Where to get money
Explore early-stage equity and debt financing options for startups, from personal funds and angel investors to SBA loans and venture capital. Learn how to strategically fund your business and avoid common pitfalls.
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These are ordered from most to least important for the average founder.
How to Fail Out of the Gate
Explore a bad characteristic that dooms many startups. You will not be able to make any progress or grow if your financial hygiene is poor.
What Investors Want
This blog entry discusses the most critical business metrics for success in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG): Gross Profit Margin, Trade Spend, and Gross Profit. Controlling these are a requirement for investor interest and for a healthy business.
Legal and Finance Basics
Discover the essential legal steps for starting a business, from choosing a name and incorporating to managing share registers and complying with investor regulations.
Which Legal Form For Your Business?
The type of corporate form you choose can affect your taxes and how easy it is to raise money in the future. Learn the basics in this article.
You Must Pay Workers
Learn the basics of employment law. Employers must pay all workers a minimum wage in cash and must pay employer taxes. This is not only the law, it is respectful.