Being in business means that your company has a great management team. To prove you are making money, you must have audited financial statements. Your shares must trade on a Stock Exchange. If you prove to your potential investors that your company's shares will trade on a US stock exchange, within weeks of your offering investors will buy your stock. Capital Funds Group offers Stock Exchange liquidity as part of its service package.
People invest with the expectation of making money.
Your company must have a potential national or international market. A company expanding into the Global Village will find it far easier to raise capital than one seeking to consolidate its debt. If you lack vision, you won't find investors. Your customers and suppliers are your best potential investors. Spring Street Brewery raised most of its money from its customers, not from the Net.