I want to run a ski chalet in France I have no way of financing any start up capital. How can I do it?????
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just go for it and you will get there - there are too many negative people here - don't listen to them
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Call the department of commerce in the city you will be based in.Also the government does have some grants for people who wish to start a business.
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You don't. A cafe is a business that requires capital. Unless you can find investors to provide funds for you or a bank that can give you a loan, this is not a business that you can start for only $5,000. If your resources are not enough, cashflow will be extremely tight and there is a very high chance that the business will fail. The #1 reason why businesses fail is due to lack of capital, and without money and no experience in the business, you stand a formidable challenge.\n\nFrom the article "How to Start a Business with Little Cash" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol30/nocash.htm here are some tips on how you can start a business and earn more money even if you are short of cash today:\n\n1. Find a business that you can start for little money (e.g. starting a personal chef business where you cook meals for families and cater is cheaper than opening a cafe)\n\n2. Consider your time and effort - if you have little cash, you may have to work harder for the money because you will have no resource to outsource or employ others to do certain tasks for you; or you have no money to buy equipment so you can only do certain things the long way\n\n3. Get your creative juices flowing. With no money, the only thing you have is your imagination. Be creative and find ways to get things done \n\n4. Be prepared to do all the work yourself - from doing your business plan, finding financing, writing emails, shipping and handling, marketing or whatever processes your business requires. \n\n5. Be prepared to invite investors - you may need financing help from someone down the road so be prepared to share some of the pie. \n\nAs for writing your business plan, here are some resources that can help you write your business plan:\n\n- SBA Business Plan Basics http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html\n- PowerHomeBiz.com Creating a Business Plan section http://www.powerhomebiz.com/startup/businessplan.htm\n- Entrepreneur.com Writing a Business Plan section http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizplan/0,7253,,00.html\n\nYou may also want to review some sample business plans to see how it actually looks like:\n\n- Bplans.com http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm\n- MOOT Corp Business Plan competition winners\nhttp://www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html\n- VFinance - View hundreds of real business plans in pdf format. http://www.vfinance.com/home.asp?bps=1&ToolPage=bps_main.asp\n- Business Owners Toolkit Sample business plans and information on how to create a plan. http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/buspln_m.asp\n- PlanWare Planning software and information. http://www.planware.org/\n- Virtual Business Plan Walk through the design of a business plan. http://www.bizplanit.com/vplan.html \n-SBA Business Planning Guide http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html\n- Small Business Advancement Center http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/business_plan/businessPlan.pdf\n- Sample Business Plan General planning guide created by the Canadian Business Service Center. http://www.cbsc.org/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=CBSC_FE/display&c=GuideFactSheet&cid\n- Business Plans Index - A subject guide to sample business plans and profiles for specific business types from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. http://216.183.184.20/subject/business/bplansindex.html\n\nSome recommended books are :\n\n- Start and Run a Coffee Bar (Start & Run a) by Tom Matzen and Marybeth Harrison\n- Real-World Wrap Cafe Business Start-up by Dan Titus and Juice Gallery Multimedia\n- FabJob Guide to Become a Coffee House Owner by Tom Hennessey\n- How to Open a Financially Successful Coffee, Espresso & Tea Shop by Elizabeth Godsmark\n- ESPRESSO! Starting and Running Your Own Specialty Coffee Business by Joe Monaghan
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I would try to find a local investor. I've started 3 companies and you do not want capital venture firms giving you money. Find a local businessman or company to invest. 200-500k is a very small investment. Just make sure you have an attorney look over the documents before signing anything if you find an investor. If I didn't have a law degree, I wouldn't have noticed many of the stipulations. You can get screwed pretty easily and end up only owning 30-40% of the company you worked so hard to start.
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Just curious did it work in France? Was it basic set up money? What were the conditions?I knew they had problems but was unaware of this. \n Always nice to hear what others do. I will have check this out. \n I was getting tired of the other questions. Thanks
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www.prosper.com is the best source for raising capital, in my opinion. It lets you suggest an interest rate and people can look at your story and decide what kind of risk you present.
