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Startups Continue To Attract Funding, Create Jobs

By on November 17, 2009 in Ideas

Innovative startups in the U.S. continue to attract capital from investors, and in turn are doing their part to counter the trend of the rising unemployment rate in the country, reports TechCrunch.

According to the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and StartUpHire.com, thousands of jobs are available at venture-backed startups today, despite the overall job-cutting trend that is still apparent in the wake of the financial crisis that hit the global economy unequivocally hard.

StartUpHire, one of the many job boards / search engines focused on startups, says it currently lists nearly 11,000 jobs that are available at more than 2,500 companies across a variety of industries, states, and functions.

Photo by StartUpHire.

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  • Nicki

    Our economy is small business America. We rely on the start-up of small business for boosts to the economy. When small businesses are struggling, the economy is in turmoil. Mom and pop businesses are the heart and soul of America. Their vested stake in our communities give us a stability we wouldn’t have without them. Small businesses are vital to our society and our support of them can only help us.
    Interviews and statistics show that when we buy local, we are keeping the money local for our school, parks, and road improvements. We are offered a more personalized product or service more specific to our area. More specific to our individual needs. The taxes collected locally are what keeps our community more independent. The small family-owned businesses keep our towns unique and full of character.
    Anyone is capable of owning their own business. It is a matter of finding out what services you would be able to provide, or finding the product that you would be interested in providing. With recent technology, people are creating programs in their own homes and selling them by the hundreds of thousands. Sometimes all it takes is one idea coming to fruition. Then researching your options for marketing that product.
    There are many resources available to small businesses. SCORE is a non-profit organization founded in 1964. They offer counseling and advice to new and existing small businesses. They offer online tools such as expense sheets and cash flow sheets. Their help is free an they have over twelve-thousand volunteers.
    Kiva is also a non-profit organization dedicated to finding loans for low-income entrepreneurs in impoverished countries, and also recently for the United States, since the recessions impact. This company makes possible person to person loans with a ninety-eight percent rate of loans being repaid on time. That’s impressive, especially for impoverished countries. The government also offers money to businesses that qualify to meet the research and developmental needs of the government.
    It is not without its share of struggles. Many small business owners are struggling through increased interest rates, decreased credit limits, and slow paying or a decreased customer base. The small businesses are what give the economy its boost and it may be the only way to boost the economy. Times will get better.Hopefully we will learn from our mistakes. Keep those start-ups coming!

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