Business Financing

[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » The following excerpt is from Entrepreneur’s book Finance Your Business. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes You’ve heard of poetry slams, surely, where poets get onstage and belt out their creations in competitions that sometimes …

[ad_1] Running a startup is expensive. If you’re an entrepreneur, you already know this, and likely have “find money” high on your priority list. There’s a fair chance that the first place you’re going to look is at venture capital firms — those glorious businesses that, thanks to shows such as Silicon Valley and …

[ad_1] Lending isn’t quite as tight as it was after the recent economic downturn, but it’s still a delicate process. Many small- and medium-sized businesses find it difficult to obtain bank financing because they don’t know how to navigate the process. But, if you’re persistent enough, however, raising the necessary …

[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » Starting a business is an exhilarating endeavor. The prospect of offering a new product or service to the world, designing one’s own future, and creating a legacy are why many people step into the …

[ad_1] Two weeks ago, I went from being Lisa Binderow, yoga teacher turned entrepreneur and mom-to-be, to contestant and survivor of ABC’s Shark Tank. Barbara Corcoran made me an offer for 40 percent of my business. However, after negotiating back and forth, I politely declined and walked away from the deal.   …

[ad_1] Nobody wants to think about dying, but being prepared for a disaster is very important. In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Mark Kohler discusses why it can be smart to create a trust in addition to owning life insurance or having a will. One of the most important reasons …

[ad_1] Securing a business loan or financing for your small business can be incredibly frustrating, especially for first-time business owners who don’t know the ropes. In fact, in its Spring 2015 small business survey, Nav discovered that despite having more business financing options available, such as online lenders, it’s still an uphill …

[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » A 2015 survey of small business owners shows that 76 percent would say that their business is in excellent financial health. Even though three-quarters of businesses could say this, can you? Being an entrepreneur …

[ad_1] With the presidential election looming, job creation is a hot topic.  Where will new jobs come from? According to research by the Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute, female small business owners will create 5 million to 5.5 million new jobs across the United States by 2018.  In fact, a …

[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » Today’s consumer is more or else demanding all services be “Uberized”. Meanwhile, today one in three American workers offers independent or freelance services — that’s a lot of service supply. On-demand platforms have entered …