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Funding for Women-Owned Businesses

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Female entrepreneurship has been on a steady rise in the United States, with the number of women-owned businesses nearly doubling between 1997 and 2017. Female entrepreneurs are also successfully tapping into alternative funding options—such as accelerators, competitions, crowdfunding , grants, and specialized lending programs.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. Both graduates of one of the most premier science institutions in the United States: Caltech. If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market.

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Practical Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

Market data for the United States. Here are sites that provide excellent data within the United States: U.S. This organization also offers the more updated Associations Unlimited online database of more than 400,000 organizations. These provide a beginning, a jump-off place for more in-depth research.

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How Much Does it Cost to Form an LLC? A Guide For Startups

The Startup Magazine

Forming an LLC in the United States might be perceived as a long, complicated or expensive process. The only costs that you will need to pay will be the state filing fee. Sometimes a business owner or an entrepreneur might want to set up an LLC using the DIY approach, but might not have the luxury of time.

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Battling Big Business Bullies On The IP Playground: Minimizing The Risk Of Intellectual Property Litigation

YoungUpstarts

Aspiring entrepreneurs may mitigate the risk of litigation however by taking steps to avoid infringing the legal rights of established players. However, the USPTO provides a free searchable database of federally registered trademarks on the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS). Trademarks.

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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

Gust

Many thanks to David Rose , Ilana Grossman , Justin Stanwix , and the whole Gust team for making the Gust Blog such a valuable platform and resource for entrepreneurs and angel investors. Building and populating databases of user-supplied information and content (copyright).

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How to Write a Business Plan for a Cannabis Company

Up and Running

One of our Bplans writers described going into business in cannabis as a “ once-in-a-generation opportunity ,” with the product rapidly becoming legal for recreational as well as medical use in many states. Pay attention to the legalities around cannabis in your state. Also, consider personal and private loans.