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some funding source in usa here.it's help you hope\nhttp://www.freewebs.com/getyourloan
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i would probably start by creating an online business that deals with what you are trying to do. That could help you obtain the capital needed to start you big business
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If you have got your business plans evaluated and are rated good high enough, you can explore the possibility of tapping venture capital from private funders, banks and other institutions for the purpose. Such capital infusion is quite cheap in costs and are long to very long term assistance. Some governments also offer "seed capital" for self-employment, which you need to check with your local authorities.
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You need to go to college and take business classes to start. You need a job and save your money so you can purchase the building and equipment. Never rely on others to full fill your dream. It only takes YOU and your hard work and determination.
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Anyone can do business in US with no requirement to be physically present here. Of course, registration, license etc are required.\n\nGenerally you will need to register in every state where you intend to do "business" (e.g. recruit employees, open shop or other physical presence, not including internet or remote sales). Otherwise it is sufficient to register in a single state out of the 50 states.\n\n(1) Pick a state. Most foreign companies pick Delaware\n\n(2) Get incorporated (either as corporation or LLC etc). \n\nIf you do not want it as a corporation but only as a sole proprietorship, you don't have to incorporate. But you can rent an office in any city, go to that city office and get a business license with that address.\n\n(3) If it is a corporation you will need a separate tax id (Also known as entity identification number). You can telephone IRS and they will assign one. For sole prop you can file taxes with personal income tax. \n\n(4) If you incorporate in Delaware and also keep a physical presence in Delaware you won't need a separate certificate from the DE state. IF you incorporate in Delaware and rent an office space in California, you will need a separate "certificate of qualification" from CA state, as a "foreign corporation" (foreign in the sense of another state, not country). You will pay taxes to CA state and not DE State (Where you pay only franchise taxes for shares and no business income tax).\n\nGenerally companies located overseas incorporate in Delaware, and also open a virtual office in Delaware through "Registered Agent" who helps you incorporate. It costs about $500 for one time incorporation, and a recurring cost of $200 or so each year to maintain legal active status it in Delaware. (Figures are approximate).  OFfice space costs are extra.\n\nThe other alternate would be finding a "partner" company that imports your product and markets it in US.\n\nYou will need to decide if you want to go alone or find a partnering company. \n\nImporting gold may invoke custom duties.\n\nOften each segment of a business US is outsourced to expert companies. Importing company could be different from marketing and sales company.\n\nHope the writeup helps a bit. Good Luck on your plans.
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How much capital do you need and do you have a business plan?\n\nIf you do email it to me\n\nChris Swing\nchristopherswing@yahoo.com
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The first step is to decide what you want to do -- especially if you have no resources. Think first whether you want to start a beauty salon or you want a clothing store -- not both if you have no capital whatsoever.\n\nIt is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. And yes, grants mean PAPERWORK - lots and lots of it, that is why a cottage industry of grant writers was born.\n\nNonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.\n\nEven if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently. But still the info is the same - hardly any grants for starting a for profit business.\n\nI suggest you read the following books to get ideas of how to finance your business:\n\nFinancing Your Small Business  http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1572484500/powerhomebizguid\nSmall Business Financing: How and Where To Get It http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0808007386/powerhomebizguid\nFinancing the Small Business: A Complete Guide to Obtaining Bank Loans and All Other Types of Financing http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580626815/powerhomebizguid\nThe SBA Loan Book http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158062202X/powerhomebizguid\nAngel Capital : How to Raise Early-Stage Private Equity Financing http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471690635/powerhomebizguid\nFinancing Your Small Business (Barron's Business Library Series) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764124897/powerhomebizguid
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Join some mid size Hotel and get the experiance there. If you have experiance it will be easy to start and you will surelly get funds to run the Hotel.
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I don't think it's possible to open 1 yourself :( \nYou need to make a company O_o first!
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It is very, very unlikely that any venture capitalist would be interested in funding your new business, since they generally invest millions of dollars in existing businesses run by experienced managers that are likely to grow very rapidly. You may find it easier to look for "angel investors", who are wealthy individuals who invest smaller amounts in early stage companies.\n\nFor whatever it's worth, the link below is to the Hong Kong Venture Capital Association. Good luck!
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try with Venture Capital