Cash hunters

Robin Lester and Greg Bosl understand funding. It's their specialty.

Lester, managing partner of Tampa-based Florida Growth Partners, helps emerging growth businesses find access to capital across the Southeast. Bosl, vice president at Tampa-based investment banking firm Hyde Park Capital, focuses on capital raising and mergers and acquisitions for middle-market businesses.

Lester and Bosl were co-presenters at a Tampa Bay Innovation Center Tech Talk titled “How do the money folks view your company?” The talk was held May 10 at the Microsoft Tampa headquarters. Here are five key pieces of advice from Lester and Bosl on how companies can obtain funding.