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10 Entrepreneurship Realities You’d Better Learn Early
Don't quit your day job if you think investors will drive over the cash you need as soon as they hear about your startup.
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How My Not-So-Hot Rod Taught Me the Difference Between Endearing and Enduring
By Ray Zinn
Business Accounting
Turn Your Customers Into Investors
Ever hear of Regulation D 506c? If you're raising capital, you'll want to check it out.
By Sally Outlaw
Business Accounting
18 Ways to Make Your Financial Model Stand Out to Investors
Investors don't buy what they can't read.
By David Teten
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Venture Capital Confidence Hits Two-Year Low
The second-quarter Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index was released on Tuesday.
By Ari Levy
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How to Create a Budget for Your Startup
Failing to plan financially might mean you're unknowingly planning to fail. Learn how to develop short- and long-range plans to control your cash flow.
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4 Tips to Set You Up for Crowdfunding Success
For small-business owners considering alternative funding options, here are a few basic things to know about crowdfunding.
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7 Loan Programs Offered by the SBA
If banks turn you down for a standard loan, check out these options from the federal government.
Business Accounting
Why You Should Keep Your Personal and Professional Finances Separate
It may be tempting to go all-in on your company, but it's better to play it safe.
By Steph Wagner
Building a Business
How to Find and Land Angel Investors
If you're seeking equity funding for your new business, don't forget to look into angel investors.
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The ABCs of Equity Financing
An introduction to financing your new business with equity funding
Building a Business
What You Need to Know About Funding Your Business Through Friends and Family
Read this before you approach friends and family to finance your new business.
Building a Business
How to Finance Your Business Yourself
Here's what you need to consider if you're thinking of bootstrapping your business.
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Reduce These 9 Startup Risks for a Better Shot at Investor Funding
Entrepreneurs can build leverage during negotiations by addressing these common causes of funders' anxieties.
By Peter Gasca
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
Angels vs. Venture Capitalists: How Do They Think?
Before you make your first pitch, it's critical you know the mindset of these two groups.
By Lisa Serwin
Building a Business
Startups: Don’t Make These 3 Financial Mistakes
How you manage your initial funds is critical, especially because many entrepreneurs use their life's savings to make the leap into independence.
By Taylor M.
Business Accounting
Money Talks: Alternative Financing Might Be Right for Your Business
Skipping the bank is now easier -- and more popular -- than ever.
Building a Business
5 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Pitching Their Ideas to Investors
While entrepreneurs work hard to get a meeting with an investor, not all come prepared.
Business Accounting
Financing Face-Off: Debt vs. Equity
One offers more money while the other allows for more control. The Money Guy breaks down the pros and cons of each option.
By Joe Worth
Building a Business
Angels, Venture Capitalists or the Crowd: Who Should Fund Your Startup?
The availability of capital for entrepreneurs is not the issue anymore, but rather how to access these funds from the angels, VCs or the crowd.
By David Drake
Business Accounting
This Entrepreneur Plans to Save the World, $1 Trillion at a Time
Jigar Shah wants to help the environment -- and he's getting the money to make it happen.
By Dennis Price
Building a Business
What Young People Must Know About Entrepreneurship
To prompt more teens and college kids to consider starting a business as a viable career option, clue them in to the following critical factors.
Building a Business
Career Website Glassdoor Nabs $70 Million in Latest Round
Google along with existing investors Tiger Global, Battery Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures participated in the latest round.
By Reuters
Business Accounting
5 Essentials for Raising Your Growth Round of Funding
A startup needs a good story to secure initial funding and good numbers to get a second round.
By Matt Straz
Business Accounting
Hinge, the Less Random Tinder, Raises $12 Million
While Tinder is 'a game to play with,' Hinge is 'a tool to meet people,' says CEO Justin McLeod.
By Laura Entis