Florida Investment Network

Entrepreneurs - How It Works

We have created a database of Florida investors who are regular investors in Florida startups and businesses requiring capital. Our site also gives you access to investors from our partner sites in New York, Texas, California, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and Pennsylvania. We charge no commission and our rates are low, so the cost to you of finding investment can be as little as $149.

We offer a fast and easy process to get your business proposal in front of investors:

Step 1: Register as an Entrepreneur

The first step in reaching investors through the Florida Investment Network is to register. This involves answering a few questions about yourself in our one page registration form. It is free to register and the process only takes a few minutes. What are you waiting for? Register here.

Step 2: Create A Proposal

Once you have registered, you can then login and create an investment proposal. We don't ask you for a detailed business plan, only that you answer questions that investors need to know in order to do initial due diligence on your idea and your business. When you are ready to activate your proposal, a staff member will do a final review prior to releasing the proposal to investors.

Step 3: Find Matching Investors

Once your proposal is approved, our system will cross reference your proposal information with investor preferences to determine which investors should be notified about your proposal.

Step 4: Make Contact

Once your proposal is distributed to investors, you will be notified if an investor is interested in your proposal. Please be aware that we are a match-making service only. We receive no commissions so our rates for helping you find investors can remain low. Our system gives you access to contact information of interested investors, however, we do not become involved in due diligence, negotiations, or deal structuring between you and any interested investors.

Payment Options

Option 1 Submit your investment proposal for free using our Basic Services package. When our online matching service finds an investor interested in your opportunity, you can then contact the investor by upgrading to our Referral Services or Premium Services packages. Your proposal remains active for 180 days and all investor contacts are included in the price of the upgrade packages, no matter how many of them there are. Please Note: If you submit your investment proposal for free, it must be 100% anonymous.

Option 2 Alternatively you can pay an upfront fee for one of our two higher grade packages (Referral Services, Premium Services) and take advantage of our enhanced services. This will increase your chances of finding investment by allowing you easier and faster access to interested investors and the use of the many premium services discussed on our rates page.

Florida Investors

Florida > Lakeland

I am a corporate lawyer in Lakeland, FL. We are a hybrid law firm, in that we provide legal services as well as business advice. I worked as a supply-chain management consultant, financial analyst, and senior acquisition analyst prior to entering law school. In my time as an attorney, I have aided hundreds of businesses throughout the business cycle, including the successful purchase and sale of businesses totaling more than $300MM in enterprise value.

$3,000 to $200,000

Florida > Saint Petersburg

Former analyst in the alternatives group at a multi billion dollar firm. Current analyst for a firm whose clients are Credit Value Hedge Funds. Bachelors Degree in Economics/Finance from Florida State, CFA candidate, looking to make at this time a nominal equity investment in a great startup or existing venture that has rapidly growing sales and matching demand for it's product or service.

$5,000 to $20,000

Florida > Jacksonville

I represent a small group of private investors looking to help fund proven and growing business models in Florida. We are want to invest in smaller businesses with good active management, a sound business model, and decent growth prospects for a reasonable ROI. We are more interested in debt financing but are not opposed to equity with the right company. What we are not looking for is to fund your start-up idea or help you get your business "off the ground".

$1,000 to $150,000

Florida > Singer Island

I'm a 41 single attorney in south Florida. In addition to being an attorney, I have an undergrad degree in finance from Indiana university. My partner and I have an investment company and we are looking for a sound business investment where we can remain silent partners or have a peripherally advisory role. We both invest daily in the market and are now looking to expand our horizons into businesses.

$1 to $30,000

Florida > Naples

I am an investor currently living in Naples, FL. I have background and experience in Horticulture/Greenhouse production as well as Microbreweries. I also deal with some real estate related investments. Looking to invest in business(es) that are either in pipeline/startup stage or existing and profitable. I am an individual and not an investment company/broker.

$1,000 to $700,000

Florida > Orlando

33 yrs old in Orlando, FL. 10yrs Network Engineer experience. Individual Investor.

$1,000 to $20,000

Florida > Orlando

A professional medical device executive in a fortune 100 company With multiple C-Suite connections. Expertise in quality improvements, cost efficiency, manufacturing, Engineering, strategy and project management/execution. PhD in polymer Physics. Masters in industrial and Medicinal Chemistry. Looking for investment opportunities with advisory/silent role. Some hands on possible based on investment

$10,000 to $500,000

Florida > Palm Beach Gardens

We are an organization that facilitates interaction between individual investors and Florida entrepreneurs through Member networking and our monthly meetings and presentations. Our investors are private individuals or groups of private individuals who invest in emerging and expanding companies. The level of investment is typically in the range $50,000-$2,000,000. Local entrepreneurs are in constant demand of financial and executive resources to help start and/or grow their businesses. Our organization was established in the fall of 2005 to facilitate the interaction between local Entrepreneurs (opportunities) and Angel Investors (resources) and to help promote business growth in Florida.

$50,000 to $3,000,000