Raising Equity and Venture Capital on Main Street

Got a new business that you're planning to grow this year? How would you like to spend the summer in an environment designed to "help great people with great ideas…

My favorite business trend newsletter, Trendwatching, has a huge edition this month on green business trends they're calling "ECO-BOUNTY": ECO-BOUNTY refers to the numerous opportunities, both short and long…

Think you have a great elevator pitch? In case you're not familiar with the expression, an "elevator pitch" is a quick overview of an idea for a product, service or…

Twitter seems to be the hottest new social media tool for business owners these days. Perhaps it's not fair to call it a "new" tool, as it was launched…
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Are you still waiting around for the government to stimulate your personal economy? I'm not. As entrepreneurs, we are the driving force of the economy. Let's make our…

With hundreds of articles and blog posts, it's a challenge to provide access to them in a meaningful way. This is not only because of the amount of content, but…

As my regular readers will know, I'm a huge advocate of social networking and social media for entrepreneurs. While entrepreneurs most often start using these tools for marketing, the savvy…

I've written before about how small businesses will be the most likely drivers of an economic turnaround. According the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses: Employ about half of…

I received this from a reader this morning: What are the advantages of a "dba"? We currently operate in NY, are registered in Delaware and now want to…
Related EntriesVenture Capital Source
Private Equity Financing
Entrepreneur Anita Roddick Dead at 64
Angel Investors or Venture capitalist
Reader Mail - Pre-revenue Company Valuation

Obama ran on a platform of strong support for small business, including tax cuts, expanded SBA lending, a network of business incubators and more. But with the tab on economic…