12 Keys to Choosing and Building Your Best Side Hustle
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Free Business Funding: 5 Tips for Writing a Winning Small Business Grant Application
When it comes to raising money for your small business, there is no shortage of options: friends and…
Estimating Startup Costs for a New Business
Even with inflation easing in 2024, the rising costs that small businesses face present a significant challenge to…
What is Seed Money and How Can Entrepreneurs Get It?
As small businesses and startups survey today’s difficult environment for raising money, entrepreneurs can be forgiven for battling…
Bootstrapped and Global from Day One: The Story of Linktree
The link-in-bio startup Linktree reported in May 2024 that it had surpassed 50 million users. Of those 50…
The Challenges of Rural Entrepreneurship and Some Solutions
Rural area constitutes 97% of America’s land mass, but it’s home to only one-fifth of the nation’s population,…
How to Raise Money You Don’t Have to Pay Back
At a time when securing funding can be so difficult given high interest rates and a credit squeeze,…
Raise, Cut or Hold Interest Rates? How Federal Reserve Action Affects Your Startup.
Seeing the path of core inflation as promising but still uncertain, the Federal Reserve held the line Wednesday…
Verizon Digital Ready Provides the Free Skills Training Entrepreneurs Need
The latest round of Verizon’s $10,000 small business grants is over, but we can expect that a new…
How Can Your Business Grow Without Venture Capital? 15 Strategies.
Exploring ways to expand a business without relying on venture capital can be a game-changer for many entrepreneurs.…
The Power of Venture Studios: A Collaborative Approach to Startup Success
Venture capital (VC) investors have always played a vital role in providing funding for early-stage startups. For ambitious…
4 Tips for Funding a Business When You Have Student Loans
Though the Biden Administration has moved to forgive hundreds of millions of dollars in student loans, student loan…
5 Ways to Get Your Startup Funded in 2024
Funding one’s startup can be challenging, especially if this is one’s first foray into business ownership. As we…
The Best Funding Options for Minority Entrepreneurs
Getting funded can be a challenge for any investor. But for minority entrepreneurs, finding and securing capital can…
LISTEN: New Grant Program Announced for Metro Detroit Small Businesses
The Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance and its small business investment program’s goal is to seed 2,500 investment…
Navigating Funding Challenges: Advice from Seasoned Entrepreneurs
To help entrepreneurs overcome the hurdle of securing funding for their startups, we sought advice from 15 industry…
This Entrepreneur Shares How She Bootstrapped Her Startup (and How You Can, Too)
There are several different ways a startup founder might fund his or her business, including series funding, crowdfunding,…
Olga’s Kitchen Gives Michigan’s Female Entrepreneurs a Chance at $10,000 Grant
Olga Loizon Memorial Foundation created by Olga’s Kitchen will provide grants of up to $10,000 in honor of…
10 Tips for Women to Successfully Raise Startup Capital
Women have more of a challenge than men when it comes to raising money. According to Fortune Magazine,…
Entrepreneurs vs. Solo Entrepreneurs: What Are Your Financing Options?
Working Americans choose to start their own business for any number of reasons. There’s increased flexibility and independence,…