Business Funding
How to Raise Your First Round of Funding
As an entrepreneur, raising capital is a skill that you must have.
By Andrew Tang
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Business Funding
How This Tampon Company Overcame Investor Knowledge Gaps and Raised $11.2 Million
The founders of LOLA made a list of every question investors might ask and added it as a slide to their pitch deck.
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 Accounting
5 Ways Venture Capital Can Steal Your Dream
Many entrepreneurs chase VC funding, but the ones who fail to get it may be better off than those who do.
Building a Business
Consider Crowdfunding at Your Own Peril
Weigh the pros and cons of crowdfunding versus venture capital.
Building a Business
The Basics of Borrowing From Friends and Family
Getting a loan from family or friends? Here are some tips to make the deal a success.
Business Accounting
The 5 Cs of Qualifying for an SBA Business Loan
Discover the five factors that banks analyze to determine whether to approve your small-business loan application.
Building a Business
10 Questions to Ask Before Applying for a Bank Loan
Before you even fill out a loan application, here's the key information you need to know about small-business loans.
Building a Business
The Number One Reason Banks Deny Loans to Many Small Business Owners
Why your business credit score is the make-it-or-break-it factor when it comes to small-business lending
Building a Business
Busting the 5 Myths About Small Business Lending
Don't miss out on opportunities to secure funding for your business due to false information.
Building a Business
Seeking Startup Capital? Ask Your Family and Friends.
Recent studies reveal the most popular ways in which entrepreneurs are financing their new businesses.
By Rose Leadem
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
Business News
Tesla Turns Profit, Musk Says No New Capital Needed for Model 3
Musk told analysts the company's current plan 'does not require any capital raise for the Model 3 at all.'
By Reuters
Building a Business
8 Signs Your Business Doesn’t Need to Raise Capital
Find out how much funding your new business really needs.
By Due
Building a Business
6 Tips for Successfully Marketing Your Crowdfunding Campaign
A successful crowdfunding campaign requires more than just a few social shares.
Building a Business
5 Steps to Raise Startup and Expansion Capital
These universal steps make capital goals reachable for an entrepreneur in any industry.
Building a Business
Optimistic Entrepreneurs: Growth Anticipated But Accessing Capital Could Be an Issue
As business owners pursue growth, they need to find the right financial partners who can help them achieve their dreams.
By Daniel DeMeo
Business News
Tesla’s Next Strategic Turn Could Cost Tens of Billions of Dollars
Last week, Elon Musk unveiled an ambitious plan to expand the company into electric trucks and buses, as well as car sharing.
By Reuters
Business Funding
Why Equity Crowdfunding Matters to Small Business
Equity crowdfunding can supply needed capital for equipment, growth capital or for strategic hires.
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.
Building a Business
Watch Our 8-Episode Crash Course on Crowdfunding
Here's the complete first season of our new web series, 'Crowdfund with Cat.'
Building a Business
Elite Venture Capital Firm Andreessen Horowitz Looks for These 3 Things in Startups
Managing partner Scott Kupor spoke in Nashville recently about what the Silicon Valley staple looks for when it researches potential investment opportunities.
Building a Business
How This Man Raised $31 Million in VC Funding in 4 Years
Greg Marsh unlocked the secret: Start with old-fashioned networking, then grow your own network.
Building a Business
Crowdfunding, Personal Credit and the ‘Bank of Mom and Dad’ Are a Few Go-Tos For Cash When VCs Aren’t Interested
Only a tiny fraction of startup funding comes from venture capital firms. So what about everyone else? How are growing businesses supporting the rest of their growth needs?
By Aaron Agius
Business News
Slack Raises $200 Million, Boosting Valuation to $3.8 Billion
The latest funding round comes in spite of a contraction in venture capital investing for technology startups, amid widespread concern about high valuations.
By Reuters
Building a Business
This Company Asked Its Employees for Cash and Everybody Won
For the right kind of business, a radical move like asking employees to finance the company can be smart and effective.
Building a Business
How Creating a ‘Minimum Viable Pitch Deck’ Helped Us Raise $6 Million
Forget creating the perfect pitch for investors. Instead, focus on creating a deck you can iterate based on actual investor feedback.
By Dan Jimenez