Just like living things, businesses go through various stages.  Many are conceived in the minds of an entrepreneur, starting out as a mere idea.  Then, with mentoring, financing and hard work, the idea becomes a physical business.  From startup to expansion and everything in between and beyond, small business owners need access to business funds. Find the stage of business ownership that you are currently in below, to discover the corresponding business funding method. Startup [...]

We want to find out how small business owners really feel, so we’ve created a poll to find out more about small business owners’ ability to secure business funds. Have you been able to secure business funds since the beginning of the recession in early 2008? a.  Yes, I got a bank loan, it was easy! b.  Yes, I got a bank loan, but it wasn’t easy. c.  Yes, I used an alternative to bank [...]