Business Funding
You Want to Start a Business — How Should You Finance It?
Steering through fundraising pitfalls can be the life or death of your company.
By Mark Abell
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Business Accounting
How to Bleed Your Friends Dry for Your Business — and Still Remain Friends
Family and friends might be your only option for funds. Here are some tips on how to best go about it.
By Levi King
Business Funding
5 Reasons Bootstrapping Your Business is the Best Thing You Can Do
Investors know those companies that are bootstrapped know how to run the business and ensure equity.
By Brian Foley
Business Accounting
3 Shifts That Signify Where Venture Capital Is Headed This Year
Following a peak in 2015, investors are adjusting their priorities.
Building a Business
5 Essentials for Your Crowdfunding Project to Succeed
Lots of good projects flop as crowdfunding projects, not because the idea was bad but because the funding campaign was poorly executed.
By Lesya Liu
Building a Business
VC Funding Is a Pipe Dream, as Investors Pour Money Into Fewer Companies
The number of venture-funded companies has been declining for five consecutive quarters.
Building a Business
10 Signs Your Startup Won’t Get Funded
Are investors giving you the cold shoulder? There may be good reasons for that.
Building a Business
(Social) Mission Accomplished: 6 Female Founders on Raising Capital With a Triple Bottom Line
Fundraising advice from six women who merge profit with purpose.
Building a Business
3 Common Gaffes That Sabotage Most Fund-Raising Founders
Raising money is never easy but failure to prepare makes it impossible.
By Ken Dunn
Building a Business
5 Fundraising Tips From ‘The Billionaire Whisperer’
Jennifer McCrea has shifted how people think about fundraising for causes that matter.
By Deep Patel
Business Accounting
‘Trust But Verify’ Is How to Fight Back Against Employee Theft and Fraud
The people you can trust handling money are the ones who don't bristle at reasonable internal financial controls.
By Daniel DeMeo
Business Funding
6 Lessons Learned From Raising $2 Million
Fundraising is a full time job, and so is running your company. It's a lot to figure out.
By Steve Eakin
Building a Business
New Report Shines Light on the U.S. Accelerator Industry
Gust released its 2015 Global Accelerator Report. The U.S. and Canada are leading the way.
By Miklos Grof
Building a Business
Indiegogo Expanding Beyond Crowdfunding to Be a ‘Springboard’ for Entrepreneurs
The San Francisco-based fundraising platform is pushing into new territory under its new CEO, David Mandelbrot.
Building a Business
Don’t Make This Huge Mistake on Your Financial Model
Investors are curious about projected expenses but your projected revenue is what will decide if they write a check or send you on your way.
By Andrew Cohen
Building a Business
The Myths and Pitfalls of Raising Money
There are a bunch of important ones. Bootstrapping your business instead may well be your best bet.
Building a Business
3 Crowdfunding Secrets From an Entrepreneur Who Raised $11.5 Million
Hiral Sanghavi successfully manufactured and shipped a travel jacket with funds raised on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. He's learned a thing or two -- or three.
Business Funding
Olympic Athletes Turn to Crowdfunding for Travel Expenses, Training Gear and a Ticket to Their Dreams in Rio
More than $400,000 has been raised on almost 90 crowdfunding campaigns to help athletes from around the world take the final step to the summer games.
Business Funding
More Than $3 Million Raised on GoFundMe for Victims of Orlando Shooting in Largest Crowdfunding Campaign in Platform’s History
The money has been raised from almost 75,000 people since Sunday.
Building a Business
China’s Uber Rival Didi Chuxing Raises $600 Million From China Life Insurance
The latest fundraising comes with China's top ride-hailing company locked in a struggle to fend off its global rival's march into China.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Here’s Your Game Plan for When and How to Communicate With Your Crowdfunding Backers
Brian Meece, the co-founder of crowdfunding platform RocketHub, outlines a strategy for reaching out to your investors during and after a campaign.
Building a Business
4 Factors VCs Consider When Deciding to Invest In a Founder
When venture capitalists assess early-stage opportunities they are as focused on leadership merit as the merits of the business idea.
By Dave Hochman
Building a Business
3 Foundational Secrets to Running a Rockstar Crowdfunding Campaign
Brian Meece, the co-founder of crowdfunding platform RocketHub, explains what it takes to get people to invest their dollars into your product.
Building a Business
How Does an Investor Make Money With Equity Crowdfunding?
Alon Hillel-Tuch, a co-founder of the crowdfunding platform RocketHub, explains the four ways that an investor can make money off of an equity crowdfunding asset.
Building a Business
Starting Today, There Is a New Way for Entrepreneurs to Raise Money. Here’s the Good, the Great, the Bad and the Ugly.
Equity crowdfunding has historically only been open to accredited investors. As of May 16, anyone can invest in a startup with equity crowdfunding.
Building a Business
Equity Crowdfunding Explained — Jargon Free
A co-founder of crowdfunding platform RocketHub, Alon Hillel-Tuch, explains the difference between equity crowdfunding and more tradition donation-based crowdfunding.
Business News
Ride Hailing War Intensifies as Apple Invests $1 Billion In Didi, China’s Uber Rival
The tech giant's rare investment has made the space look so much more interesting.