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How to Get Funding for a Business

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For example, many ongoing businesses have access to standard business loans from a traditional bank that would not be available to startups. Also, high-tech high-growth startups have access to investment funding that would not be available to stable, established businesses that show only slow growth. Actually, they don’t.

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If You Want To Start a Business Start Here

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At Palo Alto Software, I am surrounded by entrepreneurs. Our LivePlan customers are entrepreneurs, our founder and staff have run and sold companies, the Bplans readers are aspiring entrepreneurs (or actual entrepreneurs), and as I sell my own handmade jewelry, I like to think I have a very small claim to the title.

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Where to Get Feedback on Your Business Pitch

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Have you considered asking a child what they think of your business pitch? If you’re an entrepreneur looking for funding, you know how important—and involved—the pitching process can be. I’ve also included advice from a few entrepreneurs, who shared what resources worked best for them. No, really. Check out #9.

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Solving the "marketplace" business model

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

In fact, 3 of the 10 selected companies from the past two years has followed this business model. Marketplace companies are notoriously difficult to start, so I'm constantly amazed that so many entrepreneurs chose this route. If there's a business plan less likely to succeed than a restaurant , this has to be it.

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Should I Borrow Money, Seek Investment, or Bootstrap My Business?

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Whether it’s a pop up shop, a cool new app, or a clothing line, the majority of entrepreneurs depend on a small amount of funding to get off the ground initially. Personally funding your startup doesn’t have to mean using your own money to pay for the initial startup costs and development of your business. Borrowing money.

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You Can't Fund Your Business with Guesses, Wishes and Dreams!

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However, there are more mistakes made in the funding process than almost any other aspect of a small business. And few entrepreneurs approach this very critical undertaking with the kind of planning, precision and discipline it requires. The Entrepreneur's Yoda" knows these things. will help other entrepreneurs!

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SCORE Member’s Inside Advice on Using SCORE

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The name stands for “Service Corp of Retired Executives,” a volunteer organization, funded by the Small Business Administration, offering free counseling and related help to entrepreneurs and small businesses in the United States. You can get local contact information at this SCORE location finder page.

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