A Tax Cut for Angels
How states such as Ohio, Wisconsin, and Minnesota give angel investors (and start-ups) a break. Read more
Financing a Small Business
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How Business-Plan Competitions Reward Innovation
Business-plan competitions have fostered a "contest economy" that promotes start-up activity and much-needed innovation. Read more
State-Funded Venture Capital
How to seed a homegrown VC market Read more
How States Can Attract Venture Capital
A program in New Mexico provides a model for other states that would like to grow their local investment communities. Read more
Why Microfinancing Works
Banking the unbankable can prove to be a smart investment for cities and states. Read more
Read Carefully Before You Sign on the Line
Watch out for the exploding interest rate. Read more
Elevator Pitch: DivotCard
The DivotCard offers customers discounted golf rounds. Can it raise $1 million from investors? Read more
JP Morgan Offers Discount to Small Businesses That Hire
A new program lowers interest rates on loans for every new hire a small business makes. Read more
Foursquare Checks in for $20 Million
Venture capital investors Andreessen Horowitz, O'Reilly Alpha Tech, and Union Square have invested $20 million in Foursquare, the geolocation start-up based ... Read more
14 Bootstrapping Tips
Even the most self-sufficient start-ups need a hand. Here are some pointers to make the most of free and cheap resources around you. Read more
Trivial Pursuit Co-Inventor Chris Haney Dies
The high school drop-out exhausted his savings and suffered panic attacks en route to creating what Time magazine dubbed "the biggest phenomenon in game hist... 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
SBA Runs Out of Money for Loan Breaks
Loan sweeteners that offer higher guarantees and lower fees are tapped out. Will Congress extend them for the fifth time? Read more
When Financials are Due
In a tough credit environment businesses may struggle to secure new or renew their existing loans. Learn what lenders will be looking for and how you can be ... Read more
Where VCs Are Putting Their Money in 2010
A slight resurgence in the IPO market and an upswing in M&A activity mean venture capitalists have some hopes of exiting investments. Read more
Tesla Teams Up With Toyota
World's largest car company will invest $50 million in the six-year-old start-up, which in turn will buy one of Toyota's closed factories. Read more
How to Finance a Business With Your 401(k)
A bad lending environment and provisions in the tax code make tapping retirement funds a tempting start-up financing option. Here's what you need to know. Read more
How to Use Kickstarter to Launch a Business
Have a little idea that needs a boost? If you have a robust social network, this crowdfunding site could be just the thing to help. Read more
Smartphone Security Start-up Lookout Raises $11 Million
San Francisco-based Lookout's fundraising ability is partly thanks to the exploding smartphone market -- and the risks that come with it. 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
How to Open a (Successful) Food Truck
Want to break into sidewalk entrepreneurship? Here's your guide. Read more
Alternative Funding for Entrepreneurs
Where to go when banks aren't lending. Read more
9 Questions to Ask a Small Business Lender
If you are looking to borrow money to finance your business, here are some smart questions to ask potential lenders. Read more
How to Switch Banks
When your financial institution doesn't provide the services your company needs as it grows, you should consider making a change. Read more
Is a Start-up Like a Rock Band?
Rock Band vs. Tech Startup Riffing off the new cult of celebrity around company founders (hi, Mark Zuckerberg and Evan Williams!), 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
Is This a Smart Way to Get Funding?
A young entrepreneur named Kjerstin Erickson offers to trade future income for upfront cash. Read more
An Insider’s Guide to Venture Capital Financing
Jeffrey Bussgang, author of Mastering the VC Game and a principal at Flybridge Capital Partners, on how to get funded. Read more
Trading Equity for Services
Why more companies are trying out a new kind of barter system. Read more
Elevator Pitch: Nixle
Nixle helps police send text-message alerts to local residents. Can it raise $7.5 million? Read more
How to Secure an SBA Loan
SBA loans are available to any small business, but yours will need to meet certain criteria in order to qualify. Here's what you need to know. 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
A Woman in Tech Speaks Out
I run a high tech company in a fiercely male-dominated industry. And even though I accept it, it can be pretty lonely. So I wondered, is it just my imagin... Read more
Report: Groupon Valued at $1.2 Billion
The group-buying site is barely 18 months old and already worth more than the economies of some small countries. Read more
