Perhaps the greatest need of the entrepreneur, at all stages of the life of a business, is the need for financing. At a time when bank loans are more difficult than ever to obtain, due to the reluctance of banks in the face of a disturbed economic environment, it is only natural that business leaders are turning more and more often to alternative sources. financing, and in particular towards venture capital. By approaching venture capitalists, they are no longer looking for creditors, as the traditionally lending financial institution could have been, but for partners, who, once they have been convinced of the merits of the lender. The business, its profitability and the capacities of the management team, will work alongside the entrepreneur, as stakeholders.