While you might visit Match.com to find a date, visitors who frequent Boefly.com will have something very different in mind. These people are entrepreneurs in need of funding. Launched in the spring of 2010 with $4 million in funding from private investors, BoeFly has supported just under $2 billion in transactions and is generating close […]
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At least, the inventor, Bob Hart, thinks so. He currently has his invention, the IG PAK, listed on Kickstarter, in hopes of raising enough money to launch the next trend in iPad accessories. Hart, a civil engineer and former commercial contractor, is hoping to raise $100,000 to help launch his “IG Pak (for “Instant Gratification”),
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Are you currently on the look out for some business funding? Business Insider has recently shared a list of ten quotes you should avoid when pitching to an investor. Three of them are below. Have you fallen prey to one of these statements before? “Our product is truly disruptive technology.†If your product really represents
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A reader wrote: Do you know of some place online that I can see different business loans and grants that are available for small businesses? Great question! I do in fact know of one. Small Business Loans and Grants from Find the Best is a great tool that lists nearly 800 different loans and grants.
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A reader asked: Where can I get funding for my business idea? The truth is, ideas don’t get funded, businesses do. Budget your savings and sell, sell, sell! Once you’re up and running, then you can think about approaching lenders and other entrepreneurs about additional expansion capital. Photo by roswellsgirl.
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Finding the money to start a new business is not easy. So when Steve Antill found himself unemployed, he took the cash out of his IRA and launched Strictly Iron, reports Las Vegas Sun. The 34-year-old married father of two lost his job of 13 years and figured he would need to make it on
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Lucy Valena was mentally ready to become a coffee entrepreneur, but her wallet was not. She lacked savings and collateral, but she had determination. So, she reached out to the SBA. Rather than give her a loan, they told her to try the Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream program. According to USA Today, she
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If you have five minutes and you’re lucky enough to be picked as one of five people, you might have a chance to win $5000. According to NPR, two entrepreneurs in Grand Rapids are trying to kick start the economy by feeding the entrepreneurial spirit. Grand Rapids, like most Michigan cities, is struggling to overcome
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According to Business Insider, only 3 out of every 100 companies that try to get cash from angel investors succeed. The success rate with venture capitalists is even lower. Disappointed yet? The truth is, you do not always need an investor to get going. Below are a few tips that will help you get off
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That is the premise behind a program launched by the Chilean government, reports Deseret News. Their goal is to bring smart, innovative entrepreneurs to their country by offering a little incentive: $40,000. “By bringing people in from outside of Chile, they’re introducing that culture of entrepreneurship and innovation to Santiago and bolstering the existing entrepreneur
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