Thinking about seeking funding for your business? Startup consultant Cate Costa explains basic business plan elements, and developing a fundraising strategy.

In this lesson, take a deep dive into the financial section of a startup business plan, starting with how to use pro forma financials for capital planning.

Discover the most common types of funding available to entrepreneurs for raising startup capital—including crowdsourcing, angel investors, and more.

This lesson reveals what to expect raising business startup capital, and provides tips for developing funding strategies via grants, loans, and crowdsourcing.

Want to find angel investors or venture capitalists for startup funding? Learn about investor profiles, funding stages, and how to identify your best match.

Need tips for how to pitch your startup to investors? Learn how to prepare, and how to win over angel investors or venture capitalists so they want to back you.

Learn about the most common items in an angel term sheet or VC term sheet , so you can make smart business decisions about your startup funding deal.

Ready to build your startup team? Learn about the key roles beyond employees and founders—advisors, mentors and more—and how to select people for each position.

Find out what happens after successfully raising startup capital—hiring, board meetings, PR and more—and how to hit the ground running for the growth phase.

When seeking startup business funding, these free and inexpensive tools can help with market research, investor lists, networking, and project management.