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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…
April 20, 2021
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…
April 15, 2021
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,…
April 14, 2021
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,…
April 14, 2021
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…
April 13, 2021
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…
April 12, 2021
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…
April 7, 2021
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…
February 15, 2021
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…
January 5, 2021
Why Was My Business Loan Application Denied?
This is a pretty simple question with a more complicated answer. There are a lot of reasons why…
October 21, 2020
Pet Plate Founder Renaldo Webb Shares a Behind-the-Scenes Look at His Shark Tank Experience
I’m the founder of Pet Plate, a fresh-cooked, human-grade pet food subscription service. We use only the freshest…
October 12, 2020
Are Business Loans More Affordable Now Due to the Pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the global economy in a number of ways. Unemployment is up, the stock…
September 21, 2020
This Startup’s Innovative Platform Can Help Solve Your Finance Problems
Sponsored content The high-cost short term (HCST) lending industry has come under much scrutiny within recent years, as…
September 7, 2020
Embrace Your Bold Ideas: 3 Tips for Securing Investment During the Pandemic
Entrepreneurs are still the future of the economy. Entrepreneurs push innovation forward and find ways to solve the…
August 26, 2020
7 Crowdfunding Tips for Securing Funds During COVID-19
Crowdfunding is a challenging endeavor even in the best of times. Recent data indicates that from January 2014…
August 13, 2020
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: San Francisco-Based Density Raises $51 Million (Episode 91)
Are you wondering whether or not investors are investing in startups during the COVID-19 crisis? On this morning’s…
July 29, 2020
What We Learned From Turning Down a Deal on Shark Tank
When we appeared on Shark Tank to pitch our popular Zipadee-Zip swaddle transition product, we were thrilled to…
July 28, 2020
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: TCF Bank Announces $1 Billion Loan Program (Episode 89)
Yesterday afternoon, TCF Bank unveiled its $1 billion loan commitment for minority- and women-owned small businesses. This announcement…
July 24, 2020
What You Must Know Before Raising Investment for Your Business
The following is excerpted from “Investor Ready,” courtesy of Julie Barber, CEO of Spark! Consulting www.areyouinvestorready.co.uk Before you…
July 8, 2020
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Venture Capital (Episode 47)
On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares a newly released PwC report on venture capital. The report…
May 5, 2020