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Alternative Lending Options for Small Businesses in 2021
All businesses require funds to operate. Maybe when you first opened your doors, you used your own savings…
2021 Midwest Venture Showcase to Feature 57 Companies Actively Seeking Funding
The 2021 Midwest Venture Showcase, a partnership between the Midwest Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) and InvestMidwest, will showcase…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Pepperdine Most Fundable Companies (Episode 211)
On this morning’s Business Beat, Jeff welcomes Dr. Craig Everett, finance professor at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio Business School,…
Free Business Funding: 5 Tips for Writing a Winning Small Business Grant Application
If you’ve researched grants for startup or existing businesses, you know how hard they are to find. Sure,…
From Our Founder: New Legislation Makes Equity Crowdfunding the Go-To Source for Startup Funding
Venture capital funding, while essential to the startup growth ecosystem, is a funding source that makes its way…
Get Startup Funding Fast! Applications Open for Pepperdine Most Fundable Companies
The Graziadio Business School of Pepperdine University has opened entries to its fourth annual competition, Pepperdine Most Fundable…
3 Fintech Founders Share How They Are Closing the Racial and Gender Wealth Gaps
The racial and gender wealth gaps remain a major source of inequity in the United States. Three entrepreneurs…
6 Things to Do After Receiving Your PPP Loan
You’ve gotten your PPP loan, spent it properly and hopefully qualify for full forgiveness. Congratulations! What’s next? StartupNation exclusive…
The Best Loans for Franchises
Opening your own franchise is a smart decision if you’re an ambitious entrepreneur. Being the owner of a…
15 Grant Programs for Minority and Women Business Owners
Grant programs offering free money are hard to come by, which is why many entrepreneurs frequently end up…
President Biden Signs PPP Extension Into Law, Application Deadline Now May 31
On Tuesday, President Biden signed a bill extending the the deadline to apply for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…
How to Minimize Startup Risk: Become a Franchisee
The day I became a franchisor, the ceiling collapsed. Literally. I was at Kidville headquarters in New York…
Restaurant Revitalization Fund to Provide $28.6 Billion in Grant Funding to Restaurants Hit Hard by COVID-19
No question, the pandemic has taken its toll on a lot of small restaurants over the last 12…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Timing Couldn’t Be Better for Equity Crowdfunding (Episode 193)
On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff discusses new regulations in equity crowdfunding, which allows startups in private…
7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Taking the Leap into Entrepreneurship
The growth of social media, the internet and the freelance economy has created a wave of excitement around…
Grant Program Announced for Black Women-Owned Businesses in Detroit (and How to Maximize Your Chances of Securing Relief)
Small businesses make up an astounding 99.6% of Michigan businesses and 49% of the state’s employees—that’s 1.9 million…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Motown Musician Accelerator Program (Episode 182)
On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares details of the Motown Musician Accelerator Program, an education and…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Second Round of PPP Funding Still Available (Episode 180)
The Small Business Administration’s second round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding is open through March 31, 2021,…
How Trade References Can Help Your Startup Get Financing
New businesses often find it challenging to get financing. Many lenders prefer to lend to businesses that are…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Raising Money from Grant and Contest Programs (Episode 175)
For those of us in the entrepreneurial community trying to take a swing at creating and growing a…