Getting Started

Is It Possible to Fund a Business with an IRA?

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 [...]

Posted by: Jennifer Escalona, November 15, 2009

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Financing Your Business with a Credit Card? Think Again

For unintentional entrepreneurs, cash flow can be a constant problem. After all, many of us become unintentional entrepreneurs because our main source of income – our 9 to 5 job – was suddenly yanked out from under us. When it comes to financing a new business, it is tempting to use a credit card for [...]

Posted by: Jennifer Escalona, October 15, 2009

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Did Your Small Business Grow This Year? It’s Probably No Thanks to a Bank

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 [...]

Posted by: Jennifer Escalona, October 12, 2009

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These Entrepreneurs are Thinking Outside the Box to Raise Business Capital. How About You?

How far would you go to raise capital for your small business venture? That was the topic of a recent Wall Street Journal story “Unique Ways Entrepreneurs are Raising Money.”
The entrepreneurs featured in the story used everything from neighborhood investment to cupcakes to raise the funds to make their business dream come true.

Debi Ryan, [...]

Posted by: Jennifer Escalona, July 23, 2009

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