LibGuides: Business & Entrepreneurship: Financing Your Business

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Get financing now: how to navigate through bankers, investors, and alternative sources for the capital your business needs by Green, Charles H.
ISBN: 9780071780315
Publication Date: 2012
Providing tried-and-true methods for accessing the capital you need to build a new business or expand an existing one, this guide tells you everything you need to know about: loan qualifications; costs projection; raising equity capital; securing credit; equipment leasing; working capital financing; alternative methods of financing; and much more.
The PayPal official insider guide to growing your business : make money the easy way by Miller, Michael
ISBN: 9780321768520
Publication Date: 2012
Learn how to grow your business using the powerful tools and services of PayPal merchant accounts. Details PayPal's many merchant services, including: 1) account options, 2) customer outreach, 3) sales and marketing, 4) eBay partnerships, 5) growth strategies, and more.
The Kickstarter handbook : real-life crowdfunding success stories by Steinberg, Don
ISBN: 9781594746086
Publication Date: 2012
Business journliast Don Steinberg has interviewed dozens of artists and inventors who launched their passion projects online. Through their voices, you’ll explore all the strategies of a successful Kickstarter campaign. You’ll learn the elements of a compelling Kickstarter video, innovative ways to market your projects, tips for getting donors onboard, and the secrets of irresistible Kickstarter “rewards.” You’ll also discover what to do in a best-case scenario—when your project goes viral and the cash starts flowing in.
Financial intelligence for entrepreneurs : what you really need to know about the numbers by Berman, Karen
ISBN: 9781422119150
Publication Date: 2012
Using the groundbreaking formula they introduced in their book Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean, Karen Berman and Joe Knight present the essentials of finance specifically for entrepreneurial managers.Drawing on their work training tens of thousands of people at leading organizations worldwide, the authors provide a deep understanding of the basics of financial management and measurement, along with hands-on activities to practice what you are reading.
The everything guide to crowdfunding : learn how to use social media for small-business funding : understand crowd psychology : gain an online presence : create a successful crowdfunding campaign : promote your campaign to reach hidden funding sources by Young, Thomas Elliott
ISBN: 9781440550331
Publication Date: 2013
"The Everything Guide to Crowdfunding" is a step-by-step handbook to harnessing the power of social media to raise funds. Inside, you'll find real-life case studies and techniques for creating a successful campaign, including:
Gaining an online presence
Tapping into the crowd
Understanding the different crowdfunding platforms
Designing a successful campaign plan
Promoting your campaign with social media, search engine optimization, and affiliate marketing
Dealing with donors after your campaign ends
Quickbooks 2013 : the guide by Capachietti, Leslie
ISBN: 9780071809344
Publication Date: 2013
Set up and maintain a complete, efficient small businessfinancial management system with ease! QuickBooks 2013: The Guide is filled with best practices for handlingessential business tasks and customizing QuickBooks forthe way you work.

Tips, Tools and Techniques

Whatever size your business, whatever industry, whatever development stage, the state of Delaware may have a grant, incentive or tax credit that can help you secure new capital or keep more revenue. Learn more below about the state’s various programs to grow the state’s economy through helping companies, like yours, succeed.

Getting Financing
From Entrepreneur.com
Information for Small Businesses From the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission).
This page provides shortcuts to information for smaller companies on their legal obligations when they sell securities and on their financial and other reporting obligations when their securities are publicly traded.
The Money School
The Money School offers FREE financial education classes and financial literacy resources to Delawareans. Participants gain a better understanding of the consumer marketplace and the current economic environment while learning skills necessary to take charge of their financial situations, plan for the future and avoid financial pitfalls.
Class topics include: managing money, getting out of debt, improving credit, retirement planning, investing, small business development and more.
Small Business Administration Loan Programs
Extensive list of resources from the SBA.
True Access Capital
True Access Capital is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that empowers business owners and entrepreneurs in Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania, especially women, minorities and those who are underserved by traditional lenders, with technical expertise and access to capital. True Access Capital was founded in 1991 as First State Community Loan Fund, formed with the goal of providing loans and business advice to community-based organizations and entrepreneurs in low-income communities throughout Delaware. Since inception, True Access Capital has provided nearly $30 million to support more than 1,100 small businesses and organizations.