Articles Written By: Harrison Barnes

While most companies seeking venture capital initially think about angel investors and venture capitalists, a large alternative source of financing is federal grants and loans. The two largest federal grant programs are run by the Small Business Administration (SBA), and by Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs).

Read this special article before you consider joining or paying for a "Get Rich Quick" program.

Anyone who is in business these days is probably considering the benefits of an Internet merchant account. After all, applying for a merchant account is fast, easy, and usually inexpensive, although some underwriters charge for the privilege of submitting an online application. A merchant account offers the means of accepting credit card payments from your customers, and this is a benefit that many entrepreneurs are finding to be increasingly valuable. Research shows that mor...

The comforting secret is that you don't need to be different in everything in order to succeed, only in certain things.

Many people have put money away for savings, whether in a savings account or an investment account. However, if you are like the many others out there, a savings account or investment account simply does not give you the return that you are expecting.

You’ve come up with the best idea since sliced bread, figured out a business name and formed a corporation. There is, however, one small problem. You need money. Welcome to the world of investing.

A very popular resource for purchasing office supplies such as computers, furniture, hardware and software in addition to copy and print services and much, much more is a store you’ve undoubtedly heard of called OfficeMax. OfficeMax came onto the retail scene in 1988 and has since grown from a single outlet to one largest office products superstore chains in the country.

Read this special article before joining or paying for any 'Get Rich Quick' program. The author has gone inside hundreds of operations and visited with the owners. He came away from his 6-month investigation with only two recommendations from hundreds. A must read if you've been tempted to jump into what appears to be a legitimate operation to make some extra cash.

If you are a loan officer, you may be considering purchasing internet mortgage leads. But you may be leery of whom to buy them from and the type of lead you should buy.

When writing a business plan, you need to decide what type of organization you are going to have. There are many types. Marquez discusses what they are.