Finance

A basic introduction to financing a start-up, including everything from angel investors to debt financing.

• Samantha Harrington's blog
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Most startup ventures need to raise money, if only to support the entrepreneurs until the venture creates appreciable cash flow. Besides salary, funds are needed to purchase supplies or initial inventory, to do pre-launch marketing, to outfit a laboratory or office, to travel to potential customers, clients, or investors, and so forth.

• bhazeltine's blog
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As a member of an entrepreneurial venture, you'll quickly recognize the importance of every dollar that your business transacts. Before you can even begin doing business, you're forced reach into your own pockets and endlessly pitch your idea to family members, friends, and many outside investors to attract the necessary funding -- which oftentimes seems to be an insurmountable amount. Once you're able to start operations and begin to record actual revenues (instead of forecasting projections), the value of each dollar becomes even more apparent. Fortunately, there are a number of common mistakes to avoid and steps that you can take as a first time entrepreneur to stretch your budget.

• kdickson's blog
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