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5 Popular Types of Alternative Financing for Small Business

The last ten years have revolutionized the financial landscape. The Recession and new technologies have paved the way for a new type of financing, called alternative financing, which offers non-traditional financing or uses technology to make quick decisions and connect borrowers and lenders (think Kickstarter). The alternative financing landscape is exploding – according to...

By Jennifer PeasleeMoneycrowdfunding

Regulated Crowdfunding Opens Small Business Investments So Anyone Can Be a Shark

Small business owners often struggle with funding their business, choosing to bootstrap or use credit cards and loans because it’s hard to get in front of wealthy venture capitalists (and even harder to win these investors over.) On Monday, May 16, all of this changed with new Regulated Crowdfunding rules that will make it easier...

By VirTaskticMoneyfinance

Top 7 Asset Protection Tips From The Experts

Despite the rewards, entrepreneurship comes with inherent risk. Of course, there's the risk of failure, poor investments, or not making enough profit to live on. Those are the fears that keep most people from starting a business. But those risks aren't the ones we're here to discuss. Today, we're talking about the risk of...

By Ramon RayMoneyfinance

4 Things to Know About the Changes to Small Business Borrowing

If you spend any time reading about finance and small business borrowing in the media, you know the last several years have seen a lot of changes. If you’ve spent any time looking for a small business loan recently, you’ve probably experienced some of those changes. In the same way companies like Expedia, Airbnb, and...

By Ramon RayMoneyshark tank

Kevin O’Leary’s 3 Rules for Giving the Perfect Business Pitch

If anyone knows business pitches, it is Kevin O’Leary. A successful entrepreneur himself, he now listens to the pleas of other entrepreneurs and startups as they pitch their ideas and hope for an investment deal on the hit ABC television show, Shark Tank. As a primary investor in all seven seasons of the series, he...

By Jennifer PeasleeMoneyhiring

Why the Future of the Gig Economy May Not Be What You Expect

The ‘gig economy’ has gotten a lot of press lately; in fact, we even covered it on Smart Hustle recently. What we know is that the gig economy (or on-demand economy) consists of workers who provide on-demand services. Things like freelance writing to car sharing. Some experts predict that by 2020, 40 percent of...

By VirTaskticMoney, Salesstartup

5 Tips to Build a Great Startup From the Ground Up

So, you have decided to join the ever-growing list of startups? Welcome to the club. But what’s next How will you guarantee the success of your startup brand? How will you make sure it grows by leaps and bounds in the years to come and doesn’t fade from public memory? Here are some sure-fire tips to help...

By VirTaskticMoneycash flow

Setting Realistic Profit Expectations for Your New Business

It is often said that there are two ways to get ahead in the corporate world. Either you climb a congested ladder, muscling your way to the top, or you purchase your own ladder. For those who purchase their own ladder, being the boss is a refreshing alternative to answering to others who hold...

By VirTaskticMoneystartup

How to Leave Your Full-Time Job and Go Full-Time Hustle

All entrepreneurs know the struggle of trying to start a new business and grow into a success. Even more difficult is starting a new business while you’re still working at a 9-5 gig. Though running a business on the side has its own set of challenges, it is nothing you cannot conquer without grit and...

farmgirl flowers on small business funding

By Ramon RayMoney, Your Smart Hustle

Farmgirl Flowers Founder Shares Thoughts on Funding and Small Business Success

Many small business owners think that the key to finding success and growth is to get "funded". But as we've seen over and over from entrepreneurs who've walked out of the 'Shark Tank' or away from 'The Profit', success does not equal funding. While it is many of the small and large companies who are...