In this spot in the past we have talked about various ways to fund your small business, especially if you find yourself without a lot of startup capital. Despite Small Business Association (SBA) inducements, banks are clutching their purse strings when it comes to loaning to small business owners, and credit cards are an expensive [...]
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Posted by: Jennifer Escalona, November 15, 2009
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If your small business or sole-proprietorship took off this year, your success likely came despite receiving no help from a bank. According to CNN Money, 25,000 fewer small businesses received loans this year than last year – a 36% drop in funds to small businesses at a time when small businesses are also being lauded [...]
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Posted by: Jennifer Escalona, October 12, 2009
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Unless you’ve been working 90 hour weeks to get a sole-proprietorship or small business off the ground, you’ve probably heard of the organization Kiva.
Offering “loans that change lives,” Kiva is perhaps the best known micro lending website. Micro loans are just what they sound like, small loans, and in Kiva’s case, they are made to [...]
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Posted by: Jennifer Escalona, June 21, 2009
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