ShareSometimes a downturn /crisis /depression /recession /deflation /stagnation /stagflation /panic can be the best time to start a new company.
Yes, bank credit is tight, but companies of all kinds are giving discounts on their products and services. Employees are easier to come by. Have you posted a job opening lately? You better have a big [...]
ShareThis is a good post on CNN Money on alternative places to get money – alternative meaning not banks.
Virgin Money (used to be Circle Lending) is a cool idea – it helps structure deals you do with friends and family. That’s where most early stage money comes from anyway, and I know too many families [...]
ShareAs attributed to George W. Bush. Did he misunderestimate as well?
Check out this article in Newsweek. Having lived and worked in France, I’ve always said it’s not a place to work, but a place to get laid off, and retire. But now the government has just dramatically reduced the financial requirements on starting a new [...]
ShareI just finished scoring the my five entries in this year’s PennVention contest. (http://tinyurl.com/abud5n)
PennVention is a really cool competition put on by the Weiss Tech House at the University of Pennsylvania, and over the years I’ve found the teams to be savvy both from a tech and business point of view.
My entries this time around [...]
ShareThe SBA announced it’s making $255 million available in interest-free emergency loans to small businesses.
I expect we’ll see more of this sort of thing.
These loans only apply if you already have bank-issued business loans, but the cool thing is that for the first time, the SBA will guarantee the loans, making them risk-free for the [...]
