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The 10 Best Cities to Start a Business
A new report ranks the top cities for startups based on lending, business friendliness, hiring pool and local economy.
Free Online Service Matches Small Businesses With Lenders
An art school uses an online lending matchmaker to find capital.
10 Stories From the Web to Know About This Week
Barack Obama's new budget hits with a thud, Facebook gets a browser add-on straight out of 007, a young trep and The *TeaShed are hoping to change the way the Brits do tea, a teenage inventor's quest to make school buses more aerodynamic, Gizmodo explains Bitcoin, Vine and SnapChat win over teens, teaching yourself something new… This week’s notable news and tantalizing tidbits for young treps.
Online Microlenders Offer Capital to Young Businesses
An eBay merchant quadruples his revenue with help from an online microlender.
How to Raise Real Cash for Your Startup
Small business expert Kevin Hiser of QStart Labs answers readers’ top questions about entrepreneurship.
How to Grow Quickly, Without Investors
Venture capitalist, author and professor Peter S. Cohan answer readers’ top questions about entrepreneurship.
6 Smart Loan Tips for Small Businesses
There's no getting around it. The economic downturn has made it more challenging than ever for budding entrepreneurs to obtain small business funding. To minimize losses, lenders both large and small have adopted more stringent rules and regulations for granting …
The Pros and Cons of Loans in the Early Stages of a Small Business
Whether you're interested in building the next Apple, Google, or even possibly the next dime store Krispy Kreme outfit, it shouldn't take a Harvard MBA to know that you'll need cash to bring in cash. Start-up costs for a business …
Financing your Small Business with a Government Loan Program
One of the more positive economic indicators in the first quarter of 2010 has been that small business lending, particularly loans backed by the Small Business Administration (SBA), are on the rise. SBA loans are a solid option for entrepreneurs …
