Join the crowd, and find some funding for your startup
Conventional wisdom says that family and friends are the first source of financing for a new business.
On the Money Journal
Our favorite columns are available in On the Money Journal, a guide to how you can acquire, borrow, protect, move, watch, play with, go to jail for, and have fun with, our most popular commodity - Money!
Most recent articles
The real problem? Money is stuck, not multiplying
Inject more money into the economic system, and there’s supposed to be growth, liberty and more time to pursue happiness. But it seems that no matter how much money is injected, it’s not enough. A little like, “One dollar is too many, 10,000 not enough.”
Performance indicators can be guide to future numbers
Most of us are familiar with economic and financial indexes (or indices). We hear daily reports of the change in “The Dow Jones Industrial Average,” or the “Standard and Poor’s 500.” These measurements are designed to provide indications of performance for the group of securities or activities (such as consumer spending) they represent.
Arbitration rules not always fair when borrowing money
Many individuals and small businesses borrow money in times of crisis. The old saying, “If you don’t need it, I’ll lend it,” seems particularly true. When we have excess money, usually we’re not thinking of borrowing.