Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2014

With the recent apparent successes of several startups in taking their company public (initial public offering) and raising billions of dollars, I’m hearing a groundswell of enthusiasm from new entrepreneurs to follow in their footsteps to fund their companies and become billionaires overnight. Your odds of hitting the lottery may be better.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 5, 2012

To further help startup entrepreneurs, the Department of Labor is calling on the resources of the Small Business Administration , SCORE and the Small Business Development Centers to provide technical assistance and training in the participating states. States must apply for the grants by June 30, 2013.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

But, what constitutes success for the parties involved – investors, entrepreneurs, employees, and customers – can vary dramatically. Misaligned interests that lead to poor financing choices are often very problematic for first time entrepreneurs in young companies.  Maybe Small Business Administration guaranteed loan.

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Up and Running

JUNE 18, 2013

This week marks the 50th anniversary of National Small Business Week. Small Business Administration will be hosting workshops and mentoring match-ups today in Dallas/Ft. and events (featuring entrepreneurs like Jack Dorsey of Square and Twitter and Angie Hicks of Angie’s List) will stream live here.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Small Business Administration loans are often one of the first places that small business owners in the United States think of looking for a loan, and they’re right to. Gust matches investors up with small businesses seeking funding. My 13 Favorite Alternative Funding Options of 2013.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2014

I woke up to an article in Daily Camera today titled Small Business Administration trying to bring SBIC funds to Colorado. “It looks really great on the surface,” said Peter Adams, executive director of the Rockies Venture Club, a nonprofit aimed at connecting investors and entrepreneurs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 2, 2017

Let’s start by looking at the nuts and bolts of your new business: whether you should have a sole proprietorship, incorporate, register a partnership or an LLC (limited liability company). A sole proprietorship is the “most basic type of business to establish” according to the SBA (Small Business Administration).

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Thursday, Microsoft’s Skype launched Skype In The Workspace , a service that combines elements of Quora and social networking to create an online space where entrepreneurs can seek knowledge from one another. It makes sense that at least some of them will want to connect with each other.

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Up and Running

APRIL 6, 2016

By 2013, the number of annual spa visits had increased to 164 million, with total revenues of $14.7 See Also: Practical Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs. As a new business, you may need to raise the capital from family, friends, and personal loans. In fact, during the height of the 2008 recession, the U.S.

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