Funding and Building your Business

In some ways, Sky Dayton hasn’t traveled far from his days back in 1993, when he was scrounging for $1,000 to start up what is now one of the largest Internet-service providers in the U.S….

Shrinking venture capital funds have made it hard on small businesses. "The biggest problem rural America and small businesses have is venture funding," said Elton Ringsak, Small Business Association regional administrator for Utah and five…

Proposals that Pop: An Interview with Gail and Jim Greenwood Considering that only one of every seven to ten SBIR proposals is funded, it pays to submit the very best proposal possible. That requires a…

For 20 years before I became a traffic builder for web sites, I was a publicist handling household name consumer brands. I’m going to share a trade secret with you: press releases are a colossal…

When change programs are doomed before they start … When old leaders are stumped by new challengers … When change itself is changing … by Robert B. Reich from Fast Company issue 39, page 140…

6. Hold change resisters’ hands. Every organization has change resisters — people who are uncomfortable with change, who are threatened by it, or who would simply rather not have to deal with it. Change resisters…

When hiring a salesperson, small business owners need to focus on one important issue: finding the individuals who best sell themselves. by Jeffrey Moses NFIB If applicants can’t convince you that they’ll perform well, how…

In a rare move, two Seattle-area venture capital companies this week decided to merge. Seattle-based Digital Partners, with $36 million under management, and Bellevue-based Encompass Ventures, with $64 million under management, combined in what partners…

A group led by Spokane-based Northwest Venture Associates http://www.nwva.com/ has invested $5.6 million in a Seattle provider of security software. Bert Caldwell – Staff writer The Spokesman Review Vigilos Inc. software allows users to integrate…

Seattle venture capitalists and angel investors got awfully excited about an ice pop yesterday. That’s right, flavored ice on a stick. By JOHN COOK SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER Cold Fusion Foods Inc. — maker of a…