Finance

Make an Online Capital Connection
Eager and enthusiastic entrepreneur with a dynamite concept seeks like-minded investor to provide funding for a mutually ...

5 Rules for Pitching the Very Rich
If you're looking to ink a deal with a really wealthy individual (there are plenty of wealthy women, but I'll make this ...

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It's unlikely a real-life investment pitch will ever involve an entrepreneur throwing knives at venture capitalists.But ...

Take Advantage of Every Opportunity
Becky O’Neil was at a creative crossroads in her career. Combining a strong entrepreneurial streak with training as a ...

All Finance Articles

• How to Raise $1 Million in a Year

Entrepreneur.com - Venture capital and IPO options for small businesses may have all but disappeared, but Steve Trussell is still excited by his chances to raise up to $1 million this year to fund ...

• Where Ideas Meet Investors

Entrepreneur.com - Recession, what recession? You'd never know there was an economic crisis judging by the 450 entrepreneurs making their way around the crowded Credit Suisse ballroom at ...

• How to Raise Your First Round of Financing

Entrepreneur.com - I received an education about money during the last recession. I was raising money for my startup by stringing together a series of small investments from angel investors, friends ...

• Build a Billion-Dollar Business

Entrepreneur.com - Reaching $1 billion requires scaling a business effectively. Chasen has kept one step ahead by making sure the right management team is in place every step of the way. He says, ...

• 5 Ways to Raise Money Today

Entrepreneur.com - With banks still holding fast to their funds, credit remains scarce for businesses. But that shouldn't put you off the capital hunt. With a little persistence and creativity, ...

• Financial Building Blocks

Entrepreneur.com - The end of the year is a good time to take stock of your financial life, if for no other reason than it's a noteworthy date and therefore easy to remember. Pull out your ...

• 3 Sources of Franchise Financing

Entrepreneur.com - Everyone knows the current lending environment is a challenge--especially if you're trying to finance a startup. Yes, there's still financing available for qualified ...

• 3 Honest Ways to Raise Startup Money

Entrepreneur.com - Entrepreneurs tend to exaggerate. They exaggerate the success of their business when talking to startup investors. They exaggerate the market potential of their products to find ...

• Think Fast

Entrepreneur.com - Feel like rising fuel prices have hit you hard? Imagine paying for 1,000 gallons of gas every time you fill up. That's what Dawn Stokes, 48, does for the Texas Driving ...

• Get Your Money's Worth

Entrepreneur.com - If you're like most aspiring entrepreneurs, you're probably not overburdened with wealth. So to start your business, you're going to have to be extra frugal with what ...

• How to Select a Lawyer to Help You Raise Money

Take Command - The cost and time saving benefits of hiring experienced securities lawyers

• Top 7 Small Business Investor Turn-offs

Take Command - Strategies for Avoiding the Most Common Reasons Investors Decline Startup and Small Business Investments

• Best Negotiating Tips for Compensating Small Business Fundraising Agents

Take Command - Insider's tips and strategies for hiring, managing and compensating business brokers and fundraising agents

• Savvy Ways Entrepreneurs Can Invest in Their Startups

Take Command - Advantages and risks of lending money to your business

• Where Community-Oriented Entrepreneurs find Startup Cash

Take Command - The advantages of seeking startup funds from community development banks

• 5 Easy Tips to Preparing Financial Projections

Take Command - How projection mistakes can turn off investors

• Must-Know Terminology for Raising Money from Investors

Take Command - How to speak the language of investors with confidence

• Why Investors View Startups and Early Stage Companies Differently

Take Command - The advantages of targeting angel and venture capital funds by company stage

• The Attitude of Entrepreneurs Who Attract Venture Capital Funding

Take Command - Strategies for demonstrating professional good judgment to potential investors

• 8 Tips for Increasing Your Average Sale

Entrepreneur.com - Walk into any McDonald's, order a Quarter Pounder, and the clerk will invariably ask, "Do you want fries with that?" Each affirmative answer adds $1 or more to that ...