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Instructions - part 1


In the following you will find useful comments to fill in the first part of the registration form, the information about your project.
 

What for do you need capital?

In what function are you looking for money or what do you want to set up?

Where is your company / home address?

Your company / organization exists since?

What is your business / activity profile?

Describe your area of expertise, business idea and activity. (field not included in the preliminary search)

Amount of capital needed

Annual turnover

Annual profit

How long will it take you to make profits?

What kind of partnership do you want?

What documents can you provide the interested parties with?

Dou you need help in one of the following areas of expertise?

What qualifications do you and your potential partner have for this project? (field not included in the preliminary search)


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What for do you need capital?

Indicate why you are looking for capital. If more items are relevant for you, select the first one mentioned (if your business idea involves a new product, select "new product"). Following options are available:

Invention / new product:
Development or marketing of a new product or patent. The product can be your own creation or be new for a particular market.

Business idea / start-up:
Planned set up of a new company. The concept can be new or not.

Business expansion / restructure:
Provided that you have already a business or activity running.

Other project:
Select this option if none of the previous categories correspond to the core of your project.

Private credit:
Money for private use. You don't envisage to set up or register a new business.


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In what function are you looking for money or what do you want to set up?

Indicate here whether you act as private person or which is the legal form of the company or institution you are collecting capital for. For new businesses, enter the legal form you intend to choose.

Individuals:
You don't have a company or any other registered organization and you don't intend to create one in the near future.

Retailer / partnership:
Company in which the owner/owners is/are responsible personally, for example trading declaration (trading license) or trading company

Limited company / other corporation:
All kind of corporations, for example Ltd., limited partnership, even if the company is not completely set up yet or is to be set up.

Public company:
The company is listed on the stock exchange or set up as a public company.

Association / Organization
Non-profit organizations, associations or similar.


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Where is your company / home address?

Select the country where the headquarters of your company or institution are located. Individuals should indicate their country of residence.


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Your company / organization exists since:

Indicate when your company or organization was created. If you collect capital as a private person you can leave this field blank or choose the option "doesn't exist yet".


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What is your business / activity profile?

Select the option that corresponds most to your line of business. If several categories fit your profile, choose the one that is most important in your activity. You can describe your activity in more details next (field not included in the preliminary search). You can choose from the following options:

Service:
including marketing, all kind of consultancy, procurement agencies (real estates, financial products), training and further education

Wholesale and retail industry:
All kind of trade, from retail to large distribution companies. Also mail order service. Sales and distribution of foreign products. If you manufacture your own products, please select "production plant".

Production plant:
Production of goods, if the production side is more important than distribution.

Construction, building industry, handicraft, work:
Construction companies, classical handicraft activities (painter, locksmith, etc.), building companies etc.

vehicle industry, dealer, workshops:
All kind of vehicle industry, workshops, car dealer, tuner, accessories, etc.

E-commerce, internet, computer technology:
All activities related to the internet. If your company has a website, but achieves the biggest part of its turnover traditionally, select "wholesale and retail industry".
Furthermore: development and production of computer products (for example network technology, software, etc.)

Entertainment, tourism, gastronomy:
Gastronomy, travel agencies, professional artists, sportsmen and organizers of business entertainment, cultural activities and sport events.

Transport and logistics:
All transport activities (for example forwarding agency, taxis, courier service, etc.)

Science, research, development:
Scientists, institutions, research associations, technological development, pharmaceutical development, inventions with or without patent, etc.

Media:
TV, press, news agencies, film companies and photo agencies, etc. If you publish exclusively in the net, please select "e-business, internet".

Agriculture:
All kinds of agriculture, also forest economy.

Non-profit organizations, associations:
Any association or organization even if set up at a later stage.

Others:
If you don't find any adequate definition for your project, indicate the exact title.


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Describe your area of expertise, business idea, activity.

Give a short describtion of your expertise, business idea and activity. Be concise and only mention the key points. The description has to be appealing to investors.


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Amount of capital needed

Enter a round value without decimals. You can insert a dot or a comma between the thousands as followed (for example: 4.500.000), or write it without (for example: 4500000).
Select the respective currency next. You can convert other currencies with our converter. If you are looking for an amount from... to... indicate the higher value.


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Annual turnover

Here enter the annual turnover of your company. If the company hasn't started its activities or isn't established yet, indicate how much you would like or you expect to achieve. If you can't answer, leave this field blank.
Use the same currency for the turnover and the amount of capital needed.


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Annual profit

Here enter the annual profit of your company. If the company hasn't started its activities or isn't established yet, indicate how much you would like or you expect to make. I you can't answer, leave this field blank.
Use the same currency for the annual profit and the amount of capital needed.


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How long will it take you to make profits?

Indicate if your company has already made profits, or how long it will take to make profits. If your company isn't established yet, please indicate when you would expect to make profits.


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What kind of partnership do you want?

Please indicate what you have to offer to investors, i.e. in which form you would need the capital. You can select the following options:

Credit:
You agree on an interest rate and payment by installments. Generally, the investor requires guarantees up to the amount of the credit (real estates, share of the company)

Venture capital:
Generally investors don't require any guarantee, but expect higher profits than they would receive if you paid them interests. Venture capital investors either share the profits or agree on a fixed amount if the business is successful. Usually investors have shares in the company.

Limited partners:
Investors have shares in the company, but they don't work actively for the company. Some partnerships are only involved in the profits. Others also cover for potential losses.

General partners:
Investors have shares in the company and run the business actively.

Taking over / selling:
You plan to sell your company, patent or business ideas partly or totally. You may also want to sell licenses or franchise.


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What documents can you provide the interested parties with?

Please type in the kind of documents you can send us or interested parties directly if necessary. You can indicate several documents. These documents are not absolutely necessary to register to the databank.

Concept:
Project description, if possible including your idea of cooperation with a capital investor.

Business plan:
Detailed description of your project on approximately 20-30 A4 pages. Read the section "Tips and Tricks" for more information.

Profit / loss:
Only for existing companies. For companies being set up now, you have a prospective and economic model based on your business plan.

Balance sheets:
Only for existing companies. If possible from the last two years.

Patent:
If you have patented your invention, idea or part of it, you have a patent specification in your possession.

Location analysis:
Analysis of the planned location of your business. Concerns especially retailer business or businesses depending on the number of venues or visitors (for example how many potential customers live in the area or how many pedestrians are passing by daily etc.)

Market analysis:
Analysis of the prospective market chances (for example how many potential customers are in the area, situation of the competitors, etc.)

Partner contract:
Only for existing companies, respectively a draft of a partner contract when a new company is to be set up.

Other documents:
Please indicate what other documents you can present.


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Dou you need help in one of the following areas of expertise?

Apart from capital, would you like your partner to support or help you in any other way? You can select several categories.


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What qualifications do you and your potential partner have for this project? (This field is not available in the preliminary test)

Describe briefly why you are the most qualified businessman for this project (experience, education and qualities). If you have already partners, please mention their qualifications. This doesn't concern you if you only intend to sell a business or an idea.


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