Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa Houston covers financial issues that affect women in business. A common term you hear with start-up businesses is ...

There are several ways to fund a small business including taking out a loan, applying for a grant and receiving capital from investors. Another alternative is bootstrapping. Here’s what small-business ...

Bootstrapping requires you to build a company with little to no venture capital or outside investment. This can be rewarding and allow founders to keep as much ownership of their company as possible, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Have you heard “do what you love, love what you do”? I’m lucky enough to say that, for me, this adage has come true. I started my ...

As the founder of a bootstrapped startup, people often ask me how I decided on which funding route I’d take when there are so many options for founders to consider. While I don’t have a short answer ...

Many entrepreneurs are at the beginning stages of starting and running a business of their own. According to Finder’s Consumer Confidence Index, a whopping 46% of respondents who own a business ...

Not everyone is lucky enough to land an angel investor. And while friends and family are often supportive of entrepreneurial endeavors, they don’t always have the financial means to assist those ...

Mercury reports on steps to build business credit separately from personal credit, enhancing financial independence and ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Five years ago I was working as product manager and head of partnerships at Eventbrite. Quickly, I became aware of a big gap in the ...