Sentences with phrase «about funding your business»

But when we are talking about funding a business I think money can be a liability.

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Roberto Torres, co-owner of the Black and Denim Apparel Company, discusses their successfully funded Kickstarter Campaign, how they found out about, and were awarded, several business grants, were featured in Entrepreneur magazine, and got their products in the Oscar, Grammy, and BET awards swag bags.

That's according to a survey of about 1,400 small business owners conducted by online small business lender Funding Circle, which found:

If you're thinking about getting friends and family to loan you money to fund your business, read this first.

At the time, Business Insider reported that the closing of the fund could «raise a few eyebrows» in the so - called «Startup Nation» and lead to questions about the calibre of the young tech companies that are coming out of the country but it turns out that the move may have been motivated by different reasons.

To learn about the state of financing for women - owned ventures, I spoke with Vonda White, serial entrepreneur and founder of Camp Pillsbury, a Minnesota - based boarding school that White acquired after overcoming all the hurdles associated with securing business funding.

An entrepreneur will put up a detailed description of his / her business on a platform such as Kickstarter — goals of the business, future financial strategies for turning a profit, the target audience, how much funding he / she needs and for what reasons, etc. — and then consumers can read about the business and give money if they choose.

For many, the decision about whether or not now is the right time to start a business comes down to funding.

Programs such as the U.S. Small Business Administration's Patriot Express helped veterans fund their businesses, and also raised awareness about entrepreneurship among veterans who didn't necessarily seek funding.

Spearheaded by more than two dozen lenders and small business advocacy organizations, including Lending Club, Funding Circle, the Aspen Institute, and the Small Business Majority, the bill requires transparency about pricing and fees, fair treatment of borrowers and responsible underwriting, as well as clear language and easy - to - understanbusiness advocacy organizations, including Lending Club, Funding Circle, the Aspen Institute, and the Small Business Majority, the bill requires transparency about pricing and fees, fair treatment of borrowers and responsible underwriting, as well as clear language and easy - to - understanBusiness Majority, the bill requires transparency about pricing and fees, fair treatment of borrowers and responsible underwriting, as well as clear language and easy - to - understand terms.

Business Insider reported in August that about 10 well - funded London startups had received emails impersonating CEOs.

Solace Technologies» first year of business was about what you'd expect from a startup — funds were tight and the company's founders, who didn't take a salary for 12 months, worked from a basement in an office building in downtown Los Angeles.

A European Investment Fund (EIF) initiative, supported by private investors, is expected to pump about 400 million euros ($ 479.48 million) into Greek startups and other small businesses over the next five years.

«I am concerned about the actual use of the funds when it reaches those to whom it is intended,» says one business leader.

More often than you would expect, a manager of a private equity fund looking to raise capital tells us a story about a business that, in the words of the fund manager, does no marketing.

Through their work, the Cases are dedicated to dismantling myths about who can be a business leader by providing not only data but resources and funding to help underrepresented entrepreneurs make an impact.

Amid the countdown this week toward a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, a battle has escalated about funding for a small business lobby group.

While Kickstarter can't be used to fund businesses per se, it does accept products and has had some remarkably successful campaigns, including about 50 that have generated over a million dollars in funding.

But while the nonprofit, nonpartisan lobby group says it represents the interests of small business owners, some Democrats are raising questions about both its funding sources and its tax status.

Shot at Founder's Co-op, a Seattle venture fund and tech incubator, the video shows the founders of web companies like LookStat and NearlyWeds writing code, discussing pricing, and sharing ideas about their businesses.

Brands, no matter size, years in business, or amount of funding, need to be thinking about customer experience at every step, whether launching a new product or revamping an existing one.

Neither candidate has said much about what they would do to help small businesses get the funding they need to run their business.

For example, the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) are seed funds created by Congress to help transform government - funded research into businesses; these invest about $ 2.5 billion in grants, annually, in more than 6,000 companies.

