Bissonnette Funding Solutions

my name is michael bissonnette, and over the last three decades i founded, funded and built four multi-million dollar corporations – the last two i took public on the nasdaq. each required investor financing to get off the ground, and additional funds to accelerate growth. all in all i raised over $50 million for my companies through 21 successful rounds of funding. much of it came in the last five years, in some of the toughest financial times ever – and i did it without banks or venture capital. the funding method i have used – investor direct offerings - capitalizes on new state regulations and recent sec mandates that have opened up an entirely new way of raising capital, enabling entrepreneurs to advertise and sell stock directly to individual investors. the dramatic erosion of wealth caused by the financial downturn, the subsequent credit crunch, and the investment banking collapse, have led to an untenable fundraising landscape. venture capital investment has plunged, angel fund