren tracks the activities and content of prominent thought leaders like Jack Welch, Simon Sinek, Tony Robbins, Tim Ferriss, Mark Cuban, and Richard Branson.

Ren is a proud father of two children. His hobbies include golf, tennis, poker, and chess. Ren is also an avid traveler with a long list of trips planned for the future.

Do you need help developing your pitch and fundraising strategy? Click here to schedule your one-on-one planning session with Ren Cartlon.

Learn more about Ren Carlton as his latest venture, Omega Accelerator, through the following links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rencarlton 
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/RenCarlton

https://youtu.be/KykN9MFlrtw

https://omegaaccelerator.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/
https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/
https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/funding-session-with-ren-carlton.html

Why Angel Investors Fund Startups

I have been an entrepreneur in one form or another since I was a teenager. Despite the odds, entrepreneurship has provided me an amazing life. The benefits of being an angel investor and founder go well beyond money.  This includes freedom, flexibility, access, adventure, swag, entertainment, education, notoriety, and more. However, entrepreneurship can also require a lot of time, money, and risks. How can you enjoy the benefits of entrepreneurship and avoid these drawbacks?

You may want to consider becoming a part-time angel investor. According to recent statistics, Angel Investors invest about $25 billion in 70,000 companies every year just in the United States alone.

Because of the new crowdfunding rules, almost anyone can make angel investments.  Generally speaking, however, angel investors have a high net-worth and are looking to invest in equity of a business. Sometimes angels are part of angel investing groups. Others simply possess knowledge about private companies and want to put it to good use.

Below are some of the types of people that invest in startups and small businesses.

Investors Looking for an Extraordinary Return on Investment (ROI)

According to Techcrunch.com, angel investors can expect to earn a gross multiple of 2.5X their investment in about four years. That is a 250% ROI. Investors that are comfortable with the risks of angel investing may be able to enjoy this type of return.

Seasoned Entrepreneurs Who Want to Mentor

They relish in the idea of being a mentor to the younger generation of startups. If you have the income and you want to make this type of impact, consider making angel investments.

Business-Minded Entrepreneurs Who Want to Network

If you’ve made it far enough in your professional career to have the time and money to consider investing, then you are probably already pretty good at networking. Angel Investors take this to the next level. You can gain unique opportunities to network with people from a totally different perspective. When you are at a networking event, people will find you to pitch ideas.

Those Who Care About Innovation

High-tech angels often care just as much about ROI as they do about introducing high-tech and innovative solutions into the world. These investors might even care more about the mission or impact of a company. If you want to make a difference in the world of medical tech, fintech, or any other industry that has the potential to make a huge impact, then you should consider making angel investments.

Looking for Something New

Angel Investing is an easy way to give you access to the world of entrepreneurship. This often includes access to new ideas, events, and opportunities. Boredom was one of the reasons I quit my job as a CFO to become a full-time entrepreneur. I have not been bored a day since that decision!

Are you interested in becoming an Angel Investor?  We can help!  Contact us today,  Info@omegaaccelerator.com

Sources:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-angel-investors-fund-startups-ren-carlton 

https://rencarlton.blogspot.com/2019/09/why-angel-investors-fund-startups18.html

https://youtu.be/qvzLuYe6QC4 

https://www.facebook.com/TheOmegaAccelerator/ 

https://twitter.com/RenCarlton

https://www.instagram.com/omega.funding/

https://www.genglobal.org/united-states-gban/new-research-individual-angels-provides-insights-startup-ecosystem


Disclaimer:  This does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service.  We are not offering any legal, investment, tax, or medical advice.  Please consult the appropriate professional before doing anything you learn from the content posted on any of our digital properties.  All stories are based on true events, but are altered to protect the identity of the individuals involved.