Building a Business
Why Startup Founders Should Look Beyond Traditional Funding and Tap Into Alternative Forms of Capital
Here's why the future belongs to those who dare to think differently about capital.
By Will Fan
Alternative Financing
Business Funding
Work it Step-by-Step to Get a Better Business Loan
Smaller business loans are great stepping stones toward bigger, less-expensive financing in the future.
By Jared Hecht
Business Funding
Capital-Hungry Startups Should Consider This Alternative to VCs.
Venture firms are funding fewer startups, mostly in selected places. If yours is outside the promised land that is Silicon Valley, business development companies might be your best bet for funding.
Business Accounting
How to Finance Taking Your Startup to the Big Time
Many successful companies bootstrapped to get started but getting big almost inevitably requires funding.
By Jared Hecht
Thought Leaders
3 Challenges Every Entrepreneur Must Overcome
No matter the industry, these universal roadblocks require business owners to balance immediate needs with longer-range strategies.
By Ryan Himmel
Business Funding
5 Business-Funding ‘Rules’ to Break
New options exist for small businesses struggling to find financing. It's easier than ever to secure funding -- if you're willing to explore uncommon avenues.
By Sherry Gray
Business Accounting
Online Small-Business Lending Is Set to Bounce Back
This year, expect a more diversified approach and better user experience to help fintech recover from a downbeat 2016.
Building a Business
‘Factoring’ Family Into Account
A third-generation entrepreneur founds a fintech startup that would have made his father's small-business journey less stressful.
Business Accounting
Here’s a Boring Investment You’ll Find Is Exciting in Your Investment Portfolio
Business development companies provide financing to small and mid-sized businesses and provide a steady yield for growth investors.
Building a Business
Why Fintech Has Failed to Supplant Big Banks – So Far
In round one, it all came down to cost of capital, but soon a second wave of fintech firms will properly exploit their technological advantage.
By Toby Russell
Business Accounting
How Silicon Valley is Changing the Fintech Space
FinTech companies are generally startups founded to disrupt established financial systems.
By Evan Singer
Building a Business
3 Commonly Overlooked Ways Business Owners Can Raise Funds
You could get just the injection of cash you need through grant support, business development companies or online lenders.
Building a Business
Online Lending Means the Bank’s ‘No’ is Not the Last Word Any More
Online lending has become a legitimate alternative for small-business owners looking to secure financing.
By Jared Hecht
Business Accounting
4 Lessons Learned in Getting Bank Financing
Consider these four topics before, during and after you apply for a small business loan. You'll be glad you did.
By Fan Bi
Business Accounting
Improving the Financial Health of Your Business
Look at your startup the way a doctor looks at you. Take the measurements, perform the tests, make a diagnosis and take your medicine.
Building a Business
Differentiate or Die Trying: What’s Next For the Alternative Lending Market
Smart organizations will find ways to engage with their customers outside of the direct sale.
By Chris Myers
Building a Business
6 Tips to Navigate New Online Lending Options
With the recent explosion of alternatives to the traditional bank-installment loan, you'll need to consider the following if you're thinking of using a new lender.
Building a Business
Raising Capital Through Regulation A+? You Still Need to Market Your Socks Off.
Aggressive marketing is an essential part of every Mini IPO campaign, just as it is for rewards-based crowdfunding.
Building a Business
The Old-School Solution to Cash Flow Problems Hiding in Your Receivables
Selling receivables to a third-party was once a common small-business alternative to short-term financing.
By Leigh Lones
Building a Business
How to Finance Your Business Yourself
Here's what you need to consider if you're thinking of bootstrapping your business.
Building a Business
How to Find the Right Lending Alternative for Your Small Business
Four reasons you may need to borrow, and alternative lending options for each one.
By Kari Luckett
Business Accounting
Money Talks: Alternative Financing Might Be Right for Your Business
Skipping the bank is now easier -- and more popular -- than ever.
Tech
Is Bitcoin Speculative Foolery or a Financial Services Breakthrough?
The author of 'The Bitcoin Big Bang' on what entrepreneurs need to know about the budding digital currency.
By Carol Roth
Building a Business
Why Leveraging Sales to Finance Growth Is Better Than Wooing a VC
Winning VC funding is a gratifying rite of passage that some of the most successful entrepreneurs skipped in favor of funding growth from revenue.
By John Mullins
Building a Business
3 Startups Offer New ‘Microloan’ Options for Entrepreneurs With Big Ambitions
Big banks aren't so good with small loans. There are new options available for getting financing with minimal hassle on friendly terms.
By Kari Luckett
Business Accounting
Pitching Investments to Pro Athletes Is No Slam Dunk
Athletes today are famously well paid and far more business savvy than in years past.
By Jaia Thomas
Building a Business
Why Big Banks Are Lending More to Small Businesses
Here we go over several reasons why larger banks are starting to warm up to small-business lending again.
By Rohit Arora