Nobody likes to ask for money but if you’re looking to start a business, there is a good chance that you will have to solicit small business funding. Whether it’s venture capital, friends, banks, or other source, your pitch should be the same.
If you haven’t heard of mint.com, you are missing out on arguably the best financial sites in existence. Mint.com is a free, advertiser supported website that allows consumers to track all areas of their personal finances. Everything from checking accounts, loans, bills, investments, automobile, and home equity, this is truly a one stop financial website […]
Startup entrepreneurs should not be frightened by the frequently conveyed statistic that half of all businesses fail within five years. Although the figure is true, it is an average of all industries. In addition, the number is a nationwide average. Business survival rates vary widely across different industries and geographical regions.
Attending local entrepreneurship events was effective for a startup company to network with influential individuals. The anonymous California business was able to schedule meetings with 35 investors in 60 days that raised $75,000.
Thursday December 2nd, 2010, at Incubate Miami Demo Day, four startups will be presenting their new companies to an audience of investors and industry insiders. Here are the 4 presenting companies.
The huge increase in use of Twitter as a communications tool has spawned a striking number of startups developing applications for Twitter. Several of these new companies are funded by angel investors and a few venture capital firms. As of the middle of 2010, eleven Twitter-related startups had obtained $23,270,000. Twitter itself was formed a […]
If you’re not willing to fail, you shouldn’t be an entrepreneur. The simple fact is that entrepreneur failures mean that you aren’t playing it safe. You’re blazing new paths and sometimes those paths end in disaster. Not only should you not hide these mistakes, you should celebrate them and tell potential investors about those mistakes. […]
If you haven’t done it yet, you will someday. Your small business is up and running and now it’s time to do your taxes. Small business tax returns aren’t as difficult as you might think but just like IRS paperwork for your personal income, it’s easy to make mistakes so what do you do if […]