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New SBA program that fast tracks small business start-up loans up to $25,000, no collateral, simple paperwork and funded with 5 days. 680 FICO score and above qualifies. Read More

Franchise consultant Joel Libava, exposes some urban legends concerning franchise failure rates... Read More

BizBox's Jerry Kalish on the rules for borrowing out of your 401(k)--and the risks. Read More

Michael Taylor of Slate's BizBox, tells how he secured a sizable line of credit from a local community bank, and what worked for him that could work for you, too. Read More

14 things VC's look for! One of the biggest problems that most entrepreneurial companies face is a lack of solid management in all areas of the company. The ideal company would have someone on the team who excels at sales, someone who has a strong financial background, someone who has built a startup before, someone with extensive industry con Read More

If you run an independent company and are looking for ways to raise capital, consider selling shares to your customers via a private placement. A private placement is a streamlined way to raise capital from a group of investors, whether individuals or companies. There is no need to get approval for a private placement from the Securities & Exch Read More

Small businesses finally are getting their own little piece of the federal government's ballooning bailout package. U.S. officials announced the federal government as part of a broader package will lend up to $200 billion to institutions that originate consumer loans and business loans backed by the Small Business Administration. The rationale Read More

Small businesses are notoriously lax about their collections processes. Many worry about imposing strict payment policies or chasing deadbeat customers for fear they'll lose potential business. What's more, collecting money generally isn't too problematic when times are good. But when the economy is bad, businesses that aren't savvy and ag Read More

Billions of federal bailout dollars are flooding the financial system, credit markets are loosening and many banks say they are ready to lend. But a crucial piece needed to solve the credit crisis is still missing: borrowers. With the economy slowing, banks are seeing a big decline in the number of people seeking loans because nervous consumers Read More