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		<title>Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts of Bank Borrowing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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If you are considering getting a bank loan for your small business, especially one through the SBA, you should be aware that these loans come with some strong strings attached that add unexpected risks to business borrowing. For example, business loans are often secured by personal assets, meaning if you default on your business banks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sources for Small Business Loans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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One of the most popular searches on the internet is to find small business loans. Unfortunately, the results aren&#8217;t all that helpful, mainly because money is just tight when it comes to small and microbusiness lending.
I came across a new article on this subject by Karin Price Mueller at Entrepreneur.com. It doesn&#8217;t have any new exciting revelations, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Cash Flow – The Secret to Business Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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Lots of new businesses fail because the owners don&#8217;t take into account how long it takes to start bringing in any money at all, let alone enough dough to keep themselves and their business going. Why does this happen?
The Problem – Too Much Time
 New and even experienced business owners often don&#8217;t realize that there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Problems with Small Business Credit Cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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Aleksandra Todorova has an interesting article at Entrepreneur.com talking about an unforeseen risk you face when you have a small business credit card.
You&#8217;ve probably seen the offers for small business credit cards. They often have attractive rates and terms, and have been a useful way for cash-strapped small businesses to  manage cash flow. But now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Grants &#8212; Too Good To Be True?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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I hear all the time that there are millions and billions of dollars in grants for small businesses just sitting out there waiting for someone to come and apply for them. Is it true, or too good to be true?
Uncle Sam
The first place to look is the US federal government from Grants.gov and Business.gov, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angel Investors and Venture Capital – Pipe Dreams?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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Even in the best of times, venture capital was a dream for most small businesses, especially startups. Now it has dried up for almost everyone, so yes it is a pipe dream.
Angel investors are more interesting. Angel investors differ from venture capitalists because they are individual investors instead of a group, they invest their own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funding Your Business by Hitting Up Friends and Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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Borrowing from friends and family is second most popular form of business funding after self-funding.
They know you, for better or worse, and will lend you money based on trust for you. They are easy to approach because you know them. They are also often likely to be okay with not being repaid right away or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Financing&#8211;Just Pay for It Yourself</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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You&#8217;ve figured out what kind of business you want to start and you&#8217;ve come up with plans. Now you&#8217;ve got to figure how to fund it. How the heck do you do that and where do you start.
Look Inward
Self-financing, or bootstrap financing as the entrepreneur-heads call it, is the number one most popular, easiest and, [...]]]></description>
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