Financing a business
How to finance a business
From completing financial projections in your business plan to getting your new business funded, there’s no shortage of money-related tasks to think about. The articles and videos below will help you navigate some of the financial issues you’ll face.
Understanding business financials
- Business Ratios Give You Type-of-Business Comparisons
- Cash is King
- The Bottom Line in Business
- Break-even Analysis
Basic Business NumbersBuying a business
- Questions to Ask When Buying a Business
- Buying a Business? Know What You are Getting!
- Planning for Purchasing a Business
- Buying a Business
- Plan for Changes in Partnership Ownership with Buy-Sell Agreement
- What’s That Business Worth?
- Plan for Changes in LLC Ownership With Buy-Sell Provisions
Your funding options
- The Right Funding for Your Business Type
- The Four Tiers of Small Business Financing
- No Money? No Problem!
- How to Get Your Business Funded
- Funding a Business from Friends and Family
Loans and grants
- SBA Business Loans
- Good Debt vs. Bad Debt
- Behave Your Way to Obtaining Capital for Your Business
- The Personal Guarantee for Credit Approval
- The Truth Behind Small Business Grants
Business Plan Template
Download our free business plan template to jump start your planning process. Download it here »
Online Course
Take a free online course sponsored by Palo Alto Software and the SBA. Watch it here »
Raising venture capital and angel investment
- Dealing with Rejection by Investors
- Securing Angel Investors
- Securing Venture Capital Funding for Your Business
- Raising Business Capital from People You Know
