Venture Capital Resources

Is venture capital usually a good financing source for a small e-business?

Your e-commerce site was successful in its first year of operation; however, you would like additional financing for expansion. You are intrigued by venture capital. Is it usually a good financing source for a small e-business? Form a team to pursue five typical requirements for obtaining venture capital and explain their advantages.

Public Comments

1. Not really. Most venture capitalist are generally looking for companies with market potential in the hundreds of millions. They are looking for BIG business opportunities that create new markets and/or use new business models/products/technologies to substantially expand existing large markets. They were in ebusiness when they were new but now most ecommerce opportunities will be trying to crack into very competitive areas with players like Amazon already dominant.