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Convertible Debt: Should Entrepreneurs Consider This Option With Angel Investors?

Angel investors love convertible debt, but is it a good idea for entrepreneurs looking for funding? READ»

10 Suggestions For Creating A Successful Startup

In a long-awaited follow up to an earlier post,"10 Common Mistakes That Startup and Small Companies Make," here are 10 suggestions to improve the chances of your startup's success.READ»

Setting a Valuation for Your Company

A reader asks: “How do you set a valuation for a start-up company?” I’ll answer the question with a few other questions (and answers) of my own: How much money do you need? First, figure out how much money you need to run ...READ»

What Angels Are Looking For

If you are looking for an investor and decide to work with a group or an individual angel investor you need to know what they are likely to propose for a deal structure. If you are a working with an experienced angel investor it is ...READ»

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Gen Y is more positive than other generations

Generation Y entrepreneurs are more positive, are more likely to hire and most likely to implement employee-friendly practices to battle the recession than Gen X or Baby Boomer small business owners. READ»

Thoughts on Small Business Lending

First, I don’t believe the government should be the ones telling banks what to lend or not to lend.  The banker is the one that needs to decide if someone is a good credit risk or not based on what level of risk they want to ...READ»

Three End of the Year Tips for Entrepreneurs

Three tips to make 2010 more successful.READ»

Possible Continuation of the SBA's High Guarantees

Recently we discussed the possibility of SBA lending becoming more difficult.   The $375 million appropriated to the SBA for decreased loan origination fees and an increased loan guarantee of 90% was the foundation for an ...READ»

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Bringing Video out of the SEO Cold

I thought the interview on Fast Company TV with the head of Everyzing.com http://www.fastcompany.tv/video/putting-better-data-into-video heralded a really massive jump in search technology. As far as I understand it (and I haven't ...READ»

How to Get Financing in Today's Economy

Today hearings are going on in Washington to decide how to clean up the financial mess that has been building over the last decade or more. They are trying to figure out how to bail out big businesses so they don’t fail and cause ...READ»

What to Do When Times Get Tough

Every industry goes through good and bad times.  So, unless you’re able to surf just the industries that are expanding, you ought to know how to attract new customers when things get tough.The good news: the three things I’m ...READ»