Midwest banks' recovery is 'weak'
Minneapolis Star Tribune
However, many big companies are financing most of their growth from huge cash reserves they built as they cut spending and payrolls during the recession. And lenders have been slow to provide additional credit even to good small businesses because of ...

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Midcoast Business Lending & Access to Capital Forum May 24
knox.VillageSoup.com
Speakers at the event will include the Small Business Administration, the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Agency, the Small Business Development Center, Coastal Enterprises Inc., the Finance Authority of Maine; Eastern Maine ...

The Business Insider
LUCKY OR SMART?: My Biggest Problem Was Time
The Business Insider
Virtually every successful company has, at one point in its life, come dangerously close to death. What revives these young start-ups is the work of passionate entrepreneurs with almost religious convictions about their company's products. ...

CW Financial Services Expands Finance Platform
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
BOSTON & NEW YORK & WASHINGTON--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--CW Financial Services (CW), a leading commercial real estate mortgage banking and investment sales company, today announced it is enhancing its commercial real estate debt platform by hiring ...

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Survey: US Capital Equipment Financing Up 11% In April Vs Year-Ago
Wall Street Journal
Financing volume for business equipment rose 11% in April from a year ago and the delinquency rate on existing equipment loans declined, signaling further improvement in the equipment-financing industry, according to ...
Equipment Finance Industry Confidence Declines in MayLessors Network (press release)

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ConTraps Part IV – Avoid Exclusion From Future Revenue Opportunities
The Business Insider
It is simply not rational for an entrepreneur to limit his or her ability to follow their most lucrative paths to success, especially at the outset of an adVenture. Startup years are like dog years; seven years at a BDC is equivalent to one year at a ...

Five Unique Ways to Finance Your Home Improvement Project
Fox Business
Renaud has been featured on CNBC, ABC News and Fox Business Network. Before Lending Club, Renaud was the Founder & CEO of TripleHop Technologies, an enterprise software company acquired by OracleCorporation in June 2005.

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Ask SCORE: Is the SBA still making business loans?
Lynchburg News and Advance
Q: I hear the Small Business Administration is making loans again. What is the process to obtain a business loan? A: To begin, you should understand that the SBA does not make loans. Rather, the agency guarantees loans made by ...

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Ron Conway's Data On What Makes Successful Entrepreneurs
Forbes (blog)
In short, younger entrepreneurs, those who have done a start-up before and those with a co-founder are most likely to build a successful company. Conway and Lee, speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York, found that of companies that reached a $25 ...
Wanna be an entrepreneur? Start early.CNNMoney
SV Angel Partners with Lerer Ventures to Cross Syndicate Valley/NYC DealsTechCrunch
David Lee and Ron Conway Bust Entrepreneur Myths on Stage at DisruptWashington Post
VentureBeat
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Telegraph.co.uk
Business Growth Fund to offer debt and equity
Telegraph.co.uk
In his first interview since joining the fund from 3i's growth capital division, Richard Bishop said he would offer companies a range of financing options. “The fund has the flexibility to invest equity, mezzanine or preference shares as it needs to,” ...
Investment fund sets aside £2.5bn for businessSwindon Business News
Small Business Owners Still Missing Vital Funding as Business Growth Fund Launchessourcingfocus.com

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GE Capital Expanding in Chicago
Insurance News Net (press release)
CHICAGO --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GE Capital , the financial services arm of GE, announced today plans to expand its operations in Chicago by bringing 1000 jobs to the City, building on its already strong presence in the region. Currently, GE Capital has ...

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Greece considers deeper cuts as markets slide
Forbes
But that rescue package does not cover all of Greece's financing needs for 2012, and EU countries are demanding tougher cost-cutting action from Greece before considering offering another financial lifeline. In return for the bailout, the government ...

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Building Entrepreneurial Communities: Lessons From 'Big Omaha'
Huffington Post (blog)
Lots of attention, research and many-a blog post are devoted to the question, "How do you build a successful startup?" Indeed, this is one of a number of questions (and answers) we are pursuing at the Kauffman Foundation, where I work. ...

TheStreet.com
Capital Access Network Barometer Highlights Need for Finance Creativity
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
Companies and financial institutions that are innovative enough to provide alternatives are the way of the future” The major criteria banks use to make finance decisions - owner's personal credit score, personal and business collateral and liquidity ...
Small Businesses Need Plan to Seek FinancingTheStreet.com

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First Capital Renews DZ BANK Line For $150 Million
PR Newswire (press release)
"It is important to the bank to continue to support middle-market companies and to allow entrepreneurs with good business plans to obtain financing for their businesses and create new job opportunities." Financial institutions interested in providing ...

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Globe and Mail
Small Business Credit Cards And Rates Business Owners May Receive–Are Cards ...
Red, White, and Blue Press
Businesses that are looking for financing for a variety of reasons usually turn to small business loans as a way to gain the funding they need for certain purchases or for the advancement of their company, but arguments have been made ...
Be a savvy bargain hunter: Try credit card shoppingGlobe and Mail

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Rosenthal & Rosenthal Executive Joins Capital Business Credit
PR Newswire (press release)
Established in 1988, Capital Business Credit LLC (www.capitalbusinesscredit.com) is a commercial finance company specializing in providing creative supply chain financing solutions. The Company's service offerings include: full-service factoring; ...

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Borders, WaMu, Highview, Windstar, Blockbuster: Bankruptcy
BusinessWeek
Starwood, owed $370 million, is offering $5 million in financing for the Chapter 11 effort. Greenwich, Connecticut- based Starwood acquired the secured debt in October. Construction began in 2005. Over budget, the resort didn't open officially until ...

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IDENTEC GROUP Closes $7.5 Million Investment Round
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
... in global business-to-business and business-to-consumer RFID markets and serves more than 2000 customers in 16 industries on all continents, making it the largest RFID solutions provider in the world. The company said the new financing will be used ...

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TechJournal South
Angel Venture Forum Coming to Washington, DC to Connect Entrepreneurs with ...
PYMNTS.com
Growing a start-up into a scalable business takes time, money and resources. While the Internet provides access to a wealth of information, experts who have grown successful companies point out that access to and engagement with professionals who have ...
Angel Venture Forum launches year-long program for Potomac area startupsTechJournal South

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