Study Finds More Female Angels Equals Bigger Investments
When an angel investor group has more than 10 percent women, the number or size of investments increases, says new research. Read more
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Elevator Pitch: FanGo
FanGo makes a sports app that lets fans order food from the concession stand using their phones. Can it raise $435,000? Read more
How to Show Market Traction
When pitching your business for funding, a common question that investors will ask is “Have you achieved market traction?” Market traction is ... Read more
Elevator Pitch: StorageByMail
StorageByMail lets customers ship away their clutter to a storage facility. Can it get $1.3 million from investors? Read more
Elevator Pitch: Smackages
Smackages gives women free makeup samples online. Can it get $1 million for its own makeover? Read more
Elevator Pitch: Lifesta
Lifesta lets people resell their unused Groupon coupons. Can it raise $1.5 million? Read more
Things Are Looking Up
Nolan Bushnell is optimistic about the economic prospects for 2011. Here is his take on banks, tax cuts, and start-ups. Read more
How to Raise Start-up Capital in 2011
It's a brave new world out there for start-ups seeking funding. With banks still hesitant, and VC's being choosy, what's your strategy going to be? Read more
How to Raise $10 Million in One Day
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ... Read more
Elevator Pitch: Keen Guides
Keen Guides makes iPhone travel apps for the hearing impaired. Can it get $1.2 million to cover more cities? Read more
Elevator Pitch: ShopKeep
ShopKeep makes point-of-sale software for small businesses. Can it raise $1 million from investors? Read more
How to Write a Promissory Note
Raising money from family or friends is easy capital. Just be sure to follow basic but important lending guidelines when making a binding agreement to pay it... Read more
How to Pitch to Angel Investors
You may have sheer minutes to impress private investors, with success or failure hinging on how clearly and confidently you can deliver your presentation. Read more
Elevator Pitch: Shustir
Shustir combines e-commerce with social networking. Can it raise $500,000 from investors? Read more
The E-mail Heard 'Round Silicon Valley
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ... Read more
How to Meet Angel Investors
The most effective way to get set up with people who will invest in your fledgling business is to actively and creatively seek them out. Read more
Etsy’s Angels Cash In
Most of the shares sold in the e-commerce site's latest round of fund-raising were held by early investors. That's good news. Read more
Congress Considers Federal Tax Credit for Angels
Angel investors would get a 25 percent credit for backing a business that's already qualified for a federal research and development grant program for small ... Read more
Brock Blake, CEO of Funding Universe 
The CEO of Funding Universe answers questions on raising capital from banks, angel investors, and local venture capital firms. Watch video
Elevator Pitch: DivotCard
The DivotCard offers customers discounted golf rounds. Can it raise $1 million from investors? Read more
How Incubators Speed the Start-up Process
Initiatives such as Y Combinator in San Francisco and TechStars in Boulder, Colorado, provide more than just funding. Read more
A Tax Cut for Angels
How states such as Ohio, Wisconsin, and Minnesota give angel investors (and start-ups) a break. Read more
Elevator Pitch: Closet Couture
Closet Couture wants to be the Facebook (and eBay) of fashionistas. Can it stitch together $1 million? Read more
Death of the Elevator Pitch
Is the elevator pitch extinct? New York City VC Mark Peter Davis says it is. Writing on the Read more
Hiring Advice from The Onion
How to interview a job applicant. For Steve Hannah, CEO of The Onion, this is what he's trying to get at: "Can you do the job, and would I enjoy wo... Read more
Reid Hoffman Likes Facebook's Like Button
Reid Hoffman says the social networking site's move to spread across the Web will be good for almost all online start-ups. Read more
Elevator Pitch: Nixle
Nixle helps police send text-message alerts to local residents. Can it raise $7.5 million? Read more
Steve Jobs Takes on Adobe
Steve Jobs takes aim at Adobe . In a sign that Apple founder Steve Jobs has returned to his familiar role as spokesperson for his company, Jobs has ... Read more
Elevator Pitch: SpeakerText
SpeakerText adds transcripts to online videos. Can it raise $500,000? Read more
9 Ways to Make Your Business More Attractive to Investors
A private equity investor outlines how an entrepreneur can position his or her business to attract potential backers. Read more
GrowCo.: How to Finance Anything
All good ideas for how to fund a company. Read more
More from GrowCo.: How to Pitch Your Business to Investors
I was sitting in the "How to Finance Anything" session last week at GrowCo listening to Andy Craig, author of Read more
How to Choose an Investor
What the health care bill means for small businesses . Inc.com's Courtney Rubin has the details on what the passage of Sunday's health car... Read more
How to Present Your Business Plan
Hitting a home run with potential investors requires selecting the right pitch. Read more
Elevator Pitch: eDivvy
eDivvy helps people buy group gifts online. Can it get investors to pitch in $1.5 million? Read more
