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Funding small business with credit cards can be a very bad idea. You probably didn't need this piece in the Los Angeles Times business section to tell you that, right? But credit crunch aside, a study finds the amount of unpaid credit card debt can be a pretty reliable indicator of whether or not your small business will survive. Again, use commo Read More

Check out Tim Berry's business plan and presentation tips in this video recommended by a couple of bizSugar members via Twitter. Via @CindyKing @bplans @lyceum Thanks everyone. It is a really great post with plenty of in depth information about what info to include (and what to let out) when putting together a business plan or presentation to inv Read More

Get the latest facets of LPO and its impact. The new LBO deals emerging now in the market rely on fundamentals — stable base businesses, reasonable prices, and conservative capital structures. This is the long term ticket to success and a return to normalcy from a speculative boom. Read More

Foreign investment in American companies could be rewarded with a US visa or even a green card, if the investment results in creation of at least 10 jobs for American workers. This story from CNN Small Business details a program already in place but set to expire at the end of September. Needless to say a group of U.S. Senators is pushing to save Read More

As the credit crunch makes money scarce for small businesses, alternative credit sources are gaining publicity and popularity. ... The Receivables Exchange, which runs an online auction market for accounts receivable, is benefiting from these trends. More companies have been turning to firm to raise money as traditional credit sources dry up. Read More

In this current economic state many (myself included) are looking to small business to pull the economy back up. If that's the case the question of where startups can get funding is an important one. Where do you look for financing? Read More

Are you in the market for a new piece of commercial real estate for your new or existing small business? Chris Hurn, CEO and Co-Founder of Mercantile Capital Corporation, explains why the SBA 504 Loan Program has several advantages over ordinary, conventional loans for small business owners buying commercial real estate. Read More

If you are looking for financing there is a 'trick of the trade' that can potentially save your business time, money and frustration. Don't sign the application! Sounds like a crazy idea doesn't it? Let me explain. Like any industries there are the good guys and not so good guys. Once you sign an application there are several things that migh Read More

An article in the New York Times' small business section reports on a Maryland University business school study that suggests venture capital firms often ignore business plans and even an entrepreneur's past startup experience when deciding what projects to fund preferring to go on instinct and their experience instead when judging a venture's Read More