Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

In the US, you may find that the Small Business Administration (SBA) can get you infusions of cash without normal backup requirements. Solicit venture capital investors. Request a small business grant. Trade equity or services for startup help.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Government Funding Options (U.S.). Small Business Administration loans are often one of the first places that small business owners in the United States think of looking for a loan, and they’re right to. You can take a look at this article for details on the SBA Loan program. Alternative Lending.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 29, 2014

What is an SBA Loan? Small Business Administration was created in 1953 to help Americans start, build and grow their businesses. As an independent agency of the government, the SBA partners with both public and private organizations to deliver its services, including loans. What can you use an SBA loan for?

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Gust

JUNE 17, 2012

Small business grants. This source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days due to government initiatives on alternative energy and technology. Related sources include local business development agencies. Venture capital. You have to be relentless in this pursuit to win.

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Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2014

I say “for the most part” because government grants for small businesses do exist, but the opportunity to secure one is limited to a narrow field of candidates. Here’s what you need to know about government grants for small businesses, who is eligible to receive them, and how to go about getting them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

Small business grants. It’s not a quick solution, but the government and other funding agencies do not want ownership or interest payments from your company. Related sources include local business development agencies. Venture capital. You have to be relentless in this pursuit to win.

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Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2014

I say “for the most part” because government grants for small businesses do exist, but the opportunity to secure one is limited to a narrow field of candidates. Here’s what you need to know about government grants for small businesses, who is eligible to receive them, and how to go about getting them.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 30, 2017

If you don’t have time to perform the research or would like a second opinion, there are people you can go to for help, like government departments and your local SBDC. Depending on the size and goals of your venture, you may need to seek financing from an “angel” investor or from a venture capital firm.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2013

These great blogs focus exclusively on startups, small business, entrepreneurs and the issues and subjects near to their hearts. But mostly these small business, venture capital, and marketing blogs provide great tools, resources, learning opportunity, and practical information targeted directly at you.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Any information that helps support your business idea goes here, including market studies, legal agreements, photos of your products, and more. For more information about how to create a business plan, the Small Business Administration has you covered. Click here to see their complete guide to writing a business plan.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

This involves sourcing business expansion funding within yourself. If you have enough cash saved up, then you can take it up to finance your business expansion, especially if you are a small business owner. Selling assets like real estate, cars, bonds, or stocks can help you raise capital for business expansion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

In the US, you may find that the Small Business Administration (SBA) can get you infusions of cash without normal backup requirements. Solicit venture capital investors. Request a small business grant. Trade equity or services for startup help.

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Up and Running

MAY 3, 2017

Statistically, women earn only 7 percent of venture capital investments overall. Amoruso’s company has had some significant challenges lately , but her ability to hook venture capital investors over the lifespan of her company has been exceptional. See Also: What Do Venture Capital Firms Want?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

In the US, you may find that the Small Business Administration (SBA) can get you infusions of cash without normal backup requirements. Solicit venture capital investors. Request a small business grant. Trade equity or services for startup help.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

There is so much confusion and misinformation out there about the government sponsored “payroll protection plan” loans to companies that the heads of every small business CEO in the country must be spinning. 350 billion of this money is dedicated to small businesses under a loan program called the PPP (payroll protection plan).

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Small Business Labs. Tracking and Forecasting the Trends Impacting the Future of Small Business. Welcome to Small Business Labs. Small Business Labs, from Emergent Research , covers the key social, technology and business trends impacting small business. Emergent Research.

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Board Effect

JUNE 10, 2019

Government grants may be easier to get, but they often have complicated government rules and restrictions and may contain terms and language that’s hard to understand. It’s not possible for all startups to qualify for grants, but there are a number of other ways to help new businesses get off the ground financially.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

In the US, you may find that the Small Business Administration (SBA) can get you infusions of cash without normal backup requirements. Solicit venture capital investors. Request a small business grant. Trade equity or services for startup help.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

Creating a scalable business model. Whether you are hoping to expand a small business with a loan or going for a round of venture capital, you will need a scalable business model. Investors in particular want to fund only scalable or ready to scale businesses. There is no single approach here.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted here about the value of the local Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), a network of about 1,000 locations in the United States, generally a great place to go for frontline, street-level small-business advice. Details are slightly different from state to state.

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VC Adventure

APRIL 16, 2020

To save the US economy, policymakers need to understand small business 101. economy and the ways in which entrepreneurship and the small business landscape have changed over the past few decades. Drilling down on small business demographics. The text of our latest OpEd is below. They sound good.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

Source: NVCA , “Startup Ecosystem Faces Capital Crunch over Coming Months” USA – SBA Loans and PPP. The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

While our data does apply to a US audience, the reasons for starting a business really aren’t going to be that different, whether you’re in Canada or South Africa. Think the country is dominated by big businesses run by people with MBAs? You don’t need any ‘special’ training to run a business.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2009

to spur innovation was a new government agency to fund new companies. The Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Act in 1958 guaranteed that for every dollar a bank or financial institution invested in a new company, the U.S. government would invest three (up to $300,000.) Or was it some other form of organization?

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