By the Numbers: Small Business Funding (and Invoice Factoring) Economy is on the rise, but for small businesses and startups two facts remain unchanged: Business credit, while improving, remains very tight. Business owners continue to seek alternative sources for their funding needs. To give you […]
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7 Essential Tools for Startups As a new business owner, gaining access to the right tools early on can make or break the success of your startup. At their conception, new businesses have a lot of potential. A majority of the nation’s businesses are small independently-owned-and-operated companies. […]
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Nine start-up funding techniques that work in any industry In the world of small business financing, there are: 1. Lenders (debt financing) 2. Investors (equity financing). 3. There are also a few non-lender, non-investor options, which we’ll talk about later. All funding sources can provide […]
Read more →Crowdfunding: is it right for your startup business? Part two. Is Crowdfunding a viable option for financing your small business startup? Part two. In the first post on crowdfunding, we discussed what it is, and provided some general information on this peer-to-peer lending practice. Here we’ll take […]
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Crowdfunding your startup business: Everything you Need to Know Obviously, as an entrepreneur, obtaining financing is one of the biggest hurdles you have to overcome. If a bank loan won’t cover what you need and you don’t have connections to investors, it can be […]
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As we began searching the Internet for the most intriguing small business trend predictions for 2015, one by SmallBizTrends.com definitely caught our eye. According to a CAN Capital Small Business Health Index survey, 58% of small business owners expect growth in 2015. The article shares helpful steps […]
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Funding a start-up or early-stage company is tough. You know there’s money out there…but where? How much will you need? Are banks an option? And what’s the best funding arrangement for your particular situation? Here are some frequently asked questions and – we think – reasonable answers […]
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If you’ve ever taken a class in writing fiction – okay, we know you haven’t so please just indulge us for a second here – you might remember learning that the best way to describe or define a character is to show…not tell. Example: You don’t just […]
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Is the glass half full or half empty? Are some observers wearing rose colored glasses (of the other kind), or are others just too doom-and-gloom? Welcome to the world of small business funding, or if you’re just an observer of these things, the art of trying to […]
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Invoice Factoring for Beginners We’re all only human. And somewhere along the line someone noticed that in most situations a person’s natural impulse is to seek pleasure and avoid pain. That’s often the case when it comes to running your company. It’s easier to wait for the […]
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