Small Business Financing

Could You Use A $250,000 Grant?

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 05.08.2012

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A new grant program sponsored by Chase and LivingSocial will give 12 small businesses the leg up they need to keep growing. Mission: Small Business wi...

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How the JOBS Act Will Disrupt Funding for Small Businesses

Ryan Caldbeck | Posted 04.18.2012

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Ryan Caldbeck

The law eases restrictions for small businesses to raise capital, most notably through the introduction of equity based crowdfunding, the process of aggregating small individual investments to meet a larger financial goal for a small business.

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Colorado Bankers Answer Call for Small-Business Access to Capital

Robert Schwab | Posted 04.04.2012

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Robert Schwab

Bankers have been called nasty names for years by small-business owners who have been denied credit, but the Colorado Bankers Association has launched an effort that could change that.

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Janean Chun

Are Big Banks Really Lending More To Small Businesses?

HuffingtonPost.com | Janean Chun | Posted 03.31.2012

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Big banks' reputations have taken a hit over the last few years, starting with the financial crisis and culminating with the Occupy Wall Street protes...

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Something Old, Something New, Something To Solve The Borrowing Blues

Andy Sack | Posted 03.18.2012

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Andy Sack

With small-business lending at banks at its lowest point in more than a decade and venture capitalists only willing to offer term sheets for billion-dollar market opportunities, we're seeing revenue-based finance make a strong comeback.

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2011 A Year Of Recovery For Venture Capital, But Still A Ways To Go

Mahendra Ramsinghani | Posted 02.29.2012

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Mahendra Ramsinghani

For venture capital, 2011 was a year of recovery. But even as the asset class climbs from its depths and ten-year average returns move into the black, investors continue to shun VCs.

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