Building a Business
Chase to Give Away $3 Million in Grants in Contest for Small Businesses
The bank is looking to give 20 U.S. small businesses $150,000 in grants.
Small Business Financing | Page 5
Building a Business
3 Startups Offer New ‘Microloan’ Options for Entrepreneurs With Big Ambitions
By Kari Luckett
Business Accounting
Can’t Get a VC to Notice You’re Alive? 3 Alternative Funding Sources for You.
Nabbing money from outside investors isn't the only way your startup can scale. Here are three other ways to fund your company.
By Anisha Sekar
Human Resources
Small Businesses Plan to Hire More Despite Bleak Jobs Picture
While business owners reported a relatively low number of job openings and many cut jobs in August, they nonetheless said they planned to increase their hiring.
Business Accounting
U.S. Small-Business Borrowing Hits Highest Level in 6 Years
American small businesses increased their borrowing to their highest levels in six years in July, in a sign that many owners are anticipating an uptick in economic activity.
Business Accounting
Entrepreneurs Suspect Credit-Rehab Service Misled Them
A close look into Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp., a credit-management firm, has turned up troubling facts, according to a published report.
Business Accounting
Tough Credit Conditions Predicted for the Remainder of 2013
Findings from Moody's Analytics shows that small-business credit quality dropped in the fourth quarter of 2012, but predicts a better outlook for 2014.
Business Accounting
Why the Fed Should Ease Up on Weak Small Banks (Opinion)
Lending to small businesses has dropped, but experts disagree on the reason.
By Scott Shane
Business Accounting
How Dermalogica Is Giving Women Entrepreneurs a Boost
To alleviate many of the problems in the world, Dermalogica founder Jane Wurwand boldly suggests giving women entrepreneurs a hand up.
By Diana Ransom
Building a Business
On Crowdfunding Sites, Age Doesn’t Matter
Websites like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo can help young entrepreneurs lasso funding when parents and banks can't.
By Daniel Bortz
Building a Business
Small Businesses Borrow More, But Should They?
An uptick in small-business lending may mean entrepreneurs will start hiring in 2012, or they might just sit on their cash.
By Carol Tice
Business Accounting
Would Looser Investment Rules Help Small Businesses?
The SEC is forming a small-business committee to review rules that entrepreneurs say make it harder to raise money. But relaxing the rules might not be a good thing.
By Carol Tice