Above the Law
A Challenge to Startup Lawyers, from Fred Wilson
Above the Law
Startup founders and investors often don't appreciate how complex and perilous these transactions can be — they just want everything cheap cheap cheap. But if you've seen The Social Network, you know what can happen when entrepreneurs don't take all ...

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Kauffman's Guide To Navigating The Startup Game
Huffington Post (blog)
The exact combination and sequence of resources that make up a successful startup are not yet well known, but the following are a few tips that many entrepreneurs have followed. Not to state the obvious, but human capital is critical. ...
Everything You Know About Entrepreneurship May Be WrongForbes (blog)

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Everything You Know About Entrepreneurship May Be Wrong
Forbes (blog)
The fire of the new paradigm was sparked by entrepreneurs who looked at their own experience and found that what made them successful differed dramatically from what they had heard or been taught. Ideas like Customer Development and Lean Startup ...

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Entrepreneur (blog)
Small Business Loans From The SBA–Loan Options And Major Banks That Offer SBA ...
Red, White, and Blue Press
However, when it comes to finding lenders to offer an SBA loan, there are some business owners who may be unsure of what financial institutions in their area may be able to provide this particular form of small business financing. ...
Small Business Administration Launches Resource for LendersBusinessNewsDaily
SBA Honors Nation's Best Small Businesses During National Small Business WeekSmall Business Trends
SBA eyes bigger businessesWestfair Online
TheDay.com -eWire Informer
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Mobile Tag Group Announces $8.2 Million in Financing Along With Commercial ...
Canada NewsWire (press release)
ATLANTA, March 23 /CNW/ - Mobile Tag, the leader in 1D and 2D mobile barcode and NFC-based marketing solutions, announced the successful closing of its Series B financing totalling approximately $8.2M. "We are convinced that this fundraising operation ...

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Startup conference Net Prophet announces dates and lineup
Memeburn
In just two years, Net Prophet has established itself as the biggest technology startup event on the South African calendar. The stellar line-up of speakers, most of them successful entrepreneurs themselves, will share, inspire and equip other ...

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Ottawa Business Journal
Is the person in the mirror standing between you and success?
Ottawa Business Journal
Once an innovation worthy of exploitation has been identified, an entrepreneur's success or failure will depend largely on how ready they are to take counsel and challenge their own assumptions and deeply held beliefs. ...

The Business Insider
Five Great Startup Tips From Successful Entrepreneurs
The Business Insider
Successful entrepreneur Joel Spolsky offers this marketing wisdom in reference to marketing online with a blog and finding customers the right way: "These days, it seems like just about every start-up founder has a blog, and 99 percent of these ...

Globe and Mail
Budget 'needs to be robust and encourage growth'
Commerical Finance Group
It stated that companies need to be boosted with the government's financial plan as confidence in commercial finance for the business sector is decreasing. Deputy chief executive at the Chamber Chris Fletcher said the Budget should be "clear, ...
Budget 2011: The Chancellor's speech in fullTelegraph.co.uk
Budget 2011: First-time buyer scheme aims to open up housing ladderThe Guardian

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Huntington Insurance Names Dennis Raab as Chief Financial Officer
PR Newswire (press release)
Most recently, he served as chief financial officer for Insurance.com. Raab also served as chief financial officer for Allianz Global Risks US Insurance in Chicago. He holds a bachelor's of business administration degree in finance and accounting from ...

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Entrepreneurs Share Why Enterprise Appalachia Is Ideal Start-Up Environment
PR Newswire (press release)
The region has seen a surge of successful start-up companies who have put the area's abundant entrepreneurial resources into action. Entrepreneur Dr. Sang Soo-Kim turned to Enterprise Appalachia's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Ohio ...

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Planning, knowing where to turn critical when starting a business
Chillicothe Gazette
Using templates for writing a business plan from the Small Business Administration or other similar sources. • Seeking out business assistance and training that can include preparing a business plan, securing financing and expanding or relocating a ...

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Dimon Makes $20 Billion AT&T Loan in Bid to Be 'Dominant'
BusinessWeek
Dimon, who's been CEO since the end of 2005, maintained profits throughout the financial crisis. After graduating from Harvard Business School in 1982, he went to work for family friend and mentor Sanford Weill. Together, the two built the firm that ...

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The Receivables Exchange Reports 466% Growth in 2010
SunHerald.com
“The Receivables Exchange has completely changed the way I finance my company,” adds Reynolds. “I'm happy to say my business is in the process of hiring new employees, something we wouldn't have been able to do without affordable capital.”

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The Receivables Exchange Reports 466% Growth in 2010
SYS-CON Media (press release)
“The Receivables Exchange has completely changed the way I finance my company,” adds Reynolds. “I'm happy to say my business is in the process of hiring new employees, something we wouldn't have been able to do without affordable capital. ...

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Empathy is essential to nurture risky, new ventures
WalesOnline
Clearly, a supportive and empathetic financial environment is essential to developing and nurturing entrepreneurs to create successful growth businesses. To counter the inherent optimism of the entrepreneur and lower the risk to the investor, ...

TheStreet.com
Small businesses targeted by new federal funding
TheDay.com
"We want to grow sales so we can pay off what we owe. I think there are many more small businesses in our situation who have exhausted their financial resources and put in personal money just to keep the business open."
Missouri gets federal financing to spur $269M in small business lendingBizjournals.com
Missouri gets $26.9 million for small business loansSTLtoday.com
Vermont to get $13.2 million from US Treasury Dept for small business lendingVermont Biz (press release)
Kansas City Star -AmsterdamPrinting.com -CivSource
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Summit speakers share successful strategies for startup growth (Video)
Silicon Prairie News
Hudl's Brian Kaiser emphasized the importance of company culture in the growth of his startup at last month's Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship. Screenshot from Nebraska Entrepreneur on Vimeo. Brian Kaiser never could find a company with the kind of ...

Japan banks in 2 trillion yen TEPCO finance plan
Business Recorder
Three major banking groups Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Mizuho Financial and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial as well as Sumitomo Trust & Banking and Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking decided Wednesday to offer financing, Jiji Press said. ...

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Here Is The City
Dimon Makes $20 Billion AT&T Loan Deal in Bid to Be 'Dominant'
BusinessWeek
Dimon, who's been CEO since the end of 2005, maintained profits throughout the financial crisis. After graduating from Harvard Business School in 1982, he went to work for family friend and mentor Sanford Weill. Together, the two built the firm that ...
The $20bn ManHere Is The City
JPMorgan: The Lender Behind the T-Mobile DealNew York Times
How to Think About JPMorgan's $20 Billion AT&T LoanCNBC.com
Reuters Blogs (blog) -Forbes (blog)
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