Dallas Fed Publishes Small Business Poll
Texas small businesses report improvements in revenues, employment, investment in equipment and overall opportunities according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
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Equity Crowdfunding Comes to Texas
The Texas Securities Board voted 4 to 0 approving new regulations on equity crowdfunding. The decision greatly expands a small firm’s pool of potential investors. Previously, only accredited investors could make equity investments in startup firms. Qualifications for being an accredited investor include a $1M net worth, excluding a primary...
How Can the Legal Profession Keep Up with Entrepreneurs?
That’s the question that faces lawyers and entrepreneurs as technology evolves and the economy becomes more entrepreneurial. And that’s the question that the Innovation Practice Institute (IPI) was created to answer. Launched in 2008, IPI re-imagines how the legal profession can advance regional economic development and puts that into practice...
Make Your Facebook Page Work for You
Chances are, you're one of more than one billion active users on Facebook. There's even a pretty good chance that your company is one of 25 million small business pages housed on the social network – but are you taking full advantage of your Facebook presence? In the face of Facebook's...
Tips for a Great Exhibit Booth Using the Five Senses
If you are selling or promoting your product at booths in craft fairs, art shows, or other venues it is important to have a compelling display. Look on Pinterest, Flickr or other photo sharing services and you will find hundreds of photos of fabulous booths to inspire...
Pitches Gone Wild – What NOT to Do When You Pitch Your Startup to Investors
So you think you’re ready to pitch your startup to potential investors. (Maybe you’re presenting at the FundingPost Investor RoundTable in December?) Hold up. Before you polish off that slide deck, heed some caveats from the folks who’ve just about seen (or suffered) it all—and have definitely seen pitches gone...
Where to Seek Money for Your Business, When Your Personal Credit Score is An Issue
Often times small business owners communicate either they are unable to obtain capital for their business based on their personal credit score or they believe, based on what they have heard from others, their personal credit score will impede them from getting capital for their small business. While it is...
A Capital Oasis When Facing a Barren Desert of Lending
In the wake of the 16-day government shutdown most people understand that government workers were affected and that a great deal of political mudslinging took place. But few in the private-sector are aware of how the shutdown will impact them even after the government has reopened its doors. “On October...
Utilizing Technology In a Non-Tech Small Business
Although society has been inundated by the modern era and people are able to access information at the stroke of a keyboard, some businesses have not yet embraced all that technology has to offer. There still exist today a good number of businesses, particularly those operating in personal services, that...
