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Presentation Pizzazz: Keep Your Audience's Attention
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Cash flow is the most important financial item for a small business owner to pay attention to. Here's how to speed it up. Read more
Your Company's Big Credit Card Problem
Small businesses are turning to consumer cards because they have more protections than business cards, but there are risks. Read more
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In the second part of this launch story, Shazi Visram, founder and CEO of Happy Family, shares how advice and angels helped her launch her growing company in... Read more
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VCs can pack a powerful punch. But here's why you should hold that thought. Read more
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Few aspiring entrepreneurs actually get a new venture off the ground. Even fewer go on to be great. Here's why--and how to buck the trend. Read more
Raising Capital: What to do if Your Financing Falls Through
Financing advice from serial entrepreneur and investor David Rose, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. Watch video
Top 5 Ways to Lose a VC's Attention
Within the first three minutes of a meeting, a VC goes through this mental checklist. Are you guilty of these missteps? Read more
Don't Ignore These 4 Start-up Lessons
A start-up can spring from an innovative idea, but founders often overlook key elements that can turn an idea into at nightmare. Read more
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Student loans are preventing companies from hiring--or even getting off the ground. Young entrepreneurs share personal stories of starting up under the crush... Read more
3 Start-ups Tackling the Student-Debt Crisis
The student-debt crisis is imploding. These start-ups are trying to save American students from defaulting on their loans. Read more
Nail Your Investor Pitch. Consider User Experience
Is your fundraising pitch clear to investors? Don't overlook the implications of user experience. Read more
Fundraising Saga of a Desperate Entrepreneur - Part 1
In part one of a four-part story, Shazi Visram, founder and CEO of HappyFamily, tells her harrowing tale of how a supposedly trusted venture capital incubato... Read more
One CEO's Quest for VC Funding
Jeff Gordy, CEO of Z2 Systems, learned two important lessons while looking for growth capital. Read more
Inside the Mind of a Silicon Valley Investor
Asheem Chandna, partner at Greylock Partners, has a knack for putting money on winners. Here's his story and his process for finding start-ups. Read more
Time to Break Up With Your Bank
Your relationship with your bank may be one-sided--and expensive. But you won't know unless you play the field. Read more
6 Start-ups Defining the Future of Finance
FinTech Innovation Lab's class of 2012 includes companies creating the next wave of fraud protection, stock gamification, and big-data analytics. Oh, and th... Read more
VC McClure to Women: Stop Whining & Start Funding
Silicon Valley provocateur Dave McClure tells women to put their money where their mouth is and become angel investors. But is it really that easy? Read more
When an Investor Buys a Stake in Your Company
Here's what you can expect. Advice from Daniel Ha, co-founder of Disqus, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. Watch video
Insider's Guide to Silicon Valley's Investors
If you're raising VC funds, there's a lot you don't know. Trust me: I'm a serial entrepreneur who's been investing for a decade. Read more
