Search results for venture capital

Naturally, this has led many individuals, sites and businesses seeking higher rankings to employee tactics that are plausibly removed from the direct exchange of capital for links, and while link brokers and link sales still thrive, they do so in an ever-increasingly paranoid & underground realm so as not to risk discovery and devaluation. In this  More...
Best-selling Author Scott Fox (me) offers a free download report titled "5 Instant Internet Businesses" if you'll take a reader survey. The free Special Report details "quick start" start-up e-businesses that anyone can start without much capital or tech expertise.  More...
Vendors at VoiceCon San Francisco 2008 pushed a message that unified communications can cut operational costs and help businesses get more out of the people they have. Both Microsoft and IBM executives highlighted cost savings and productivity enhancement during their keynotes with demonstrations of their UC products. Separately, Avaya announced 0  More...
Small businesses have been having increasing trouble getting loans as the credit markets have seized up. But some, such as Tio's Mexican, are finding that smaller community banks and credit unions are more open to offering financing. For one thing, many smaller lenders are in relatively strong financial shape because they didn't make the types o  More...
An update on how the government may encourage bank-recipients of government capital to lend the money out, and how this will affect small businesses.  More...
Like most small web-based startups, my business relies exclusively on traffic that is generated through the major search engines with, of course, Google carrying the most weight. When I started this business I understood intuitively that Google placement would most likely predict the success or failure of this venture but I truly had zero experien  More...
One of the first questions to ask, and the hardest to answer, before starting any business venture is “Is starting a business right for me?” By starting your business after some serious self reflection you’ll be getting off on the right foot and giving your business a chance at success from day one.  More...
An article wrote by a startup entrepreneur about the recent economic crisis, early stage venture and the opportunities it could present to businesses.  More...
a brief blog post about how people let fear block them from succeeding in business or whatever they choose to venture into.  More...
Well America has a new President, Barack Obama. Some of Obama’s plans for small business include: - Increase the minimum wage and index the rate to inflation so that it goes up every year - Wants to eliminate all capital gains taxes for new business start-ups - Give a $500 credit to business owners to offset the self-employment tax  More...
If you have not started blogging, here are some thoughts from a Boston based VC. He shares his thoughts on why startups and young businesses should blog. Even if you are not looking to raise money, there are some good insights that will help your business.  More...
Seven startups have done just that and now stand to win $100K in the Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge.  More...
From Angels to Microlenders, here are seven ways to secure that all-important loan without going to a bank.  More...
Back in 1999 a lot of startups burned through all of their cash on crazy advertising programs and marketing stunts. Even though HubSpot recently raised $12 million in venture capital financing, that's not us. In fact, because we use mostly inbound marketing, we spend relatively little on marketing. So, I thought it might be fun to think about  More...
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  More...