October 2010
Beginner to intermediate
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English
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10.9. NOTES
[] Gross, Daniel. BigBelly: A Solar Powered Garbage Solution? Newsweek Web Exclusive. September 10, 2009. www.newsweek.com/id/215120.
[] Cummings Properties works with local colleges and universities to promote entrepreneurship. Cummings helps sponsor several local business plan competitions and also provides special rate packages for new businesses growing out of college programs. The following site has links to colleges with Cummings Properties sponsorship programs: www.cummings.com/how_to_lease_space.htm#entrep.
[] Be sure to review the SBA options carefully because so many exist. The majority of loan guarantees fall within the 7(a) classification. These loans can be used for a wide variety of reasons, and the SBA will guarantee up to 85% of the loan or $1.5 million. Additional options exist if the capital will be used to improve your building or to fund working capital or if you fit certain sociological criteria. www.sba.gov/financialassistance/borrowers/guaranteed/index.html.
[] This amount fell by 11% in 2008 due to the banking crisis.
[] Bygrave, W. D., and Reynolds, P. D. Who Finances Startups in the U.S.A.? A Comprehensive Study of Informal Investors, 1999–2003. In S. Zahra, et al., eds., Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2004. Wellesley, MA: Babson College, 2004.
[] Ibid.
[] Virgin Money US. www.virginmoneyus.com. Although borrowing money from relatives, friends, and business associates is common, very little has been written about how ...