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VC Money is Poison!
photo credit: furryscaly Starting a business is risky, but not as risky as you think. The oft-stated fact that 90% of startups fail within their first year is an urban myth. OnStartups thinks, and...
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WalletPop: How would you like a couple thousand dollars to start your own business or keep it afloat? What if you have the idea for a business but lack a network of support and training to get...
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Business Credit
photo credit: orphanjones ActiveRain recently posted an article revolving around obtaining credit for your business. For those of you who are thinking about starting your own business for the first...
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Other Ways To Finance Your Business
Wisebread: The reality is that starting a business can easily become a money pit. So for those of you thinking about launching a new venture, what financing options do you have? Well, there’s the...
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Why You Shouldn’t Use Personal Credit For Your Business
photo credit: Andres Rueda ActiveRain describes on possible reason that it might not be best to use your personal credit, if you can help it. What might be perfectly normal and acceptable for a...
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Be More Financially Savvy
photo credit: ArtemFinland Most people often times do not like to discuss their finances, especially if they are not doing very well at the moment. It’s because most people actually don’t know how to...
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What Angel Investors Wont Tell You
photo credit: e³°°° In recent light of credit crunching down so much and the economy going down the toilet rapidly, we have all seen several articles posted on where to find additional help and...
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Building Business Credit In 2009
photo credit: apesara Many business owners don’t even truly understand the difference between business and personal credit, nor do they generally understand how each one is tracked and obtained. A...
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How To Impress Investors
photo credit: huangjiahui Going into a new business deal one of the things people stress the most about is obtaining the financing that they will need, especially in today’s economy with such strict...
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Legislation To Reauthorize The SBIR And STTR Programs
Inc.: Amid tumbling banks and bankrupt companies, small businesses may have cause for celebration. The Senate reauthorized the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)...
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Is Small Business Credit Reaching A Turning Point?
photo credit: =Lonely.X.Poet= I recently came across an article located on Business Week that may give some small business owners peace of mind and a new sense of hope for their businesses future....
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Weird Scholarships Nearly Anyone Can Apply For
ABC2News: It is said that “necessity is the mother of invention.” So, with two kids in college, our family is inspired to get creative in our search for ways to help pay for higher education. Along...
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Using Kickstarter To Fund Small Biz
The New York Times: Kickstarter, a Web site that helps connect aspiring artists with patrons who finance their projects and often receive some tangible memento in return. But it’s not just artists who...
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Credit Building Mistakes For Businesses
photo credit: Logan Cyrus Most people don’t know the right way to go about building credit for their business. They do several things that might actually hinder their chances of obtaining credit, or...
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It Takes A Village To Fund A Biz
Fortune Small Business: John Halko was halfway through renovating an expanded space for Comfort, his mostly organic eatery in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., when the credit crisis hit. His source of...
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Thoughts On Small Business Financial Planning
photo credit: Jeff Belmonte Financial planning in business can be overwhelming and stressful especially for those who may be first time business owners and are not exactly financial savvy. So in light...
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Small Banks Can’t Win In Small-Biz Lending
According to a story in USA TODAY, David Harmer didn’t think he’d have a problem getting a $50,000 line of credit for his 33-year-old air-conditioning business. First Class of Cape Coral, Fla., was...
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Samuel Adams Helping Fund Small Businesses With Microloans
Small businesses can never find enough places to apply for funding when they need it. A well-known beer manufacturer is doing its part to help. The Boston Beer Company’s Samuel Adams Brewing the...
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Financing During A Tough Economy
Need to raise money for your business? Here are a few tips from entrepreneurs who have been there and funded that. Micro Loans If you are looking for a loan under $50,000, a microloan may be the way...
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Starbucks Tips to Fund Startups
Bloomberg: Howard Schultz is giving new meaning to “start me up.” The increasingly activist Starbucks Corp. chief executive officer is taking donations online and through Starbucks cafes to create a...
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Finding Financial Success Later In Business
So, you want to become some sort of Internet tycoon. What will help you get there? Maybe you should consider how your business is financed. Success can spell the difference in billions. Andrew Mason,...
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Small Biz Borrowing On The Rise
Reuters: The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, which measures the overall volume of financing to U.S. small businesses, rose 20 percent in October after increasing a revised 12...
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Best Websites to Raise Money
Lifehacker has up a list of the best sites to raise money and get your ideas off the ground For The Most Attention: Kickstarter For App-Builders, Game Designers, and Developers: IndieGoGo For...
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Dog Walking: Jobs That Cost Nothing to Start
Jeffrey Strain: I had a discussion with a friend this past weekend. He was trying to convince me that in order to start a business today, it costs a lot of money. While I will concede that it can cost...
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Self-Employed People Finding It Harder To Get Mortgages
The Wall Street Journal:The government’s recent moves to backstop the mortgage market have made it easier for many people with decent credit scores to get a loan.But for many self-employed people –...
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