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Brock Blake, CEO of Funding Universe
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
Elevator Pitch: Prime Time Boxing
Prime Time Boxing helps people channel their inner Rocky Balboa. Can $500,000 take it another round? Read more
A Non-Profit Links Small Businesses with Investors
Fifty small business owners from inner-city neighborhoods pitch their companies to potential investors. Read more
Fellowship Encourages Science Start-ups
Kauffman Foundation offers internships and investor connections to help commercialize science and technology ideas. Read more
Angels Are Still Interested
Private investors may be giving less but they don't plan to stop investing. Read more
Angel Investing 2009
In a tough economy, angel investors are more cautious than ever. But it's still possible to find funding. Here's how Read more
Back for More
The secret to closing second-round deals Read more
Wingmen (and -Women)
Inc.'s 2009 guide to the nation's leading angel-investor networks Read more
Angel Investing Down
Market uncertainties are leading to fewer deals with startups, investors say. Read more
Angel Investors More Cautious
With exit options scarce, investors are putting more money into fewer ventures. Read more
How to Find an Angel Investor
When you're in search of financing, the idea of an angel -- an individual investor with money to invest in early-stage or start-up companies -- can seem noth... Read more
How to Find Angel Investors
A look at national and local groups of angel investors that provide funding for start-ups. Read more
How to Raise Start-Up Capital
Can you start a business with little or no money? According to these successful entrepreneurs, you can. Read more
Angels In America
A select sampling of angel investment sources. Read more
9 Tips for Winning Over Angels
It's never easy to woo an investor. But our tips will help you when you begin to approach angels. Read more
Angel Investor Directory
Finding the right angel investor could help you get your start-up off the ground. Angel-investor networks are a good place to start looking for fun... Read more
Angels After Dark
Stocks, shmocks. What angel-investor wanna-be wouldn't like a piece of a nice rock-and-roll emporium? Read more
Guy Kawasaki on Angel Investors
Guy Kawasaki discusses when and how an entrepreneur should seek out an angel investor. Read more
Attract Angels of Support
A growing number of universities are willing to "preseed," or invest in companies in their most infant stages. Here's an example of someone who was touche... Read more
