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Elon Glucklich

May 20, 2025

Small Business Grants and Funding Opportunities
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Kody Wirth

November 22, 2024

How To Create a Business Plan for a Bank Loan [4 Key Steps]
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Noah Parsons

November 22, 2024

How to Get a Startup Business Loan With No Money
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Kody Wirth

November 22, 2024

5 Questions Your Business Plan Needs to Answer to Get You Funding

Elon Glucklich

January 7, 2025

Using AI to Get a Bank Loan? Read This First
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Kody Wirth

April 12, 2025

10 Great Pitch Deck Creators to Help You Raise Funding
Get funding with a business plan that will wow investors
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Tim Berry

May 6, 2025

22 Angel Investment Red Flags
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Tim Berry

May 6, 2025

10 Good Reasons Not to Seek Investors for Funding
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Kody Wirth

May 6, 2025

7 Great Pitch Deck Examples From Real Businesses
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Ellen Cunningham

May 6, 2025

What Is a Merchant Cash Advance, and Should You Get One?
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Noah Parsons

May 6, 2025

How to Write an SBA Business Plan + Template
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Makenna Crocker

May 9, 2025

8 Alternative Funding Options for Small Businesses

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