What Is Revenue-Based Financing and How Does It Work?
Our guide to revenue-based financing explores pros, cons, use cases, funding requirements & more. Find out if RBF is right for your startup.
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The Bootstrapped Startup’s Guide to Debt Financing
If you’re looking for an alternative to venture capital to grow your startup, our debt financing guide is a great place to start!
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5 SaaS Financing Options to Extend Your Runway in 2023
Don't let opportunities pass you by! Check out these 5 SaaS-friendly funding solutions to extend your runway and help your startup grow.
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What Is A Personal Guarantee On A Business Loan?
Don't risk your life's savings for a startup business loan! Learn about personal guarantees, and whether or not you have to agree to them.
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Considering a Business Loan? Don’t Ignore the True Cost of Capital
When considering a business loan to finance your capital needs, you’ll no doubt encounter a number of funding options. There are several...
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Channel Your Inner Unicorn: Lessons from the $1B Market Cap Club
If you’re at the helm of a fast-growing startup, you may have wondered if your innovative project has what it takes to become a unicorn....
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What Is the Working Capital Turnover Ratio and How Is It Calculated?
What is working capital? Working capital is to a startup as wind is to a sailboat. Learn how to calculate and manage this critical metric.
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Startup Lines of Credit: What SaaS Businesses Need to Know
A business line of credit can help growing SaaS startups fund working capital and manage cash flow. Here's what founders need to know.
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What Is a Term Loan and How to Get a Loan for Your Small Business
Tech startups are often focused on a variety of high-profile funding options to help get their small businesses off the ground. Angel...
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SaaS Finance 101: Funding for Startups That Are ‘Non-VC-Compatible’
While getting VC funding has long been touted as the ultimate goal — and a mark of pride — for tech startups, founders are increasingly...
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When Opportunity Comes Knocking, Fast Funding Opens the Door
We live in a hyper-connected and fast-twitch world, so why does it seem that funding your growing tech business happens at the speed of...
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Startup Funding: When to Bootstrap vs. Raise Equity
When is bootstrapping best, and when is it best to raise equity? Here's a guide for making this critical startup funding decision.
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Strategies for Raising Capital to Build a Startup Team
Start planning to build your early startup team, how you'll compensate them, and your strategy for raising the capital you need.
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What Documents Are Required for Securing a Traditional SMB Bank Loan for My Startup?
To help you be more successful in securing a SMB loan, we’ve outlined the most common documents banks require.
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Funding for Entrepreneurs from Underrepresented Communities
A recent webinar co-hosted by Lighter Capital and Founders First Capital Partners offered insight into how revenue-based financing (RBF)...
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6 Bootstrapping Strategies From CEOs Who Made It to $100MM ARR
In the world of tech startups, bootstrapping has a special cachet. Bootstrapped companies that make it big—say, to $100M ARR—without...
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5 Problems With Traditional Fundraising—and 1 Solution
Raising capital is hard, even if your startup has high profit margins and strong growth. In the best-case scenario, you secure financing...
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Everything You Need to Know About the SBA’s 7(a) Loan
For more than sixty years, the Small Business Administration has helped American businesses grow. The SBA was slow to adopt programs and...
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How to Get the Funding that Best Fits Your Startup
If you’re trying to raise money for your business, there are now many alternatives to VC funding, particularly for smaller tech...
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4 Alternative Loan Categories for SMBs
For many small and midsize businesses, obtaining traditional bank financing is more difficult than you might think. Old-school banking’s...
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