Washington is still looking for ways to spur more small business growth. So far, all of the attempts have done little to produce a measurable uptick in the amount of small businesses not only opening their doors but also hiring new workers.
If you’re looking for funding for your new business this year, you may look for angel investors or venture capital firms. 2011 was a particularly bad year for private investors like these but that doesn’t mean that they don’t have money to lend in 2012.
The rallying cry of Washington politicians continues to be the widely held view that the nation needs more small businesses. Without the formation of LLCs and other small businesses, the economy won’t return to what it once was. Large corporations are taking their manufacturing facilities overseas or employing the use of robotics. This has caused […]
In observance of Thanksgiving day, our offices will be closed Thursday 24 and Friday 25. We will resume operations on Monday 11/28/2011. We thank you for making our business possible. May the good things in life be yours in abundance, not only at Thanksgiving but throughout the coming year. Enjoy a happy and safe Thanksgiving […]
Winter semester just ended at colleges and universities around the country and that means an exciting chapter is beginning in the lives of college graduates. As graduates look back on their time in school, they may have many wonderful memories but the real tangible evidence of that time are often twofold: A degree and college […]
You may not have heard of Guy Laliberté but he’s an entrepreneur whose story is relevant for every small business owner looking for a reason to say that their entrepreneurial dream is possible. It’s a story of somebody who went from next to nothing to an empire and it was done in the same way […]
On November 4th, 2011, the Small Business Administration announced changes for the their CAPLines program, a program designed to get money in to the hands of small business owners in order to fund short term capital requirements.
Each year as part of the Kauffman Foundation sponsored global entrepreneur week, a contest is held to highlight the best up and coming business startups. Startup Open recently named the 50 finalists who with compete for the top prizes including a trip to the Global Entrepreneur Congress where they will present their business to a […]