Weissbluth is not only passionate about the financial industry, but he also has a lot of unique insights about starting a business in a new industry, scaling that business, securing funding, growing a team and more.

The systematic gutting of publicly funded education — be it in elementary schools or in colleges — was done by officials we've elected, many of whom have received strong support from members of the business community who regularly complain about the lack of a prepared workforce.

When Clinton was answering awkward questions about the Clinton Foundation, Trump redirected the conversation to praise his own troubled foundation — prompting Wallace to press him on whether he used foundation funds to pay a legal settlement for his business.

Most business owners have heard all about venture capital funds as a source of funding for startups and early - stage companies.

Readers want to know about the «best» way to put together a funding deal when purchasing another business.

«I was looking at a business that did about $ 44,000 in sales doing a $ 260,000 project, and the traditional funders were apprehensive,» explains D'Aquanni, 37.

Despite all the talk of venture capital, angel investors, business loans and the like, the fact is about one - third of startup funding comes from credit cards.

Chat with the group's administrator about the sorts of businesses its angels have funded and why.

If Home shareholders approve the move, the merged business will have 36 branches, 400 staff and $ 3.5 billion in funds under management, representing about 5 per cent of the WA market.

And while Sears Holdings CEO Eddie Lampert, a hedge fund manager who controls about half of its shares, has repeatedly said in recent years that he has been trying to transform the business into a retailer focused on members and less reliant on physical stores, the sales declines are only getting worse and suggest little customer attachment to the brand names.

Between 1980 and 2005, U.S. buyout funds, one of the main categories of private equity, heavily outperformed the S&P 500, according to research from Chris Higson at the London Business School, with about 60 % of the funds he studied beating that benchmark index.

The basic pitch goes something like this: With up - to - the - minute information at their fingertips, business owners can make more timely decisions about how to manage their funds.

When it comes to money, John cautioned business owners against blowing large sums on things they don't need — like expensive websites when a Facebook page would be more strategic — and encouraged them to be just as cautious when thinking about accepting funding.

Yesterday, I wrote about the Securities and Exchange Commission's vote to lift the ban on general solicitation, an 80 - year - old rule that prevented entrepreneurs from speaking publicly about raising funds for their businesses.

But the majority of the SBA funding has helped entrepreneurs, many of whom are researchers, learn about business development strategies through one - on - one mentoring and consulting.

A fund that started out as an experimental bet on minority - owned small businesses in Detroit is about to get almost three times as big.

For instance, the majority (about 60 percent) of those in this part of industry used their own funds to invest in their business in Southern and Eastern Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.

All of our distressed debt investments since early 2011 have been made through our fund business where we had already recalibrated our thinking about the timing and cost of resolution.

We won't even talk about the need to conform to Sarbanes - Oxley, or the 6 percent underwriting fees you'll pay to investment bankers, or lockout periods, or how down markets can tank your wealth despite having a healthy business, or how IPO - raised funds distort your income statement, or...

Still, raising venture capital funding can be a risky business if you aren't realistic about what to expect.

For Toccarra Thomas, a small - business owner and graduate student in Knoxville, Tennessee, putting together that kind of generous emergency fund wasn't just about avoiding catastrophe, it was also about freeing herself up to seize a high - risk, high - reward opportunity.

RewardExpert spoke with OnDeck's Chief Revenue Officer, Andrea Gellert, about the company's history and small business funding products.

To make the best decision about the small business funding solution for you and your business, start by asking yourself these 7 fundamental questions:

In this interview with NBR, Franklin Templeton President and CEO Greg Johnson talks about mutual funds, the markets and regulation in the financial services business.

2) On Energy Bulletin there was an article about Mondragon, a coopertive started in the poverty stricken area of Spain in the 1950 ′ s where people pooled their money and existing business expertise to fund local entrepreneural ventures with equity instead of debt.

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Our survey revealed some exciting small business trends about how entrepreneurs 50 and older are finding success on Main Atreet, including everything from the passions that drive them to where they find funding.