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WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Information Regarding Angel Investing (Episode 284)
On today’s Business Beat, Jeff speaks with Marcia Dawood, chair of the Angel Capital Association Board of Directors,…
Ask the Experts: Armando Ojeda, Angela Barbash, and Marcia Dawood on StartupNation Radio
On this week’s episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff speaks with StartupNation’s subject matter experts from SCORE Mentors: Armando…
Female Founders, Get Funding Now with These 4 Alternatives to VC
In 2019, venture capital investment into U.S. startups nearly doubled from $88 billion to $144 billion. So, while…
Is Your Business Scalable? Why the Answer Matters to Potential Investors
Financing a small business initiative by offering investors a percentage of ownership equity in your business is called…
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…
5 Ways to Raise Capital for Your New Business
When starting your new business, one of the biggest, and most common, challenges you will face is finding…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Angel Funding Booming in Michigan Despite Pandemic (Episode 117)
Despite the chaos of the pandemic, deal flow has remained fairly steady for existing angel groups in the…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: IPO Marketing Slowing (Episode 53)
We’ve highlighted on previous Business Beat segments how early stage funding from angels and venture capitalists, for example,…
6 Tips to Improve Your Odds When Facing Investors
It takes money to make money. But how do you get startup funds to get your business off…
7 Alternatives to VC Funding That Women Entrepreneurs Need to Know About
News, television and other media have pushed venture capital from specialized financing vehicle to the mainstream. It would…
3 Things Entrepreneurs Must Do to Increase Their Startup’s Chance of Survival
Entrepreneurship is often idealized — you can “be your own boss,” attain “financial freedom” and work a “four…
The 3 Stories You Need to Tell During a Capital Raise
What’s the best way to really get someone to listen and draw them in? Storytelling has been the…
5 Types of Investors for Startups
“The most meaningful way to succeed is to help others succeed.” -Adam Grant, organizational psychologist Investors are unique…
8 Funding Alternatives to Consider for Your Startup
When it comes to funding your startup, you may not know exactly where to start. While you could…
Angel Investors Share Tips for Successful Business Pitches
As any entrepreneur knows, having support from angel investors in the early days can make all the difference…
Things Investors Say When Really What They Mean is, “No”
One lesson I learned the hard way as a founder is that investors never like to say “no.”…
Financing Options for a Small Business
Investigating financing options for a small business? We've got some in the trenches advice for you on finding the funding that's just right for your startup venture.
Financing Options for a Small Business
Investigating financing options for a small business? We've got some in the trenches advice for you on finding the funding that's just right for your startup venture.
Startup Funding – A Closer Look at the Key Options
Gaining access to initial funding and maintaining a workable cash flow situation are two of the biggest challenges that newly established and fledgling businesses face. There are of course no guarantees of sustainable success even when a new company is able to generate investor interest and raise the cash they need to get started.
Here we’ll take a look at some of the pros and cons of three key types of funding for startups and then outline new ways in which small firms are accessing cash to keep their companies in business.
What does it really take to attract investors to your startup?
Especially for the first-time entrepreneurs out there, a lot of times there tends to be some misconceptions about…