Funding a Startup

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Grants May Be Free, But They Do Come at a Price

Every investor in your startup, even friends and family, normally expects a share of your company (equity), which means your return for all your effort goes down quickly.
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8 Lessons for Entrepreneurs from the Shark Tank

As an advisor to entrepreneurs and active angel investor, I often get questions about the realism of the Shark Tank TV series, compared to professional investor negotiations.
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3 Ways to Know Government Small Business Loans Are an Option for You

While the government doesn’t offer direct small business loans, they do support small businesses through the Small Business Administration (SBA).
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How Entrepreneurs Attract Friends, Family and Fools

Many first-time entrepreneurs find themselves unable to bootstrap their startups, and also unable to find early funding at the venture capital level or even with angel investors.
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5 of the Most Exciting Startup Cities in Europe to Get Funding

While a lot of people may instantly think of startups being confined to the likes of Silicon Valley and Canada, the world of enterprise has a far wider reach than first meets the eye.

6 Keys to Proving a Viable Startup Business Model

How do you convince investors that your business model will really work, before you have a revenue stream that exceeds your expenses? Even if you are bootstrapping your business, and you are the only investor, you should be asking yourself the same question.

3 Steps to Saving Money on Your Mortgage Broker Bond

If you are a mortgage broker or thinking of becoming one, you make your living on a combination of industry expertise and sales acumen. But getting a good deal on a mortgage broker bond requires much more than just those skills.

How to Start a Business Even with Bad Credit

If you have bad credit you may think there is no way you can start your own business. This isn’t really the case at all. Of course it may be a little harder, and you will have to be diligent in managing your finances.

Realistic Strategies for Funding Product Development

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology.

How Can Your Startup Use the “Bakery Model”?

We’ve all been there. You start talking about creating your own business and the ideas start flying out of your mouth. The problem with that is moving forward and getting those ideas to become something a bit more substantial.

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