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- Cheap Imports Got You Down? Fed May Help
- Factoring: Funding Secret of the Giants
Factoring is the sale of accounts receivables to financing sources. This means that your longer-term receivables can be made available to you in a much shorter time period. This article explains all of the uses that the cash could have in your hands, considerations to keep in mind when seeking a purchaser of receivables, the financial mechanics behind factoring, as well as a question-and-answer session on the topic.
- Half-Baked Celebrity Raises Cash, Sells Pies to Erase $1 MM Debt
Great Grandma's recipe, 72 meetings with creditors and 'ooh-la-la' put Gordon Weinberger on the road and in the black at last.
- How Have You Financed Growth?
CEOs reveal what worked and why.
- Nothing Ventured
Suggestions for ways to develop your product when you haven't received the venture capital financing you had hoped for. At times, this attention to development will bring venture capital in at a later stage in your product development.
- Put Government Dollars in Your Pocket
Financial incentives can take the sting out of growing
- Raising Capital in a Direct Public Offering
Big corporations can raise capital through IPOs, but what options do smaller businesses have? This Quick-Read explains the ins and outs of direct public offerings.
- Raising Your First Outside Capital ($500K-$1M)
Outside financing can help your company grow, but you may have to give up some control. How do you match the right investors to your needs? This Quick-Read shows you how to find the "smart" money.
- The Road to R&D Riches
Tap overlooked government dollars to fund product development — SBIR grants.
- Unconventional Capital: Alternative Financing Options
Even if you don't want a traditional bank loan, or you're not seeking venture capital funds, there are several ways to get the cash to expand your business. This Quick-Read details several alternative financing plans, such as bartering, strategic partnerships and more.
