Financing a Small Business

Three big-time investors have rolled into Miami to listen to 33-year-old whiz kid Marcelo Claure try to sell them a chunk of his company--and, my God, he's l... Read more

Why Venture Capitalists Hesitate to Play Games

By Peter Loftus | Feb 1, 2004

Even though video-game sales continue to surge, investments in the industry's younger firms have been sporadic. Is there a sound explanation for this apparen... Read more

How I Did It: Dany Levy

By Dany Levy | Feb 1, 2004

Marrying the immediacy of the Internet to the ephemera of what's hot created one sweet, and profitable, company. Read more

Charging Ahead

By Bobbie Gossage | Jan 1, 2004

Half of all start-ups are financed with credit cards. But be careful: Sky-high interest could bury you for years. Read more

The Ultimate Investment Club for Entrepreneurs

By Jon Gertner | Dec 1, 2003

At CMS, a highly successful but little-known financial services firm, entrepreneurs help each other find the best places to invest. Read more

Blood Money

By Alison Stein Wellner | Dec 1, 2003

Hitting up family and friends is the most common way to finance a start-up. It's also the riskiest. Read more

Remembering Eugene Kleiner

By Rhonda Abrams | Dec 1, 2003

Remembering Eugene Kleiner, the pioneering venture capitalist and co-founder of Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers Read more

Letting In the First Outsiders

By Marc Cohen | Nov 1, 2003

This is a story about letting go -- about a close-knit family business that consciously chose to give outsiders a stake in its future. It's also about the po... Read more

Firms with Few Options Turn to Recapitalization

By Jeff Bailey | Sep 1, 2003

Sometimes, as the story of direct-mail firm Openfirst Inc. shows, if you want your business to survive, you have to accept a smaller portion of the ownership... Read more

Getting Money for Good Ideas

By Jess McCuan | Sep 1, 2003

Business-plan competitions tend to draw cutthroat b-school students. But entrepreneurs with lofty social goals are also increasingly entering the fray--and w... Read more

The Allure of Going Public

By Martin J. Mannion | Jul 15, 2003

Even now, public markets hold a powerful appeal for entrepreneurs. But as the CEO of any public company will tell you, the IPO is no cakewalk. In fact, it's ... Read more

Equity Partnership Series

By Martin J. Mannion | Jul 14, 2003

In this four-part series, veteran private equity investor Martin Mannion of Summit Partners discusses the importance of building a good relationship with pri... Read more

Untying Tied-up Assets

By Martin J. Mannion | Jul 8, 2003

If you think the only way to get equity from your business is to sell the whole show, you'll be pleased to know there's an alternative. Selling a stake to th... Read more

Funding From Family: A Recipe for Disaster?

By Raymond Hennessey | Jul 1, 2003

Friends and family are a common source of initial investment, but their presence as shareholders can cause havoc when you try to raise additional capital. Read more

The Match Game

By Suzanne McGee | Apr 1, 2003

Need a million dollars or more? Thousands of new investment bankers can lend a hand. Just watch costs, and read the fine print. Read more

Today's 'Down Rounds' Bring Startups Pain

By Kara Scannell | Mar 12, 2003

Some fledgling firms are being forced to pay a financial price to survive. Find out how a fuel-cell maker with an ill-timed cash crunch learned this lesson t... Read more

The Private-Capital Survival Guide

By Harris Collingwood | Mar 1, 2003

Even with both the economy and the stock market sputtering, private-capital deals are more appealing than ever. Why? Because well-heeled investors still need... Read more

Capital Profiles

By Inc. staff | Oct 28, 2002

Contrarian thinking -- and a little shrewd planning -- helped these 2002 Inc 500 CEOs raise funds. Read more

A Little Goes a Long Way

By Susan Greco | Oct 15, 2002

What difference does a hundred thou in seed capital make? The answer may surprise you. Read more

Angels After Dark

By Kenneth Klee | Aug 1, 2002

Stocks, shmocks. What angel-investor wanna-be wouldn't like a piece of a nice rock-and-roll emporium? Read more

Capital: State of the Union

By Jill Andresky Fraser | Jul 1, 2002

Searching for growth capital? Don't be intimidated by this unexpected -- but nevertheless burgeoning -- source of private-equity financing. Read more

Book Review: Working Capital -- The Power of Labor's Pensions

By Jill Andresky Fraser | Jun 12, 2002

Inc 's finance editor, Jill Andresky Fraser, investigates union pension funds as a source of capital for cash-strapped entrepreneurs in this book review. Read more

Redesign: I Read It in the Funny Papers

By Tahl Raz | May 1, 2002

Marketing innovation doesn't have to come at a high price. Sometimes all it takes is understanding who your customers are -- and what will make them laugh. Read more

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