The growth of the internet has brought with it new social platforms where people can share ideas, and even raise money to start a venture. This is exactly how crowd funding came to being. Basically, entrepreneurs pitch their idea to members of a crowd funding platform and a fundraiser is done to secure the money they seek as capital. This …Read Full Article
As a small business owner or startup entrepreneur, at one point in your business life cycle you will wonder about funding your small business. When you start looking at all of the options on how to fund your startup venture, or how to grow your existing business the obvious funding choices are there: friends, family. personal savings, credit cards, bank …Read Full Article
Most likely a lot of you have read the first 5 Essential Small Business Funding Strategies, and are getting excited and learning a lot. That is why this week we will let all of you know the next strategy (but not just one, but two strategies at the same time). Be sure to use them towards getting your small business …Read Full Article
Should you be paying somebody to get access to government funding programs for your small business?
This questions seems to be a pretty big one that small business owners in Canada seem to have when it comes to searching, applying and getting funded through programs offered by the Canadian government.
There are many organizations out there who have taken the …Read Full Article
Back for more are you? Well good!
The fourth funding strategy we discussed last week was very interesting and a lot of you sent in emails thanking me for the points. In case you missed it, you can read the points here on how to not neglect valuable funding sources.
This week we will be talking a bit more about …Read Full Article
Welcome back for those coming from the 3rd funding strategy, and for those tuning in for the first time, be sure to take a look at all of the essential strategies a small business can use to find funding.
What do we know by now?
We know that a business plan is the key to a successful business, that there …Read Full Article
If you are an entrepreneur, or starting a business – you’ve most likely heard the term “elevator pitch”. If not, an elevator pitch is typically a quick presentation of 30 to 60 seconds summarizing your business. Think of it this way, you just walk into an elevator, and as the door closes the other person in the elevator asks you …Read Full Article
If you are just tuning in, we decided to give you the top 30 strategies that small business owners can use to obtain funding for their business. Last week we discussed the 2nd strategy, and if you missed it – view it here.
By now, we should know that having a well developed business plan is key to success and …Read Full Article
Just a few days ago we published the first of the 30 essential small business funding strategies. If you’ve missed it, you can read about it here. For those that don’t know, we will be posting each of the top 30 strategies over the next few weeks. Each of these strategies are ways to help small business owners and entrepreneurs …Read Full Article
If you are a small business owner, or strive to be one – you know how difficult it is to launch a business. The lack of funding is typically one of the major hold backs for businesses to startup or grow. Most entrepreneurs aim to have some sort of funding to be able to move forward, be it personal finances, …Read Full Article