Women Entrepreneurs Can

JULY 2, 2019

Fortunately, the business funding gender gap is narrowing, and larger shares of debt and equity capital are going to women-owned ventures, in part because more women are in lending and investing decision-making positions. Not only do such funding sources focus on women-owned businesses, they also tend to offer more favorable terms.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2020

As part of The Startup Magazine Female Founder series , we sat down with award-winning entrepreneur Elizabeth Colón. Elizabeth enjoys sharing her success story with other female entrepreneurs. She works hard to provide women with the guidance and tools necessary to become vibrant leaders and build resilient businesses.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Armed Forces were successful at starting and growing small businesses. In fact, almost 50 percent of veterans owned a business after World War II. percent of new entrepreneurs in 1996 and that by 2014, this number had fallen to just 5.6 Top 5 traits that make veterans great entrepreneurs. Discipline.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2023

That’s why angel and equity investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Here are some tips and rules of thumb to improve your odds and help you understand when a bank loan or line of credit is possible, and how to get it: Write a good business plan first. Show a significant personal investment.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 9, 2021

Funding Options for Your Business. You can start by charting out some of the most common and popular ways to fund a business. One of the most popular choices for startup entrepreneurs is working with a venture capitalist (VC). VCs can be individuals or firms, dedicated to investing in small companies. Angel investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” I always answer that there isn’t any magic, and contrary to the popular myth, nobody is waiting in the wings to throw money at you, just because you have a new and exciting business idea.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2019

The biggest obstacle facing young entrepreneurs – or, in fact, entrepreneurs of any age – is often that they don’t have the funding to turn their business idea into a reality. Government Small Business Administration. Credit Unions or Banks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” I always answer that there isn’t any magic, and contrary to the popular myth, nobody is waiting in the wings to throw money at you, just because you have a new and exciting business idea.

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 26, 2014

Announced a few months ago, the Accelerator Competition is a program of the Small Business Administration through which they are awarding $ 50k to each of 50 accelerators across the country to promote entrepreneurship (that’s $2.5M in total for those of you w/o a calculator handy).

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 13, 2020

If you are an entrepreneur, you have already noticed a vast difference starting with the customer turn out. Various programs are in place to help most businesses during this period of time. One of the programs that most business owners are asked to use is the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

That’s why angel and equity investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Here are some tips and rules of thumb to improve your odds and help you understand when a bank loan or line of credit is possible, and how to get it: Write a good business plan first. Show a significant personal investment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” I always answer that there isn’t any magic, and contrary to the popular myth, nobody is waiting in the wings to throw money at you, just because you have a new and exciting business idea.

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Up and Running

APRIL 11, 2017

If your knowledge and skills could stand to improve, consider taking advantage of the many free business training resources that are available both online and in-person. Small Business Administration is a particularly valuable resource, offering courses that cover virtually every important aspect of creating and operating a business.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Saul Mishkin is a business developer that knows how to navigate multiple aspects of the business world. By focusing on skills, legality and branding, Saul Mishkin shares what it takes to succeeds an immigrant entrepreneur. Unique Businesses In America. Immigrant businesses bring unique qualities to the United States.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 3, 2019

In the world of capitalism success, the potential of female entrepreneurs unveils as exceeding rates of women entering the fields of businesses, whether on a small scale such as spas to retail outlets, can be prominently observed. Your local business development centres can better guide you in this. Subsidizing.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 5, 2019

Paying back small business loans (SBL) has become a nightmare for so many entrepreneurs in this millennial age. The research by Main Street Lender on over 10,000 business loan applicants in the U.S There are four painless ways to pay off small business loans early. Note: The U.S

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Up and Running

JULY 24, 2017

Even though the executive summary is at the beginning of a finished business plan, many experienced entrepreneurs (including me) choose to write the executive summary after they’ve written everything else. Sample business plans: Over 500 free sample business plans from various industries. It’s a summary, not just a pitch.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. These nine websites will help you track down the appropriate entrepreneurs. There’s no substitute for experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” I always answer that there isn’t any magic, and contrary to the popular myth, nobody is waiting in the wings to throw money at you, just because you have a new and exciting business idea.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The US Small Business Administration notes that fast-food franchises make up the most popular business type for new entrepreneurs. From medspa franchise opportunities to retail businesses, there’s no shortage of supply. Franchises are an easy way to trade on the popularity of an established name.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2013

By Ingrid Vanderveldt, Dell’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence. They’re using metrics that are often unworkable in the current business environment, causing growing businesses to look elsewhere for capital and increasingly towards alternative forms of financing. It’s the paradox of the modern startup.

