YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2020

One of the challenges that many small businesses and startups encounter is seeking sufficient funds to allow the venture to grow and thrive. While it is typical for businesses, whether small or large, to encounter monetary challenges once in a while, startups and small businesses may find it more challenging to bounce back from these.

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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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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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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2017

by Quint Studer, founder of Studer Community Institute and author of “ Results That Last: Hardwiring Behaviors That Will Take Your Company to the Top “ No doubt about it: Small businesses are leading the way to revitalize America. Small business success has been essential to Pensacola’s growth.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 1, 2018

Preparing financially for retirement can be complicated for anyone, but for small business owners the process often poses even more challenges. Teachers, police officers, firefighters and other government employees generally receive a pension. Small business owners have to do it on their own, and many aren’t preparing properly.

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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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VC Adventure

APRIL 16, 2020

To save the US economy, policymakers need to understand small business 101. economy and the ways in which entrepreneurship and the small business landscape have changed over the past few decades. million businesses that are sole proprietorships, 98% of U.S. businesses employ fewer than 20 people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

Small business grants. This source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days due to government initiatives on alternative energy and technology. If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them. Angel investors. Venture capital.

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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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Austin Startup

JUNE 20, 2018

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Beyond just the average internet user taking a hit from a net neutrality ban, so will small businesses. Beyond just the average internet user taking a hit from a net neutrality ban, so will small businesses. Here’s What That Means for You.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

As an entrepreneur, you will face several challenges while seeking the funds, in part because you’ll have to convince others that your idea is a solid investment. Creating a scalable business model. However, your business should be able to show consistent achievements. Demonstrate that your company has positive cash flow .

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Small businesses which are built on the Internet and dependent on it for their livelihoods are threatened by an amendment to the spending bill passed by the House last week. The amendment introduced by Oregon Representative Greg Walden, specifically prohibits the FCC from enforcing its Net Neutrality rules , passed late last year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

As a business and entrepreneur advisor, I have no trouble getting owners and managers to agree that change is happening faster and faster in the consumer and technology world, requiring them to keep their business more agile , just to keep up. It’s the only way to avoid losing.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 11, 2019

In the entrepreneur world we hear a lot of talk about entrepreneurs and businesses needing to be “global from day one” Investors and business commentators lament our lack of large global businesses and say the “three-B” (bach, ‘Beemer’ and boat) mentality of Kiwi business owners is holding us back.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2014

According to earlier studies from Forbes Insights , many entrepreneurs and small businesses not only feel the lessons learned during the past few years have helped them survive, but the recession also exposed flaws in their business strategies that they were able to fix. This should be core for you.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

2011 is going to be a great year for entrepreneurs – even better than 2010. The survey indicated that the VCs surveyed felt the best prospects were for entrepreneurs in emerging markets like China, Brazil, and India. Investors will be bullish on startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

Until the recession a few years ago, market research indicated that as many as 90 percent of the roughly 20 million American small business owners were motivated more by lifestyle than growth and money. Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult. According to William R. Cobb and M.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Until the recent recession, market research indicated that as many as 90 percent of the roughly 20 million American small business owners were motivated more by lifestyle than growth and money. Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult. According to a recent book by William R. Cobb and M.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 7, 2015

Bringing you the latest news on small business and more—this week it’s startups at the White House, why it’s freezing cold in your office, and the “right to be forgotten.” Small business borrowing hit record highs in June, according to a report released Wednesday. The shifting internet. Falling giants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2019

Until the recession a few years ago, market research indicated that as many as 90 percent of the roughly 20 million American small business owners were motivated more by lifestyle than growth and money. Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult. According to William R. Cobb and M.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

Small business grants. It’s not a quick solution, but the government and other funding agencies do not want ownership or interest payments from your company. If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them. Tags: entrepreneurs startups funding sources business.

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Gust

JUNE 17, 2012

Small business grants. This source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days due to government initiatives on alternative energy and technology. If you don’t know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them. Angel investors. Venture capital.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2013

I started a couple of weeks ago with the first part of a post on small business trends for 2014; today I have 5 more trends that I’d like to share. Having said that, these may inform how you approach your business in the next 12 months; here ya go: 1. Secondly, trends are trends and nothing more. Outsourcing social media.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Here's why: The Fixation on Housing Prices Has Been and Is Unhealthy: The word that comes to mind when reflecting upon the government subsidies (see mortgage interest deduction, first-time home buying credits, etc.) Than the health of our startups and small businesses? and media attention given to housing prices is distorted.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 29, 2016

Regular readers of this blog will see lots of congruency with my efforts around National Center for Woman and Information Technology , Startup Communities , Startup Visa , Global EIR Coalition , Techstars Foundation , Net Neutrality, Open Internet, and Patent Reform. Promote Multi-Stakeholder Internet Governance.

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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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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

What is the role of public and private organizations in governing our shared civic fabric? As you'll hear, BA became an entrepreneur without expecting to have to address such questions, but that's not how it's turned out. Or what advice would you give to other CEOs who are contemplating where they should net out on that question?

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 22, 2012

The idea is to stay current on what the folks in Washington are doing for small businesses and startups and to briefly analyze some of those priorities and efforts. In either case, rules and regulations can have a real economic impact on small businesses. The Small Business Size Standard Flexibility Act along with H.R.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

We worked with the Chinese government to put U.S. When people say, "Well, who could've foreseen this," well, part of, I think, is we couldn’t have foreseen exactly how bad it's been because it was hard to foresee that our government would bungle this as badly as it did. experts inside the Chinese disease-response agency.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Until the recent recession, market research indicated that as many as 90 percent of the roughly 20 million American small business owners were motivated more by lifestyle than growth and money. Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult. According to William R. Cobb and M.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

I am the Founder of Sonjara, Inc – a woman owned small business in Northern Virginia. We work with non-profits, for-profits, US Government, and international organizations, to identify the underlying goals, the users needs and abilities, and put together an appropriate technology solution to meet the requirements.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

As many readers know, I’ve been working on a project highlighting entrepreneurs around the county. It’s been amazing to meet so many interesting grassroots entrepreneurs and hear so many compelling stories. The loss of small businesses may be one answer. The loss of small businesses may be one answer.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Any entrepreneur or small business owner will tell you that running a business is a lot of work, which is why most of them bristle at the idea that they start a nonprofit. It can do wonders for your business, too. Why it’s beneficial to start a nonprofit as a business owner. Build a board.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 15, 2018

The first-ever Austin Cannabis Entrepreneur (ACE) Conference comes to the Hyatt Regency on April 19–20, bringing two days of content focused on startup opportunities in this fast-growing market. Register now for the Austin Cannabis Entrepreneur (ACE) Conference on April 19–20 at the Hyatt Regency for just $75.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Unlike many RBI investors, a full 50% of our investment activity is in non-tech businesses. Like other RBI firms, Decathlon does not require warrants, governance involvement, or the types of financial covenants that are often associated with other venture debt type solutions. to 3.0x.”. “As

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

We are not growing entrepreneurs. No, not everyone can be an entrepreneur, but if we don’t have a goodly number of them, we’re not doing well as a country. Younger people are not starting businesses like they used to. The percentage of new entrepreneurs who are women has also dropped significantly since 1997.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

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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