Funding a Startup
4 Tips for Starting a Business When You Have Bad Credit
Having a poor credit history does not mean you cannot start your own business. If the time is right and you need to jump now, there is hope. Start Repairing Your Credit Get to work…
6 Startup Strategies That Turn Off Most Investors
Don’t bash the competition. Every investor knows how vulnerable a new startup is to competitors, so investors always ask about your sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace. How an entrepreneur answers this question speaks volumes about their…
When is it OK to Fund Your Startup with Credit Cards?
We are fortunate to be living in a time when new financing options for funding your small business are popping up every day. However, they all come with limitations. Here is a super quick rundown…
5 Top Ways to Find Buyers for Your Structured Settlement
We all fall on hard financial times at some point or another. Even billionaire Donald Trump has lost money and has had to rebuild his finances, over and over again. Maybe this is one of…
Contrarian Advice on Investment Pitch from a Pitch Veteran
“We coach entrepreneurs ‘think big.’ ‘Think change the world.’ That doesn’t mean use adjectives that are not credible. Everybody’s revolutionary and everybody’s disruptive now.” That’s Bill Reichert, managing director Garage Technology Ventures, veteran investor, a…
10 Ways for Entrepreneurs to Meet Cash Flow Peaks
The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service…
6 Reasons Smart Entrepreneurs Think Twice Before IPO
The visibility of Google, Facebook and a few others continues to propagate the myth that the ultimate objective of every entrepreneur should be to take their startups public via an initial public offering at the…
8 Business Name Mistakes Investors Hate to See
Every new baby gets a name before it is introduced to the world, and yet some entrepreneurs continue to send me business plans with TBD (to be determined) in place of a business name on…
3 Tips for Financing Your Dental Practice
Opening your own dental practice is a huge step. Whether you are starting out on your own, or you are branching out from an already established business, it is going to be a challenge in…
Why VC Funding Might Not Be for You
It’s an exciting time for startups and aspiring business founders. With investors pumping so much money into the industry it’s easy to see why. We’re hearing more and more about “unicorns” valued at more than…
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