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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. You can take a look at this article for details on the SBA Loan program. Government Small Business Grants . Bank loans.

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 26, 2014

Announced a few months ago, the Accelerator Competition is a program of the Small Business Administration through which they are awarding $50k to each of 50 accelerators across the country to promote entrepreneurship (that’s $2.5M in total for those of you w/o a calculator handy).

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Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2016

The Small Business Administration and the digital services agency 18F are trying to help entrepreneurs build successful companies and the 21st century digital government. The guests on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show explained how they’re working to do that. Small Business Administration.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2013

That’s why Angel investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Here are some tips and rules of thumb to improve your odds and help you understand when a bank loan or line of credit is possible, and how to get it: Write a good business plan first. entrepreneur startup investor funding bank loan business' Marty Zwilling.

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Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2014

We’ve all seen the late night TV commercials targeted at entrepreneurs touting “free money from Uncle Sam”. I say “for the most part” because government grants for small businesses do exist, but the opportunity to secure one is limited to a narrow field of candidates. How to find and apply for small business grants.

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Up and Running

MAY 4, 2016

In addition to the many types of yoga offerings, Bread and Yoga offers a wide array of holistic programs for children and adults aimed at encouraging them to maintain overall health and wellbeing. Practical Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs . My Business Needs a Marketing Plan and I Don’t Know Where to Start.

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Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2014

We’ve all seen the late night TV commercials targeted at entrepreneurs touting “free money from Uncle Sam”. I say “for the most part” because government grants for small businesses do exist, but the opportunity to secure one is limited to a narrow field of candidates. How to find and apply for small business grants.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2020

When applying for a loan through the Small Business Administration (SBA), you have to meet some basic qualifications. Once you meet the SBA’s requirements for being a small business, you’ll need to meet an additional set of requirements provided by your lender. It’s basically life insurance for your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2018

That’s why angel and equity investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Here are some tips and rules of thumb to improve your odds and help you understand when a bank loan or line of credit is possible, and how to get it: Write a good business plan first. Show a significant personal investment.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

The Startup America Partnership is offering a collection of real business tools and resources, mostly web-based, to help startups and small businesses do better. This is the White-House-sponsored small business program announced a year ago. That was a great start.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 5, 2012

Department of Labor just announced that $35 million in funds were available to “develop, enhance and promote SEA programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands,” five states - Delaware, Maine, New Jersey, New York, and Oregon - already have active SEA programs. The results? Who Qualifies?

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Up and Running

APRIL 9, 2018

A new generation of entrepreneurs is emerging onto the market, and it’s not who you may expect. For seniors looking to utilize online tools and technology to build a business or work from home, here are seven tips to help you get started: 1. Have a business plan. Check out the AARP Encore mentoring program.

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Up and Running

MAY 3, 2017

It’s no secret that women have traditionally been paid less than men, but it can also be challenging for women entrepreneurs to find funding for startups. There is good news, though: the number of small businesses owned by women has increased by an astounding 68 percent in the last ten years.

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Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2013

No one is going to make a case for hampering the creativity, vision, and energy of the youthful entrepreneur. 5th through 12th graders showed that 77% of students said that they want to be their own boss, 45% plan to start their own business, and 42% believed they would, “invent something that changes the world.”

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Up and Running

APRIL 2, 2015

One of the first things overly-optimistic entrepreneurs discover as they look for funding is that banks don’t fund business plans. So your business has to have hard assets it can pledge to back up a business loan. Business plan. See Also Small Business Owners, Start Tracking Your Financial Metrics.

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entrepreMusings

JANUARY 26, 2011

The following is a guest post by Bill Hazelton , Managing Director of Credit Card Assist , a leading credit card resource site for consumers and small business owners and Sell It! In periods of high unemployment, many of those having a hard time finding a job consider starting their own business as an alternative.

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