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Bank loans have been harder to come by, but that doesn't mean companies' need for funding has dried up. To get cash, small and medium-size businesses have increasingly turned to firms that get them money they are owed more quickly. The firms, known as factoring companies, say they are seeing an uptick in the quantity and caliber of businesse Read More

The economy pretty much stinks right now, doesn't it? But no matter what the economy is doing on any given day, your small business will not survive if you have more money flowing out of it than you do coming in. You must have a cash flow strategy for your business if you plan on staying in business. Here are some tactics to help you keep yo Read More

Talk to people inside the SBA and they'll say the agency is poised to emerge from several trying years of restructuring a stronger, business-friendlier organization. Then there are SBA critics like Sen. John Kerry who, as chairman of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, contends the agency, under President George W. Bush, has l Read More

It looks like US entrepreneurs are increasingly turning to microloans as banks tighten lending standards. To be sure, microlending is a tiny, tiny piece of small business credit in the US. Microlenders tend to be small nonprofits, and all their loans combined probably wouldn't be a blip on the portfolios of one of the big banks. That said, ther Read More

Enter the effortless, stress-free option of Life Cycle funds. They are low cost and pay attention to you—not only what degree of risk feels best for you, but also your age. All you have to do is decide what is comfortable for you, pick your fund, invest your money and you are done. Then, you can pay attention to your life and let your mone Read More

There is start-up and expansion capital available to veterans through the little known, Patriot Express Loan. Club E and the eFactory, created by serial entrepreneur Peter J. Burns, III will host the unique program of pairing eligible veterans with select entrepreneurial ventures from the ranks of Club E to successfully fund and launch new enterpri Read More