85% of Inc 500 Companies Never Take Outside Money!

April 1st, 2008

Inc 500 No Venture CapitalPart 6 of CEOs Dinner

Another great stat from last Thursday night’s dinner, this again from the same angel investor. He revealed something that I was shocked by!

The Inc 500 is a list that is published every year of the 500 fastest growing small businesses in the country (they do an Inc 5000) as well.

This investor revealed that over 85% of the companies on this list have never taken money from an outside investor! 85%!

So, think again if you want to raise money, is it really a good idea?

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2 Responses to “85% of Inc 500 Companies Never Take Outside Money!”

  1. Jermaine Says:
    April 8th, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    This is quite encouraging considering the number small businesses and entrepreneurs that feel it is a necessary evil to acquire outside funds.

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    April 9th, 2008 at 1:32 am

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