Resources For Growing Your Startup Business

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The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Raising Capital From Angel Investors

This little primer will provide guidance on tapping into the wallets of Angel Investors and getting them engaged in your new venture. Uniquely, Angel Investors can provide not only needed seed capital but often expertise, guidance, and referral contacts that they have aggregated from years in the business world.

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Professional Contacts

Sweetwater Merchant Banking

Company Valuations using DCF, Debt and Equity Finance, Seed and early stage capital, Rounds A, B and C, Guidance and advice on Mergers and Acquisitions

Contact: Tarby Bryant, MBA
10387 Magnolia Farm Dr, Apison, TN 37302-1702
Work Phone: 404-606-2193
Work Email: [email protected]

Tony Tortorici, Tortorici and Randolph

Public Relations for GOA Presenters

Contact: Tony Tortorici 
Work Email: [email protected]

Wes Pennington, CPA

Simple financial models for young companies with limited budgets.

- Income statement forecast for 3 years
- Cap table
- Valuation

Your choice for a flat fee of $300 each. The service includes up to 2 hours of personal consultation and a .pdf deliverable in “white label” format (no letterhead and no opinion). Offered exclusively to new or startup companies with less than $300k sales.


Mature companies will be quoted separately, based upon operational complexity.

Bookkeeping, tax, and general financial consultation provided on an hourly or fixed fee basis.

Wes Pennington, CPA

CPA with extensive experience with entrepreneurs and startups.

Contact: Wes Pennington
eMail: 
[email protected]

Mark Kapral, Director of Marketing for Gathering of Angels

Marketing & Product Strategy, GOA Website Designer and Founder/Creative Director at Maddhouse - website design agency for growing businesses.

Contact: Mark Kapral
Work Phone: 404-941-0702
Website: www.maddhouse.co
eMail:
 [email protected]

Debbie Chilton, Business Performance Advisor

Contact: Debbie Chilton
Work Phone: 512-231-4524
Website: www.insperity.com/Debbie.Chilton

Yoni Rubin, CEO of MRGN

MRGN is the business intelligence platform for small businesses, serving as a crystal ball into their finances and operations, and helping them mitigate future risks by leveraging big data and Machine Learning.

Contact: Yoni Rubin
Work Phone: +1-347-277-5781
Website: https://mrgn.ai/
eMail: 
[email protected] 

The Gathering of Angels™ Blog

GOA and 180 degree Pivot to Zoom Platform

May 14, 2020

Proclamation from Atlanta City Council for 20th Anniversary of GOA

Nov 28, 2016

The Guide to Raising Capital From Angel Investors

Mar 04, 2016

Organize your ideas, Model your business, Get the funding you need

There is a limited window in which to organize, fund, and launch your ambitious, innovative business concept. Now you can get your proposition prepared in days vs. months

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