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Rhonda Allegro has spent most of her spare time in the last 10 months either in the library at the local university or at the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) housed there. A little more than a year ago, she decided to launch a retail music store specializing in musical instruments, supplies, and hard-to-find sheet music and music books. She also plans to set up a "marketplace" between music students and instructors, collecting a finder's fee for each match-up. Rhonda set a goal of developing a complete business plan within a year, and now, 10 months later with her plan completed, she is ahead of schedule.

Rhonda was the creator of the plan, but she had plenty of help building it. She used the services of the university's SBDC, a friend who is an accountant at a Big Six firm and a friend who is an attorney. She thought that her plan was a good one, but she was excited when the SBDC counselors encouraged her to enter a statewide competition sponsored by a local venture capital firm for the best business plan. She could hardly believe it when her plan won in the retail division!

Now, all that remains is launching the business. Rhonda has $75,000 that she plans to invest in the business, but her financial forecasts indicate that she will need another $650,000. Two banks already have turned her down, both citing the risk involved in small business startups. One of the SBDC consultants suggested that Rhonda consider searching out equity capital. "That sounds promising, but how do I find equity investors? Where do I start my search? What are my options?"

Answer Rhonda's questions.
Which equity sources would you recommend to Rhonda? Explain.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using equity capital?

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//The given discussion paper is based on the problems of finance. Prior to discuss the names of the equity sources, I am describing the concept of 'Equity capital' to make you understand that how many sources of equity can be available for Rhonda. In this section, in addition to the various equity sources, I am recommending some effective sources for Rhonda as under. //

Equity capital is the most important long term source of financing. Equity capital represents the ownership position in a company. The holders of ordinary shares, called shareholders, are the legal owners of the company. Institutional investors and venture capitalists are the two main sources of equity capital for starting a new business. (Gordon, 2006)

Financial organizations such as investment & insurance companies, pension funds, etc. are known as institutional investors who make an investment in the businesses and fund their new establishment. Venture capital plays a strategic role in financing small scale enterprises and high technology and risky ventures. Venture capital finance is often thought of as "the early stage financing of new and young enterprises seeking to grow rapidly."

I would recommend Rhonda to fund the new business through venture capital financing. The main problem with the venture capitalists is ...

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