Money to Mainstreet
On October 18th, 2012, a catalyst occurred in Los Angeles, a catalyst that led to tens of millions of dollars in new small business loans. What happened that day, you might wonder. What one thing could be responsible for prompting millions of dollars of small business loans? I’ll tell you. It was an event: Access [...]
Timed to President Obama’s signing of the JOBS Act on April 5, 2012, StartUp America asked entreprenuer, Dana Mauriello, Founder and President of ProFounder, “What’s crowdfunding?” Inspired by her nimble and articulate reply, we asked a few entrepreneurs of our own to build on this extremely hot and somewhat controversial topic. Here are the results. What does the JOBS Act [...]
On March 21, 2012, American Express OPEN released their second annual State of Women-Owned Businesses Report. The growth rate of women-owned businesses from 1997 to 2012 increased by 54% which is 1.5 times higher than the national average of 37%. Of these women-owned businesses, those generating $1,000,000 or more showed stronger growth during 2007-2012. In the [...]
Access to Capital: Chicago
Navy Pier
May 22, 2013
