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Inside PayPal’s MicroLending Program

You can put this one down under ‘who knew?’ Entreprepeur ran the summary of the PayPal program in their March issue, and it’s a revelation. Since launching the program, which is called Working Capital (we can’t even say how you access … Continue reading

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The High Cost of Saving a Failing Business?

Ya gotta love the Wall Stree Journal. They had a big article on March 26th on the high cost of saving a failing business, by putting it into Chapter 11, which might have amazed some, and scared some with the … Continue reading

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Burn It Down?

I’m saddened by all the small business owners in Ferguson, MO that have had their businesses torched by the outside agitators. This is a subject that has gotten nearly no media attention…..none of the lamebrain media has thought more deeply … Continue reading

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On Crowdfunding, Watch Out for State Regs

In talking to one of our clients this morning about crowdfunding, it occurred to me that when doing a listing for debt or, especially, equity, that you be sort of in compliance with state regulations. This topic has also been … Continue reading

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Rating the Crowdfunding Platforms

Entrepreneur in its print version had a useful article about a crowdfunding rating agency, if you will, called CrowdsUnite. We took a look at their site, and while not exactly a ratings agency, they did list 12 crowdfunding sites on … Continue reading

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Alternative Funding

There’s an article in the online Wall St. Journal that was replicated today in one of the online newspapers that I get , but most of the article was cut off. American School of Entrepreneurship has a course in Alternative … Continue reading

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Business Crowdfunders Face Investor Liability Minefield

Entrepreneur.com recently published a post on use of crowdfunding by businesses, which is a topic that’s really been underreported. Traditionally, if a business, whether startup or ongoing, wanted to attract investor capital, it had to comply with Securities and Exchange … Continue reading

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Best Practices for Crowdfunding

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Crowdfunding to help find investors for your business?

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Financing on Credit Cards?

A few bloggers noted this week that they’ve gotten into trouble using credit cards to launch their businesses or finance expansion. This is actually a fairly common problem, caused in our opinon by not having a good grip on your … Continue reading

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