
5 Solid Investment Ideas to Diversify Your Portfolio
56% of Americans reported they own stock. You might be one of them, and it’s a great way to make your money grow with little effort. However, there are even more ways you can invest your money. And they might More...

How Startups Can Leverage Crowd Funding
Crowdfunding is a concept that consists of raising money for a startup through online platforms such as Kickstarter, GoFundMe, Kabbage, and Patreon. For entrepreneurs that have a startup business, this is a great More...

5 Effective Ways to Increase Productivity at Work
Employee productivity should be one of the topmost goals of any start-up or established business. No matter how qualified your employees are, all efforts will go down the drain if your workforce is ineffective and More...

5 Types of Businesses That Will Do Well on Crowdfunding Sites
Crowdfunding is one of the recent developments brought about by the internet that helps empower budding entrepreneurs to get the exposure they need for their novel ideas. Not only do they get exposure, but crowdfunding More...

Is crowdfunding the new consolidation loan idea your business needs today?
photo/Gerd Altmann What do you think of when we say crowdfunding? Of course, you automatically start thinking about GoFundMe and Kickstarter. However, today, we will talk about a different kind of crowdfunding that More...

Credit Union Growth Rises, New York Aims to Offer 500 SMB Loans to Women
Credit union growth is on the rise, as many consumers choose to bank with smaller credit unions over big banks. Growth in Maine has soared by 3% to over 686,000 people banking with credit unions in the state. Lending More...

How to Finance Your Startup Business
Coming up with the idea for a new startup is only the beginning. Pretty soon you’ll be realizing that you need capital for computer hardware, software, office furniture and office space, plus money for initial More...

California and its 23.8 billion dollars in startup funding
While tech startups have been all the rage over the last few years, have you ever wondered where all of that venture capital funding is coming from? You would be right to assume that Silicon Valley is a hotbed More...

How can you make a success in the business world?
Outside of the emergency services, working in the corporate sector can be one of the most pressurized industries to work in. Many companies want to see results in their planning and marketing strategy straight away, More...

How To Grow Your Business Online
As an entrepreneur, it’s your job to ensure the success of your company by any means necessary. Taking your business online is a fantastic way to get more exposure for your business, which will help bring new More...

Apple Pay Adds Additional 22 Banks and Credit Unions to List of Partners
Apple (AAPL) has quietly updated their list of official Apple Pay partners, adding an additional 22 partners in the United States. Credit unions are among the banks added to the growing list of financial institutions More...

REITs Are Picking up Speed with Private Investors Looking to Enter the Market
For years, one of the safest investments was seen as real estate because there is only so much land, and once it’s developed, that’s all there is. Of course, buildings can be built, knocked down and built again More...

Airbnb Promises to Ease Offerings in Cities With Housing Shortages
Airbnb announces new restrictions on listings on rentals in London and Amsterdam. The home-sharing platform is under pressure from local governments as real estate prices rise in many cities. Limits in London and More...

Kickstarter’s Secrets to Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns
Kickstarter is one of the largest alternative funding platforms, filled with thousands of projects and ideas just waiting for the right backers. Just like starting a new website, launching a Kickstarter campaign More...

Charity Crowdfunding Vs Business Crowdfunding
Mainly charity crowdfunding is a project on a website that tells everyone what that charity is fundraising for and why. The charity then shares it as widely as possible, online and offline marketing techniques to More...

The Crowdfunding Effect: Reshaping How Investors Find and Purchase Properties
Crowdfunding isn’t just for personal loans anymore. No, today some real estate professionals are using crowdfunding to raise money for their next real estate project. Here’s how it works. A Basic Overview Crowdfunding More...

The Crowdfunding Crowd is Smarter than Ever
Crowdfunding is the fastest-growing venture financing method in the history of fundraising. Technology has made it easier than ever to get your start up idea or charitable cause in front of seemingly countless investors More...

How Crowdfunding Has Changed The Way People Raise Money
There is no sector in which crowdfunding is not being used these days, it seems. From health care funding to real estate, crowdfunding is the new loan, except that you don’t have to pay it back this way. For some More...

7 Little Known Ways to Fund Your Small Business
One of the biggest problems for any business when first starting up is cash flow. Many a good business idea has been blown up before a company even got a chance to get going because they were undercapitalized right More...

Crowdfunding To Combat Malaria
A recent crowdfunding campaign, launched on May 06, 2014, has already received national attention for it’s lofty but entirely feasible goal: eliminate the scourge of malaria by raising $250,000 to develop a robot More...