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Lendio scholarship to help emerging entrepreneurs have the resources to pursue education and their entrepreneurial dreams. More than 80 colleges and universities nationwide have supported a scholarship from Lendio, an online service helping companies secure business loans and other types of business financing. The Lendio Brock Blake Student Entrepreneur of the Year scholarship was announced [...]

Click below to Play Click here to download the mp3 Click here to subscribe on iTunes. Click here for the RSS feed (non iTunes) Click here for the show archive With 12 billion people searching online, and hundreds of millions on social media, there’s a tremendous opportunity for businesses to grow with the right online [...]

Every Friday we list 7 of the best stories we’ve read throughout the week. Most have something to do with small business, entrepreneurship and getting funding or business loans. Enjoy the stories below and please share something you’ve read this week. The 46th edition of Links of the Week: 1. Bernanke says lending spigots are [...]

Today I called six small businesses to gather information and get a quote. I was looking for two specialized items, both that needed to be customized. I needed to talk to someone about the details, possibly schedule an appointment at my home and/or get a price estimate. How many of these six small businesses do [...]

Click below to Play Click here to download the mp3 Click here to subscribe on iTunes. Click here for the RSS feed (non iTunes) Click here for the show archive Failed conversations can take a heavy toll on our professional and personal lives. On the opposite end, in business, successful conversations can close sales, bring [...]

Every Friday we list 7 of the best stories we’ve read throughout the week. Most have something to do with small business, entrepreneurship and getting funding or business loans. Enjoy the stories below and please share something you’ve read this week. The 45th edition of Links of the Week: 1. Cameron Herald: Let’s raise kids [...]

Note: This is a guest post by Bolivar J. Bueno, author of “Customers First: Dominate Your Market By Winning Them Over Where It Counts The Most.” His clients include Kohl’s Department Stores, Scheels, CAT, Turner Classic Movies, Target, Wal-Mart, Washington Mutual, Toys-R-Us, JCPenny, and the L.A. Lakers. Bueno has been interviewed by CNN, USA Today, [...]

Lendio sees nearly 500 percent increase in matching businesses with small business loans. SALT LAKE CITY — The pain of securing business loans is easing, according to Lendio, which set record numbers this quarter in matching business owners with the right types of business financing. “In 2012, we’ve seen almost a 500 percent increase in [...]

Click below to Play Click here to download the mp3 Click here to subscribe on iTunes. Click here for the RSS feed (non iTunes) Click here for the show archive A company’s first mistake might be to please every single person on the planet. Successful brands — whether they are small companies or large organizations [...]

Every Friday we list 7 of the best stories we’ve read throughout the week. Most have something to do with small business and getting funding or business loans. In the past couple months, there’s been a heavy does of news articles about business lending, the SBA, and helping small business. It’s a trend that’s also [...]