18 Unconventional Funding Sources for Your Startup: Discovery and Approach Strategies
Finding funding for a startup doesn’t always mean pitching to venture capitalists or maxing out credit cards. This…
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Fundraising Trends in 2025: What Every Founder Needs to Know
Fundraising has never been more critical — or more complex. In a world flooded with smart ideas and…
Highlight Your Startup’s Unique Value Proposition in a Pitch Deck
Unlock the full potential of your startup’s pitch with this straightforward guide that distills expert advice on articulating…
How to Ready Your Business to Fundraise as a Finance Leader
When working for a startup or scaleup, a big part of the finance leader’s role is helping the…
Top Networking Tips to Hit a Home Run for Your Nonprofit
An absolutely foundational aspect of non-profit success is building your network. I learned that first-hand when co-founding a…
Startup to Success: A Serial Entrepreneur on How to Build and Scale Your Business
Launching a startup requires navigating a sea of complexities. Markets are unpredictable, with disruptive developments occurring at inopportune…
5 Terms That are Killing Your Startup’s Pitch
Whether you’re (virtually) presenting before a group of investors or meeting an angel investor one-on-one via Zoom, the…
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…
From Concept to Delivery: Tips for Perfecting Your Investor Pitch
Raising money for a startup is a long process, but an important one. Securing funding may not be…
How to Design and Deliver a Business Pitch That Secures Startup Funding
A business pitch is a presentation put together to entice an investor or group of investors. The goal…
How to Create a Fundable Business Plan
Business plans are created for various reasons. Sometimes a plan is prepared for a strategic partner. In this…
10 Ways to Create a Successful Business Pitch
Recently, the term “business pitch” has become as popular as the term “startup.” A pitch is essentially a…
4 Tips for Writing a Standout Business Plan Financing Request
One of the most important elements of a business plan is a financing request, or the amount of…
How Quality Reporting Helps Smart Entrepreneurs Build Investor Trust and Long-Term Returns
Think of investor reporting as the foundation of trust between a company’s founders and its investors. That trust…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Angel Funding In Our Local Startup Ecosystem (Episode 273)
On today’s Business Beat, Jeff explains the importance of angel investors, featuring a few words from Dan Bober,…
These Exemplary Shark Tank Entrepreneurs Share Their Success Stories on StartupNation Radio
On today’s episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff Sloan is joined by co-host, Matt Damman, owner and inventor of…
Why Investing in Minority-Owned Startups is Key to Unlocking Innovation
Despite being a critical force in the future of the U.S. economy, people of color are disproportionately hurt…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Midwest Venture Showcase (Episode 215)
On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff and Paul W. Smith discuss the 2021 Midwest Venture Showcase, a…
Bloomscape and 2021 Midwest Venture Showcase: Successful Startups are Blooming in Our Region
Welcome back to another brand new episode of StartupNation Radio! Today, Jeff is joined by frequent co-host, Norm…
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…