Entrepreneurs and small business owners are often looking for ways to grow their businesses, but lack the necessary funds. Equity investment is how entrepreneurs can borrow money from individuals or companies in exchange for partial ownership of the company's equity (and profits). To get any …
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4 Types of Assets You Can Use for Securing Business Funding
Running and growing a business requires investment – both in effort and money. Even if you have enough capital on hand in the early days of your business, there’s a big chance you’ll need more down the road to fund business initiatives like expansion, inventory top-ups, renovations, and product …
4 Biggest Threats to New Businesses
When the day comes to open a real brick-and-mortar business' doors, entrepreneurs feel they've accomplished something colossal—and they have! But it's important not to fall into a false sense of security. New businesses face their most challenging period after opening. Common threats capable of …
Corporate Change: Why Relocating Your Business Could Be the Next Best Step
If you own a business that heavily relies on foot traffic and local word-of-mouth and not seeing the success you had hoped for, you may want to consider relocating. This is especially true for hotels, restaurants and other “stay and pay” types of establishments. A company relocation may also be …
3 Ways to Get Capital in an Industry Downturn
When an economy lags, even established industries are affected. Economists have noted a widespread downturn among conventional industries, leaving scores of businesses in need of capital in order to keep going. Frequently, this happens to established businesses – for example, the oil industry. In …
Keys to Raising Business Capital
Whether you are a startup or existing business, having sufficient capital is essential to growing a successful business. The lack of capital is also one of the primary reasons why many good ideas never develop into a business or why some companies never take that next leap into scalability. But once …
