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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.
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These days, small-business owners like Metzger have to be creative about getting the money to start and expand their companies. Many are turning to nontraditional sources, such as credit unions. Increasing numbers are going to online lending sites that cut out the traditional bank middleman and to factoring companies, which buy companies' future
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Raising money for starting your own small business and defining what venture capital is.
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Searching for a government grant or no-interest loan to start a business? Don't waste your time.
"I've worked in small-business development since 1989 and there have never been any special programs for women and minorities in terms of easier access to money," says Lori Kravets, executive director of the Growth Opportunity Connection, a non
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There are more than 26 million small companies in America, most of which employ fewer than 20 people. Baby boomers—the oldest 3.2 million of whom are celebrating their 62nd birthdays this year—run a significant proportion of these companies and just might be ready for a little leisure time. But the process of retiring isn't nearly as easy for the
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This is about the guy who started TheFunded.com, a Web site that lets entrepreneurs anonymously rank, review, and post comments about venture capital firms. Not only can you use the site to find VC firms, but you'll get the inside scoop of how they'll treat you.
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Finding investors is hard work. Entrepreneurs who have been through the process a few times, like Todd Parsons, 40, co-founder of San Francisco-based BuzzLogic, will tell you it's the hardest part of running a business. For Parsons, who co-founded BuzzLogic with Jeff Glover, 40, and Mitch Ratcliffe, 45, finding venture capital to turn the consult
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How will small and midsize business fund their IT spending next year? Don't be surprised if many turn to online peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders. P2P lending will continue to surge in 2008, even as the economy teeters on recession. According to the Wall Street Journal,"Roughly $100 million in new person-to-person loans will be issued this year [2007],
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