How To Finance A Startup News
- How To Toolbox: How to choose an accountant Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:08PMThere is no shortage of certified public accountants who want to win the business of a young tech startup and then ride along with the client as the company grows. The challenge for the startup is in finding the right accountan
- Social mobile developers taking their pick from investment sources Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:10AMStarFund is just the latest initiative promising to fund innovative mobile game ideas Developers making social mobile games are currently spoiled for choice when it comes to potential sources of investment, but they must carefully scrutinise these opportunities for the strings that may be attached. On Friday, US social games publisher CrowdStar partnered with startup incubator YouWeb for ...
- Feds award $4.5 million to community lenders Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:48PMA Treasury Department agency awarded a total of $4.5 million to three Chicago community lenders on Monday to help finance affordable housing, health-care clinics, neighborhood charter schools and local startup companies.The lenders — non-profits lender IFF, the Chicago Community Loan Fund and the Illinois Service Federal Savings and Loan Association — will use the $1.5 million that each received ...
- MOVE ACQUIRES SOCIALBIOS, AWARD-WINNING SOCIAL SEARCH PLATFORM Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:14AMCAMBPELL, Calif., July 18, 2011 - Move, Inc. Nasdaq: MOVE, the leader in online real estate, today announced its acquisition of SocialBios, an award-winning social search platform. SocialBios allows individuals and companies to create one social hub for their online profiles through interactive About Us pages that simplify the discovery of shared connections on Facebook,...
- The Craigslist Ad That Found Us An Incredible CTO Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:44AMIn 2009, Irving Fain and Josh Bowen were ex-finance guys with an idea for a music loyalty startup. They searched high and low for a technical cofounder at meetups and networking events.
- Can Google+ Sustain Growth Beyond Early Adopters? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:40PMGive credit to Google: Its strategic and orchestrated launch of Google+ has been nearly flawless. Early reviews were positive but reserved, th…
- Young bankers look to startup as next move Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:54PMPrivate equity, buy side no longer the only "holy grails" of career path
- From Paycheck to Pay Dirt: Blazing Your Own Trail As a Business Owner Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:50AMFirst-time business owners starting a venture in unfamiliar waters face a special set of challenges. Here are three who tackled them with success.
- EBay’s Zong Takeover Has Google Vying With AmEx to Make Deals Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:54PMEBay Inc. (EBAY) ’s purchase of mobile- payment startup Zong Inc. for $240 million is stepping up pressure on companies such as Google Inc. (GOOG) and American Express Co. (AXP) to make their own acquisitions in the market.
- IIM-A alumni to support Gujarat’s startups Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:12PMYoung entrepreneurs in the state will now get financial support and mentoring from the Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) grads.