Fund Your Business Archives

How to Bootstrap Your Side Hustle into a 6-Figure Business

How do you successfully bootstrap a side hustle into a six-figure business? Building a wildly profitable business is simpler than you might think. With the right business model and strategy, you can build a successful...

byLuisa Zhou

September 29, 2022

How to Secure Funding as a Female Business Owner

Raising working capital is a huge part of the job when starting a business. However, many women-owned businesses can run into trouble when looking for financing to fund their small business. When loans and other...

byRapid Finance

September 23, 2022

WJR Business Beat: Startups Led by Women Are Getting More VC Money (Episode 474)

Funding for female-led startups is on the upswing, Jeff reports on this Business Beat, at least in certain areas of the country. Tune in below for more good news: Tune in to News/Talk...

byStartupNation

September 12, 2022

Q&A: How Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Can Help You

We reached out to Brianna Ellison, director of community engagement for Verizon, as part of our initiative to bring the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program to Michigan entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners. From marketing...

byStartupNation

September 9, 2022

Register NOW for a Pitch Competition and Day of Networking

StartupNation and Dell have partnered in a national competition worth $500K in prizes for startups! Are you a Michigan-based startup with a great idea? Apply to join Dell for Startups for a pitch competition Sept. 28, sponsored...

byStartupNation

September 6, 2022

WJR Business Beat: Verizon Unveils Another Round of $10K Grants (Episode 469)

Startups, Jeff Sloan has great news for you on this Business Beat. The Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program is accepting applications for its latest round of $10,000 grants. Tune in below to learn how...

byStartupNation

September 2, 2022

What I Learned Competing for Startup Money

Regardless of the type of business you’re starting, you need some money. Even if you plan to bootstrap, you still need to raise enough to live on and probably a small amount for operations. Considering...

byBob Buckley

August 31, 2022

They’re Back! Apply Now for a $10,000 Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Grant

Verizon Small Business Digital Ready is committed to helping small businesses grow. It’s why we are partnering with this program to arm businesses just like yours with the tools and resources needed to thrive in...

byStartupNation

August 30, 2022

WJR Business Beat: A Chance to Present Your Elevator Pitch (Episode 464)

On this episode of the Business Beat, Jeff alerts entrepreneurs to a pitch competition to hone the critical skill of delivering a high-quality, compelling elevator pitch. Plus, it could yield funding! Tune in below to...

byStartupNation

August 26, 2022

Monica Wheat Gives 4 Reasons Why Pitch Competitions Are Gold

Monica Wheat has a thumb drive full of excellent advice for startup companies. But if she had to pick one nugget of sage, it might be this one: “It’s going to be 10 times harder...

byColin McMahon

August 25, 2022

How to Secure Funding as an LGBTQ+ Entrepreneur

Getting your startup off the ground is hard enough. Now imagine the extra challenges you might face as an LGBTQ+ entrepreneur. Despite progress toward diversifying funding for startups, discrimination and marginalization have hindered the LGBTQ+...

byDevin Partida

August 17, 2022

Angel Investor Doron York on Winning Entrepreneur Traits

On this episode of "Inside Michigan Business," Jeff Sloan talks with angel investor Doron York about the excitement and importance of investing in early-stage businesses. Tune in below to listen to the conversation: In...

byInside Michigan Business

August 11, 2022

WJR Business Beat: New Funding Announced for Small Businesses in Metro Detroit (Episode 456)

On this Business Beat, Jeff shares details of a funding program through Detroit Means Business and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation. Tune in below for details: Tune in to News/Talk 760 AM WJR...

byStartupNation

August 11, 2022

WJR Business Beat: Michigan Venture Capital Investment Soars (Episode 450)

On this Business Beat, Jeff says recent statistics validate the vision of Michigan becoming a viable, if not distinctly exciting, place to attract and grow fast-growth, venture capital-backed companies. Tune in below for the numbers:...

byStartupNation

August 3, 2022

How to Build and Fund a Startup as a Black Woman

Securing funding for a startup relies heavily on the connections you have among investors, as well as your ability to attract attention to your business. What happens when those investors are mostly upper-class white men,...

byNahla Davis

August 2, 2022

6 Things Every Startup Should Know Before Reaching Out to Investors

In 2021, investors gave startups a record-breaking $621 billion globally. This is more than twice the amount from the year before. Money is the lifeblood of a company. Without it, you cannot pay employees, build...

byJeremy Moser

July 27, 2022

Securing Capital: Essential Actions Startup Owners Must Take When Pitching to VCs

It’s not easy to build a startup from scratch and take it into the stratosphere on your own. Bootstrapping your business can be severely financially and emotionally taxing -- with no guarantee of success in...

byRebecca Barnatt-Smith

July 25, 2022

WJR Business Beat: Equity Crowdfunding Still Strong (Episode 443)

On today's Business Beat, Jeff Sloan explains why this is a really strong time to make select investments into the most promising startups. Tune in below for more: Tune in to News/Talk 760 AM...

byStartupNation

July 22, 2022

How to Find the Perfect VC Partner, Even During Times of Uncertainty

While the pandemic has certainly had an impact on the startup space, speculations were off about one thing: venture capital. It didn’t dry up: Venture investors poured $150 billion into North American companies in 2020,...

byRay Meiring

July 22, 2022

The Importance of Angel Investing in the Startup Ecosystem

On this segment of "The Pre W. Smith Show," Jeff Sloan talks with City Side Ventures' Doron York about the importance of angel investing in the startup ecosystem. Listen to the conversation on the Great...

byJeff Sloan

July 21, 2022