Andy Cars, a guest blogger on the ArcticStartup blog, is “right on the money” with advice for entrepreneurs in his blog post titled “10 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Often Make When Raising Capital,” dated December 11, 2009. Andy is the CEO of Seedcap, a Swedish business advisory firm that helps startup companies grow and raise capital.

Like Andy, Connecticut Innovations has reviewed hundreds of business plans and listened to countless business pitches from entrepreneurs who are seeking startup capital. Over our 20-year history, we have seen examples of each and every one of the 10 mistakes that he highlights and would encourage the next generation of entrepreneurs to keep this list handy and give it due consideration before raising capital.

This blog post is a quick read and worthwhile…Here is a link.

Peter Longo
President and Executive Director

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