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Posts in Category: Financing your business
July 17, 2019
Did you know that the NHCLF provides flexible capital and customized technical assistance for NH businesses? Liz Short, Director, Business Finance, NH Community Loan Fund, answers questions about NHCLF and its programs for business owners in NH.
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July 23, 2018
Bob Sundstrom, a Merrimack, NH retired carpenter, had always been a bit of an inventor. There was his “super sleeve” invention, his rotating mop invention, then there was the fishing lure...
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January 31, 2017
NH SBDC’s e-Learning for Entrepreneurs program has re-launched new, updated versions of Starting a Business in New Hampshire and Financing a Business in New Hampshire.
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October 14, 2016
Sara Laroux hoped to run her own veterinary clinic one day. In 2014 her dream became a reality when she took over the Tilton Veterinary Hospital. Financing such an endeavor took some creativity, Sara said, and a lot of players.
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September 30, 2016
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides several pieces of the funding puzzle, placed somewhere between conventional commercial financing and alternative lenders. While the SBA is not a direct lender (other than the disaster loan program), we support a variety of lending partners who work in this space.
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September 19, 2016
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was signed into law on April 5, 2012. One of the most novel aspects of the JOBS Act was that it would allow unaccredited individual investors to make investments in companies through the private marketplace, much as accredited investors have been permitted to do for many decades. In common practice it may be referred to as Equity Crowdfunding.
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June 20, 2016
It’s three o’clock in the morning. Something woke you. Was it your anticipation of the delivery of your next inventory shipment - while hoping the payment from the client’s last order appears soon? Or your anxiety about the new accounts on the horizon? (Which, mind you, are not yet accounts, but you are optimistic - a good trait of an entrepreneur!) Or are you stressed about the frantic process of creating inventory to fill those new orders?
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May 16, 2016
Equity crowdfunding allows entrepreneurs to sell small amounts of stock or other equity in their companies to raise capital. Prior to the passage of the JOBS Act, equity crowdfunding was not permitted under federal securities laws unless done through specific exemptions, such as in cases where the offer was restricted to residents of just one state. New regulations that go into effect as of May 2016 remove these old limitations and allow businesses to sell securities across state lines...
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May 3, 2016
When Brittany and Michael found the Chesterfield property for rent in late 2015, they knew it was the right choice for them. Its infrastructure was such that it could be economically feasible for them to start their CSA farm.
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April 18, 2016
...Rewards-based crowdfunding allows entrepreneurs to pre-sell a product or service or to launch a business concept without incurring debt or selling equity. Supporters receive rewards, such as discounts off the product or service once it is released, in exchange for supporting the project now.
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