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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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Start-ups go out of business all the time, often before they even have a chance to even really start up at all. The main culprit in the savage slaughter of these young establishments is the same perpetrator behind the bulk of our fiscal difficulties: Debt.
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Small-business problems accessing capital is anticipation more than actuality for most business owners. In January, the National Federation of Independent Business survey found that "measures of credit tightness have not changed much in a decade. Only four percent of the owners (surveyed) cited the cost and availability of credit as their number
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Every small business owner should understand the inter-relationship between revenues, assets, and cash flow. The saying, “cash is king” means everything to a successful business owner and can often make the difference between a business thriving or dying.
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Given the current economic climate, you would think the government would be doing all it can to bolster Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs. But the Bush administration is proceeding as if it was business as usual. The administration, in fact, is once again proposing substantial SBA budget cuts, as it has every year since the preside
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Raising money for starting your own small business and defining what venture capital is.
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Community banks often have the edge in securing small-business clients because of the personal attention they can provide and the knowledge they have of their market; many have bankers who have worked in the same market for more than 30 years. These types of banks offer a full range of services and are able to make decisions locally, based on the
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Raising capital is difficult under normal conditions, and a tight credit market and fears of an economic slowdown have made the challenge harder. Unproven early-stage companies could face a tough time finding funds from informal investors who are less willing to take risks in an unsteady economy. Firms looking for equity investments should expect
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Some of last year's direst predictions about the economy are now coming true. Here's what you need to know about what comes next.
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Not so long ago, IPO was considered a four-letter word. After the IPO bubble burst in 2001, there were so few small businesses that could go public that it seemed as though the opportunity was lost forever. But if the momentum building in 2007 is any indication, the curse may finally be lifted. This year, IPOs are on track to exceed--in both numbe
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I noticed there was an article last week about how small businesses don't bother to calculate ROI, so I thought I'd add this primer video.
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Before asking when is a good time to remortgage, it’s a good idea to understand why people remortgage. Very basically, the reason for remortgaging, or moving your mortgage from one company to another, is to save money.Usually, the saving will be in the form of playing less per month in mortgage payments. If you do not save money by switching compa
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Adverse credit mortgages are mortgages that are meant for people with a bad credit history. Usually, lenders will not provide a mortgage to people with a bad credit history because of the inherent risks involved in providing a mortgage to such customers. However, banks have now created new mortgage products that are meant for people with a bad cre
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