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There is start-up and expansion capital available to veterans through the little known, Patriot Express Loan. Club E and the eFactory, created by serial entrepreneur Peter J. Burns, III will host the unique program of pairing eligible veterans with select entrepreneurial ventures from the ranks of Club E to successfully fund and launch new enterpri Read More

How are the credit markets affecting small businesses in the United States. To try to get some statistical data to answer their questions, the author decided to take a look at peer-to-peer lending. Peer-to-peer lending gets at part of the effect of the credit markets on small businesses because some entrepreneurs borrow money from other individual Read More

Is there any good news in the dismal data on European venture capital? Read More

Small business is becoming big business for credit-card issuers. With the consumer market saturated, card issuers and banks are expanding their credit-card offerings for small businesses in a bid to get in on what they see as an untapped market. Estimates vary, but American Express says only about 14% of the more than $2 trillion small business Read More

CITIES have long offered tax incentives to encourage companies to stay and newcomers to relocate. But another option is gaining currency in old manufacturing cities looking to prop up their struggling economies — homegrown nonprofit groups that nurture new businesses from the ground up. Skip to next paragraph One of the more innovative of thes Read More

The Senate has approved an extra $107 million in funding for federal small-business programs overseen by the Small Business Administration. A bill passed late last week by the Senate Appropriations Committee boosts funding for some of the agency's core programs by as much as 50%, including more resources for women, veterans and native American Read More

Many entrepreneurs ask Guy Kawasaki what is the best way to open a pitch to potential investors. Here he answers that question, but also tells you the ten worst opening lines that you can use. Read More

Getting a round of funding from venture capitalists is not really "success". Sure, it demonstrates that some really smart people think the opportunity is big enough to invest money in it, but it's not success. Sure, it provides some credibility that will help recruit employees, get customers and sign-up partners -- but it's not success. Read More

While most financial-services firms are floundering, those that specialize in so-called merchant cash advances are thriving. That's a mixed blessing for small business owners who increasingly are turning to these sources for quick cash: Their money can come with a high price tag. Read More