Raising money for a small business is never easy—and some of the traditional avenues for securing capital, from institutional investors to friends and family rounds, come with a lot of baggage. Grants ...

Grants are direct funding from a government or organization given to businesses or individuals and do not need to be repaid. It is difficult to obtain a grant and typically requires a competitive ...

In 2005, Rebecca van Bergen was a graduate student in social work at Washington University when she won $24,000 in a school innovation contest. That seed money sparked the creation of Nest Inc., a ...

How many of you are sitting on an idea you’ve had in the back of your mind for days, weeks, maybe even months now? (I’m talking to myself here, too.) Well, sometimes the only thing that is standing ...

Small businesses are holding steady in the face of an uncertain economy. That’s the biggest takeaway from the latest Paychex Small Business Employment Watch, which draws on data from businesses with ...