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Need Start-Up Cash? Discover 6 Unconventional Ways to Secure Funding Today

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Typically, they patch together their funding from several different sources, not just one. Then the answer is unconventional funding. Here are some unconventional funding options that could be the key to getting your business off the ground. Sometimes they even offer direct funding. All are great options.

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How to Secure Funding for Your Small Business: Insider Tips

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Moreover, only 42% have their financing needs met, emphasizing a significant gap in financial services for these businesses. Despite these challenges, my adventure in creating a line of travel-inspired diaper bags taught me valuable lessons about securing funding, navigating various options, and the importance of persistence.

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A Look at Crowdfunding With Indiegogo CEO Becky Center

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Becky Center is the CEO of Indiegogo, an online crowdfunding platform that's helped over 800,000 entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life. What drives backers to participate in funding campaigns that pay off in rewards rather than equity. What drives backers to participate in funding campaigns that pay off in rewards rather than equity.

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Creative Financing Options for the Entrepreneur

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Image source: Getty Images My friend Jeff wanted to start a food truck business and had read a lot about crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter. Kickstarter was only one part of his refined funding plan, and this time it worked. Crowdfunding Crowdfunding is a relatively recent addition to the small business funding toolkit.

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How to Fund a Small Business Without Traditional Loans

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Image source: Getty Images I have started three different businesses, and all three were funded in three different ways: The first business was my law firm. I funded it with a loan from a friend. I self-funded that one with sales to potential clients, as well as our own funds and resources. It was funded by an investor.

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Here's How to Spot and Report Holiday Shopping Scams

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To protect your personal finances this season, here are some of the top holiday scams, according to the FBI, and what you should do if you become a victim. According to the FBI, criminals often used emails, fake social media accounts, websites, cold calls, and even crowdfunding campaigns to pull off the scam.

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Time for VCs to Get Their Act Together

This is going to be BIG.

In the past week, both AngelList and FundersClub got SEC "No action" letters --notices that their crowdfunding platforms were going to be allowed to keep operating without fear of getting run over by the government. A lot of people have asked me over the last year what I think of crowdfunding. Call it fate, call it luck.