The Season to Pitch Friends and Family
Is gathering around turkey and yams the right time to ask for a friends and family investments? The case for taking advantage of the season of giving. Read more
Financing a Small Business
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Selena Gomez Invests in Los Angeles Start-up
Justin Bieber's singer-actress girlfriend became a celebrity investor by putting her stamp of approval on a postcard start-up. Read more
Hotel Tonight Raises $9 Million
With $9 million in new funding, could lodging-search app Hotel Tonight could disrupt online travel agencies? Read more
Is This the End of Silicon Valley?
If Startup America is to succeed, it needs start-ups to eschew the Bay Area. But there's no shortage of skeptics in the idea a "Silicon Prairie" will emerge. Read more
WhaleShark Media Raises $150 Million
The coupon site aggregator will spend the money on (what else?) acquiring more sites. Read more
The Cost of Starting Up a Restaurant
Opening a restaurant isn't only logistically complicated, it can also be very costly. John Kunkel, who has opened 10 branches of the Mexican eatery Lime, exp... Read more
How To Find Investors 
Choose from a variety of sources to raise the money you need to grow your business. Also, Rent the Runway co-founder Jenny Fleiss explains how you can reach ... Watch video
Comparison of Crowdfunding Websites
A successful crowdsourcing campaign can generate buzz, provide proof of concept, and, oh yeah, raise a bunch of start-up cash. Here's how you can make crowds... Read more
Data Bank: How Much Angel Money is There Really?
In uncertain economic times like these, angels tend to guard their cash carefully. How much did they actually invest last year? Read more
Elevator Pitch: Verbling
Can you say $1 million? A language-learning start-up is hoping that investors can. Read more
Entrepreneurship at All-Time High
Despite a drop in venture capital investment in the third quarter, venture capitalist Jeff Bussgang says he is seeing a surge in entrepreneurial activity. Watch video
House Considers Removing Obstacles to Raising Funds
Four bills are up for consideration, including ones that allow up to $2 million from crowd-funding sites. Read more
What to Do About a Negative Review
Main Street Hub, a start-up that wants to help you manage your reputation on social media, received $2.6 million in funding. Read more
How to Win Google's Backing
Want Google’s money? A sweet spot for Google Ventures’ managing partner is where the cloud meets genome sequencing. Read more
CouponCabin Raises $54 Million
Investors are hot on coupons. The site is the second of its type to announce whopping success with fundraising in recent months. Read more
Pawn Stars 2.0
Pawngo lets entrepreneurs pawn Rolexes, gold coins, and cameras in exchange for quick business loans. And it's blowing up. Read more
Dropbox Raises $250 Million
Online storage start-up Dropbox raised $250 million for its expansion, one of the largest fundraising rounds in Silicon Valley this year. Read more
Personal Finance Security Start-up Closes $10 Million Round
The New York City company describes itself as "people-powered antivirus for bills." Read more
Bloomberg: We Want Your Start-up's Taxes
New York City's mayor laughed it up at TechStars Demo Day, claiming the Bloomberg TV show resembles the Jersey Shore and that start-ups should grow ... Read more
Report: VCs to Decrease Investment in Med-Tech Startups
The FDA's regulatory process is the major reason and a report calls it a threat to investment to U.S. medical innovation. Read more
Raise Taxes on Venture Capital?
The American Jobs Act includes a clause that--if enacted on the venture capital industry--could hamper start-up investment, innovation, and, ultimately, job ... Read more
How to Sell an Idea to a Venture Capitalist
Five tips on developing the perfect sales pitch, from Steve Jurvetson, a managing partner at the Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm Draper Fis... View slideshow
Upstart Search Engine Blekko Receives $30 Million
Several investors, including some notable celebrities, are banking on the spam-free search engine to compete against Bing, Yahoo, and Google. Read more
Keeping Your Company Healthy
A balance sheet is like a thermometer that provides a reading on the health of your business. Ignoring it could be fatal. Read more
The Don't-Do Lists
Don't underestimate the importance of what not to do in certain situations. Here, we compiled a list of 14 scenarios and asked business leaders and experts f... Read more
Get Funding or Go Lean?
Only 14 percent of Inc. 500 companies are venture backed, which makes you wonder: Is it worth it to take on venture funding? Read more
Then and Now: Venture Capital
A new film takes a look at the humble origins of venture capital, while an original VC weighs in on what's changed over the years. Read more
4 Start-ups Help Entrepreneurs Get Cash
Lighter Capital, Rebirth Financial, Weemba, and Kabbage are four start-ups on a mission to connect you with cash. Read more
How Risky Are Cash Advances?
While a quick source of capital, cash advances can be a gamble. Ask yourself these four questions before tapping into this source. Read more
How to Blog to Attract Investors
Venture capitalists and angel investors weigh in on what they're looking for in your company blog. Read more
How Tasty Catering Became an Illinois Incubator
On the verge of losing the business, CEO Tom Walter looked to young employees to turn his business around, and then helped them fund their own. Read more
Rate of Unemployed Starting Businesses Hits 25-Year Low
The likely culprits? Lending is tight--and hiring levels are just strong enough. Read more
Meet the College Dropouts
The four young entrepreneurs who dropped out of school to take $100,000 in angel funding from Peter Thiel Read more
How a $1,500 Start-up Changed Health Care
Serial entrepreneur and The Future Well co-founder Jay Parkinson is teaching everyone that a good idea doesn't cost much to grow. Read more
Starting Up America
In this Q&A with Inc.com, SBA chief Karen Mills talks about loan levels, a $1 billion injection of capital in small business--and numbers-centric leadership. Read more
