<b>Thinking Small: How To Keep Yourself From Business Success</b>

In talking with one of my funding reps recently, he

mentioned that in his many dealings with entrepreneurs at

many levels, he found that the vast majority of them had

been trained to "think small." The reasons for this were that

they were constantly being reminded of

1. the difficulty of

raising capital,


2. high interest rates charged by lenders to small

companies or


3. the insistence by many venture capitalists that the

company owner(s) surrender control of their companies.



If, instead, they continued to "think small," they could still

retain control of their company, even if they were unable to

expand due to lack of capital and a funding strategy. Thus,

these entrepreneurs are encouraged to export their

products or services and are discouraged from becoming

multinational corporations.



ENTREPRENURIAL FEARS



I've found similar attitudes. When I discuss a $1 million

funding , I've often heard, "But it costs more to go public in

the States" or "We only grossed $2 million, last year." These

are often examples of being stuck in a mental rut, locked

into what is thought to be "possible."



In such cases, my response is, "I understand. That's what

you've been thinking about and planning...and that's fine.

However, can you set that plan aside for a few moments

and imagine what you might be able to do if your company

were a multinational corporation? If you could get not only

that million, but several millions more?" I generally hear a

long silence at that point.



Then the ideas begin to pop, the possibilities expand. If,

however, you really don't want to be a multinational

corporation with its associated problems and the hard work

required, along with the potential huge rewards, probably

reading on is a waste of your time.



But if such an idea appeals to you, what are some ideas

which might be considered?



ACQUISITIONS



You can grow the value of your company rapidly by finding

cash producing companies in your field, supportive of your

main product/service, that you might be able to acquire for

cash or, even better, cash and stock. (That's the system

used by CISCO to become a $50 billion international

goliath.) That saves you the huge costs of creating a new

market. You buy it already established instead. It builds

company value far faster than by simply ramping up

production, advertising and/or marketing.



FRANCHISING



Does your product or service lend itself to franchising?

Macdonalds and similar firms would be far smaller if they

had simply opened branches. The business would have

become unwieldy very quickly. Helping others to own their

own businesses, while they, in turn, increase your

company's cash flow, makes great business sense. It's

another way to buy a new market rather than building it.



FACTORING



While you're building your company, can you increase cash

flow if your product or services are sold to other commercial

enterprises? Factoring is the fastest, most reliable form of

rapid cash flow ever invented. One of the cheapest, too.

The practice is over 3,000 years old and used by hundreds

of thousands of companies. See my articles on this

subject here at Ezine Articles.com



INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM



We've recently connected with a new Equity Investment

funder. Probably the single biggest factor which made us

decide to work with this particular funding group is their

extremely high levels of integrity and professionalism. They

trumpet a win-win-win intention from the very beginning. In

over twenty years in the financial field, we've never met a

group like them. Read about them at our website.



THINKING BIG, ENTREPRENEUR!



My suggestion is simple: Think BIG! What was

your original dream? Might you be able to achieve it faster

than you've thought? How big are you willing to grow? As

an entrepreneur, what are you willing to tackle? If you can

qualify for the funder's program, we'll support you in your

rapid expansion toward your goals.