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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>If you're an emerging business with the next great item, often you need to have an angel on your side.<br />
A study by the University of New Hampshire's Center for Venture Research showed that "angel investors" - high-net-worth men and women prepared to invest in entrepreneurial organizations at an early stage - shelled out a lot more than $18 billion into early-stage firms final year alone, compared to $304 million by venture capitalists.<br />
Discovering an angel investor, nonetheless, is not an easy job. Safer Smokes Inc. is one particular business that understands the challenge of attracting the correct investors.<br />
This development-stage company is tapping the smoking cessation industry with a exclusive tobacco-totally free, nicotine-free of charge smoke referred to as Bravo, which has the appearance of a conventional cigarette and burns like tobacco, but is really created from lettuce fibers.<br />
"Bravo lets you smoke your way out of the tobacco habit steadily," said Puzant C. Torigian, chief executive officer of Safer Smokes.<br />
For organizations like Safer Smokes, it might be also soon to strategy significant venture capital firms, but time to move beyond networking with family members and pals. Angel investors to the rescue.<br />
"The challenge for raising capital in today's market place is in harnessing the courage and vision of the angel to see by way of to the genuine investment chance," said Torigian.<br />
So how do companies like Safer Smokes attract their angel?<br />
* Have a clear-cut target marketplace for your product or service. For instance, Safer Smokes is targeting the smoking cessation industry, which has sales approaching $10 billion per year, up from $6 billion just 3 years ago.<br />
Most angel investors prefer companies that are likely to show positive cash flow within their 1st 18 months, so having these kinds of statistics about your market place can be an incentive.<br />
* Match the business strategy objectives to the angel's risk tolerance. Investors want to know the product or service will be distinctive and properly-cultivated. Safer Smokes has a patented resolution that organization officials say will "impact the landscape of the well being care business." [http://www.ideaangels.com/ idea angels com]</div>KallyGideon82