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Why Young People Aren’t Starting Small Businesses

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Still, despite millennials being the most educated generation to date, factors like slowing asset accumulation, rising student debt, and coming of age during the Great Recession have made starting a small business a relatively rare thing for this demographic. Shrinking Net Worth and Increasing Student Loans.

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How the Application Process Works With Bond Street

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With a slick website and simple loan application process, Bond Street is doing just that by providing “small business loans that are simple, transparent, and fair.”. One other important thing to know: if you’ve had a bankruptcy in the past 7 years, you will be ineligible for a loan through Bond Street. Why Go With Bond Street?

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Alternative Lending 101

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Just 10 years ago, the phrase “alternative lending” wouldn’t have meant too much to small business owners. But now, alternative lending is an important part of the business financing industry. Without alternative lending, there would be less business financing to go around. But what is alternative lending? That change?

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OnDeck vs. BlueVine: Which Is Best for Your Business?

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Founded in 2013, BlueVine initially made a name for itself for offering invoice factoring, a unique form of financing that frees up working capital tied up in outstanding invoices. Also, OnDeck can’t work with businesses that have total liens and judgments against their business amounting to over $20,000, or over 5.5%

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10 Successful Women Entrepreneurs of Color Share Their Best Advice

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Founder Jenny Eu started making nut milks in 2013 in small batches, and sold them at local farmers markets. Jenny eventually got her product into small, local health-food shops. Shannon’s Advice for Entrepreneurs: “I wish I had learned how to manage my business’s finances. I didn’t follow my books at the start.