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A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs: Which One Are You?

Jennifer stands proudly with her management team at the New York Stock Exchange. Today’s the big day that she — and every entrepreneur — lives for. As the clock strikes 9:30 a.m., she rings the...

byDan Abbate

March 30, 2019

A Startup’s Guide to Alternative Finance

As an entrepreneur, your next venture may be fully developed, and your business model mapped out, both technically and operationally. But in order to kickstart your business by legally establishing the operating structure and opening...

byKeith Tully

March 15, 2019

How to Prepare Before Pitching Your Business to Investors

Several years ago, I was trying to raise capital for my business. I spent months working with a particular venture capitalist. After months of runaround, we ultimately got nowhere with the VC. Emails went unanswered...

byAustin Stofer

March 5, 2019

5 Ways to Fund Your Startup Without Giving Up Equity

The press tends to glamorize equity investments, and as a result, venture capital investments get plenty of press coverage. Startup founders are often hailed as heroes when they secure a round of funding. The reality...

byMarco Terry

March 4, 2019

How to Pitch a Shark: Everything You Need to Know

If you have an idea for a business, or if you already have a company of your own, then you probably love the show “Shark Tank.” It’s reality TV, sure, but it’s not like a...

byJock Purtle

February 21, 2019

4 Options for Funding Your Startup Without Losing Your Sanity

Most startup founders know that a great idea alone is worth nothing. Executing a great idea (and making it better) is the real job of an entrepreneur. It isn’t always pretty, as building a business...

byAndrew D'Souza

February 12, 2019

6 Ways to Finance Your Franchise

If you’ve decided to join the millions of business owners who own a franchise, you’re going to need money--and sometimes a lot of it. Franchise startup costs can run from thousands to more than a...

byNav

February 10, 2019

10 Questions Every New Startup Founder Has (and Should Be Able to Answer)

Launching a startup can send even the most Type A founder into a whirlwind of questions and concerns. Will this idea work? Where to begin? What am I missing? While your questions may be specific...

bySusan Guillory

February 5, 2019

Show Me the Money: 5 Myths Keeping You From Getting Funded

Imagine you were an investor in 1977 when the average computer filled a room almost the size of an auditorium and was used only by large corporations. Then, imagine if two young technologists came to...

byK. Shelly Porges

February 4, 2019

6 Funding Ideas for a First-Time Startup Founder

Finding cash for your new business venture may seem like a daunting task. With some high-profile startups boasting angel investment amounts in the millions, is it even likely that an unknown, fledgling business like yours...

byLinsey Knerl

January 23, 2019

4 Ways to Use a Personal Loan to Take Your Side Hustle to the Next Level

Side hustles are crazy popular these days, and are a great way to test the entrepreneurial waters. If you have one, you’re one of more than 7.9 million people with multiple jobs. Now is the...

byClaire Tak

January 14, 2019

New Year, New Business: Start it Up on StartupNation Radio

On this episode of StartupNation Radio, brought to you by Pappas Financial, Jeff is joined by co-host, Corey Welch, Detroit Site Leader for Rapid Advance. The fourth largest small business lender in America, Rapid Advance...

byStartupNation

January 3, 2019

This Entrepreneur Made a Business of Grandma’s Recipes

(Feature image courtesy of KPOP Foods) Theo Lee is the CEO and founder of KPOP Foods, a business he started with friend and classmate, Mike Kim. KPOP is a Korean food brand inviting people to discover...

byNav

December 28, 2018

7 Top Scholarships for Student Entrepreneurs

Hunting for scholarships can feel like a full-time job, and (for most students) there’s really no time for that. Add in the fact many students with entrepreneurial aspirations are running their own business while attending...

byNav

December 8, 2018

Nathalie Molina Niño Discusses the Impact of Funding Women-Led Businesses

On this episode of StartupNation Radio, your host, StartupNation CEO and co-founder, Jeff Sloan, interviews two women thriving in the world of entrepreneurship. First, Jeff chats with Nathalie Molina Niño, the CEO and founder of BRAVA Investments,...

byStartupNation

December 1, 2018

How to Find and Secure an Angel Investor

Lately, I’ve seen many conversations on how to raise early funds for your startup. If you have at the very least a working prototype, and have exhausted your friends and family network, you might consider...

byDonna Griffit

November 28, 2018

Investment in Female-Founded Businesses Increased in Dollar Value, Decreased in Percentage in 2018

According to Pitchbook, 2018 could be the biggest year for venture investment since the glory days of dot-com. In the first six months of the year, $57.5 billion was invested in American startups, and that...

byDr. Patti Fletcher

November 12, 2018

5 Things You Need to Do Before Approaching an Investor

Would you be surprised to know that some of the most innovative startup ideas fail to secure investor funding? Although many startups focus on perfecting their concept, the idea itself is one of the least...

byMike Sims

November 5, 2018

Can’t Comprehend Kickstarter? Find the Form of Crowdfunding That Really Fits Your Startup

From Kickstarter to GoFundMe to Indiegogo, over the last decade, crowdfunding platforms have exploded as a quick and easy option for raising money. But while these sites may be great to raise money for a friend...

byMax Lyadvinsky

October 19, 2018

How to Win a Small Business Grant

When Rachel Irons won Nav’s first small business grant for her company Founding Foods, it wasn’t just about the money. “To have a much larger company choose us and trust us with with such a...

byNav

October 19, 2018