Program Highlights

• Help startups that cannot yet raise investment capital
• Increase future deal flow to your venture capital or professional services firm
• Collect referral fees of up to $1,000 for each start-up you refer
• Build and maintain beneficial relationships and networks with other firms
• It's Free!!!

• To keep the cost down to cash constrained start-ups. Rather than build an expensive sales force that would result in high enrollment fees, we developed a channel friendly network of referring entities. Primarily composed of venture capital firms, the alliance program is open to any person or organization that would like to help entrepreneurs and emerging companies, while enjoying the benefits of the affiliation.
• To quickly and effectively reach the market with the highest need. Those that the start-ups most trust are in the best position to suggest the strengths of a work-for-equity program. By building an alliance program, the Advise4Stock business model can quickly find and service the most serious start-ups that have taken the initiative to pursue the help of the affiliates, such as venture capital firms.
• To provide a compelling incentive to those that can best identify and refer start-ups to Advise4Stock. Our alliance partners very often join the program first and foremost to help out the start-ups they meet. However, we recognize that creating incentives and rewards is an important part of keeping the program at the top of our alliance partners' minds. By creating a referral commission, and the opportunity to monitor the progress of thousands of start-ups that enroll, our alliance partners will have significant professional reasons to actively refer start-ups into the program.

Venture Capital Firms
Professional Services Firms (i.e., attorneys, CPA's, consultants, etc.)
Incubators & Accelerators
Funding Intermediaries & Capital Advisors
Individuals
Well-networked Entrepreneurs
Current A4S Clients & Advisors
Current and Former Senior Executives
Individuals & organizations associated with state & federal business programs

Program Description

The Advise4stock alliance program is a simple and lucrative way for you to refer start-up companies into a program where they can receive independent equity-based advisors to help solidify their early stage businesses. These advisors are attorneys, IT professionals, CPA firms, interim management teams, etc. from across the country. By working in part, or in whole for equity, the advisors and the program provide start-ups an opportunity to get their feet off the ground and build momentum to the point that they might be better prepared to attract investment capital. In many cases the advisors can help the start-ups realize self-sufficiency and/or recognize that venture funding may not be their best option.

Soon we will be deploying technology that will provide automated notifications to our alliance partners when any enrolled start-up has matured to the point that they meet the alliance partner's specific qualifications.

The program can be lucrative. Not only is it a positive way to help out the start-ups, and possibly regenerate deal flow in the future, but also the alliance partner referring the start-up receives up to $1,000 for each one that enrolls. This can result in 25 to $50,000 per month for the VC affiliates being contacted by 100 to 200 start-ups each month. Additional information on how you or your company can get started as an alliance partner can be found below. If you have any questions please feel free to contact our Atlanta office at (404) 240-0454 or our Phoenix office (602) 381-1566, and ask to speak with Nick Spates who heads up our alliance program.

The information below is designed to provide you with the three quick and easy steps to getting started with our alliance partner program. If you are interested, a more detailed document with additional information can be sent containing other useful tips and suggestions for maximizing the effectiveness of your participation. We would like to have you begin participating by submitting referrals within the first week of signing up so that we can establish a working relationship when the program is fresh in your mind.

1. Go to the signup tab and complete the online application and select a username and password.
2. Once you receive a notification that your application has been approved, login to the Alliance Partner virtual office and complete and fax the Alliance Agreement in the online document room.
3. Select the referral method(s) below you want to use, and begin! As long as the start-up places your name in the "how did you heard about Advise4Stock" field when they enroll, you will receive up to $1,000 for the referral. Our alliance partners, some of whom are turning away 50 to 100 start-ups a month, can earn a nice fee while truly providing a great resource to the start-ups they refer.

   Referral Methods
   (you may elect to use as many as you would like)

   Direct Referral
   

   Add a mention of our program in your correspondence with startups (you may cut and paste the following): "we strongly suggest to the start-ups we come in contact with, including those we may work with in the future, that they enroll in a program called Advise4Stock (www.advise4stock.com). Using this program you can get expert advisors such as attorneys, financial analysts, CPAs, programmers and interim management teams to help you get to the next level, and better prepare your company for attracting financing."

   For our Alliance Partners that are venture capital firms we also suggest adding: "The Advise4Stock programs will help us monitor your progress, and help us determine when and how we might be able to assist you in the future."

   (Alternative language will be provided in your virtual office. We are also available to help customize a message to your specific needs/site.)

   Website Link
   

   For web site link to our site, you may go to our homepage where you will find a link to download our A4S logo, and we suggest the following language:

   Our firm is pleased to be an Alliance Partner in the Advise4Stock program (www.advise4Stock.com). Advise4Stock provides equity-based advisors to early stage companies seeking capital.

   Indirect Referral
   

   You can send us a list of start-ups we can contact (please do not send us confidential information such as their business plans). This is perfect if you have a list of start-ups from the past year, but don't want to spend any time re-contacting them. We can work with just about any electronic format, even paper if that's the easiest for you.

4. Cash the check! We will send you a check each quarter based on the commission schedule in the Alliance Agreement. Some of our alliance partners have opted to have a charitable contribution made in lieu of receiving a referral fee. If you opt for a charitable contribution, please provide that information by the 15th of each month (particularly if you are changing charities).

   Very soon we will be launching our venture capital portal that will allow our VC alliance partners to analyze our pool of clients and be automatically notified when enrolled start-ups have matured to the point that they meet your specific qualifications. This will require that you provide us with some information on your qualifications. The function for selecting or creating new qualifications will be in your virtual office.