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A New Era For Entrepreneurs And Startups Has Begun

Startup Professionals Musings

in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion. Funding for early-stage startups is more available than ever. Now they are back in every community, with the best even waving money at graduates. The percent of entrepreneurs who are Baby Boomer starting a business since 1996 has grown from 14.3 percent to 23.4

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How to Fine-tune Your Small Business Finances—from Funding to Growth [Webinar Recap]

Up and Running

I have been involved in startups since I graduated from college in 1996. The most obvious place that businesses and or accountants turn to for their small business clients is generally banks, big banks, community banks, you name it. When you go into a community bank on average fifty percent of applicants are declined.