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Retirement Plans: A New Source for Business Capital (Article) in Finding Funding The idea of using retirement funds to inject cash into a business has been gaining popularity.
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A Time-Saving Tip: StartupNation's New Service (Tips for Entrepreneurs podcast) in Getting Ready to Start Up Start a business, get a bookkeeper, build a website, buy some ads. The list goes on and on. But as an entrepreneur you deal with a constant flow of vendors to get things done. So how do you pull this off in the best, fastest, least expensive way? We may just have part of the answer. It's called, "Vendor Flow".
Where are they now? (Radio show) in Angel Investors / Venture Capital Join StartupNation's chief startupologists and co-hosts, the Sloan brothers as they track down past callers, featured guests and elevator pitchers to see what kind of progress they've made since their last appearance on StartupNation Radio.
Business Startup Costs: Write Off! (Article) in Getting Ready to Start Up Business startup costs are clearly a concern for entrepreneurs - we cover ways to write off your business start up costs, to take away some of the bite of these costs.
The Perfect Gadgets for Entrepreneurs (Getting Efficient Through Technology) in Getting Ready to Start Up The Sloan brothers talk about what the latest and greatest tech gadgets are, and which ones are really worth having for your small business.
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