Venture Services

In³ asks entrepreneurs and investors to refer to the 109 due diligence questions originated by (now defunct) Bear Stearns, formerly a leading US investment bank and brokerage house. These questions address the following areas, still a useful structure to guide business planning and preparation for taking on investment partners:

1. Organization and Personnel
2. Corporate Ownership
3. Insurance
4. Real Property
5. Intellectual Property
6. Material Litigation / Legal Compliance
7. Taxation
8. Income Statement / Cash Flow Data
9. Balance Sheet
10. Sales and Marketing
11. Competition
12. Products and Services
13. Product Development / R & D
14. Reports, Studies and Plans

Read the entire 109 Due Diligence Questions here or download (PDF), or as a MS Word document (82Kb)

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