19 hours ago by Scott Pollov

Getting the money you need to start a business is one of the top three most talked about topics for entrepreneurs. Although it’s more of a challenge now to get funding, it is not impossible. With a little creativity, persistence and ability to talk to people, you can accomplish what you are trying t ...

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1 day ago by Stock Trading Tips

We have all kinds of Hallmark holidays in America but no tribute to Traders, Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors. In fact, as usual, the government has it very wrong these days. They want to make it tougher for accredited investors to invest. Fred explains it in his post . There is a trader tax that i ...

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1 day ago by Dr. Earl R. Smith II

Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com www.Dr-Smith.com There is a tendency among entrepreneurs to chase money wherever they find it. The pressure to find the financial resources so necessary to build a business can be over-mastering. Most of the time the partnerships which form between founders ...

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2 days ago by Thomas Lee

Medical Biosciences Building, University of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota–If a university’s tech transfer program drops $95 million in the middle of an urban jungle and no one’s there to see it, does it make a sound? For the University of Minnesota, the answer is probably no. Politicians, venture ...

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2 days ago by Dr. Earl R. Smith II

We are living in risk-averse times but “Cash combined with courage in a crisis is priceless” according to Warren Buffet. But when does courage cross the line into gambling territory? Or to put it another way what if you had say, £50,000 to invest, and someone said you have a 20% chance of a return o ...

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2 days ago by Steve

Courtesy of cfjleweb3 Here is a very common scenario: You came up with a great entrepreneurial idea, you’ve developed a business plan around it, and you’ve worked to develop a prototype of some kind. The prototype testing yields great results and you’re ready to go after some funding to take your pr ...

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2 days ago by MartinZwilling

If your startup desperately needs an investor, you may not care if the investor is a so-called “angel” investor, or a venture capitalist (VC). The money is the same color in either case. But I have found that making the right choice at the right time can have a major impact on your long-term success ...

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2 days ago by MartinZwilling

If your startup desperately needs an investor, you may not care if the investor is a so-called “angel” investor, or a venture capitalist (VC). The money is the same color in either case. But I have found that making the right choice at the right time can have a major impact on your long-term success ...

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4 days ago by Andrew

TechCrunch Sean Parker (Founders Fund, Facebook, Plaxo, Napster) and angel investor Ron Conway are doing a little smack talking over who'll raise the most money for charity. Conway is raising for the UCSF Foundation, and Parker is fighting Malaria through Malaria No More. So far Parker is in the lea ...

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4 days ago by Dr. Earl R. Smith II

Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com www.Dr-Smith.com An old friend was fond of observing the “ a person needs to be repotted every few years”. A bit of living has shown me how much wisdom there is in that simple statement. All of us have the same experience at times. We realize that we have se ...

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