Business Financing

[ad_1] Bootstrapping your business can be a smart and effective way to go. It gives you an added level of control and independence, as you can follow your own vision (within your financial limits) and not be bound to the opinions of investors. It will likely require a great deal …

[ad_1] The recent FundingPost event at New York’s La Marina restaurant in northern Manhattan, overlooking the Hudson River, presented a panel of six active female angel investors to a crowd of some 200 attendees, many of whom were new entrepreneurs seeking funding. “I view this as a really great event,” said …

[ad_1] This story originally appeared on Engadget Uber isn’t exactly known for protecting the privacy of its drivers or riders. Tim Cook reportedly had to threaten to remove the Uber app from iPhones after he discovered the app was “fingerprinting” iPhones with a permanent ID. The ride sharing company had …

[ad_1] If you have bad credit, your financing options may be limited and expensive. If you hope to start or a grow a business, you’ll need to learn how to judge the status of your credit score and why it matters to your lender. Even more important, you must explore …

[ad_1] Co-founder of Groupon Eric Lefkosky’s new healthcare startup, Tempus, has raised $70 million in series C funding. Tempus is a tech company building the largest library of clinical data to battle cancer. Tempus focuses on helping doctors customize cancer treatments by using molecular data. The latest fundraising apparently puts the valuation …

[ad_1] Raising capital is no easy task. Over the past five years, I’ve had to do it multiple times — for a management buyout, for our first accelerator fund and for the purpose of supporting more than 100 of our own startups. Related: 9 Top Venture Capitalists Share Their Best Advice for …

[ad_1] I’ve bootstrapped businesses from scratch with personal capital and I’ve also raised millions from a PowerPoint presentation and then launched a business (which, hint, can be a terrible way to do it — but that’s a different story for another time). Related: 5 Components of Bootstrapping a Business Not all …

[ad_1] Your success as an entrepreneur is often measured by how fast you grow. This is especially true in the world of venture-backed startups where the predominant attitude is the faster, the better. Your ability to grow fast is how you’ll be judged by your investors, your employees, the people you’re …

[ad_1] As a small business owner, you’ve probably experienced both feast and famine. Sometimes money is tight. And while the hope is that the lean periods only pop up once in a while, sometimes you’ll need a little (or big) infusion of money to keep pushing forward. The Need for …

[ad_1] If you’re an entrepreneur, you’re probably a doer and a planner. But, are you preparing for tomorrow, next week or somewhere down the line? In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Jeff Rose explains some of the best options for retirement savings that business owners can use. He starts with …