Raising Money for
Your Small Business

It is important that you set aside funds not only to start your new business, but to keep it going until it makes a profit.  There are funds available to be loaned – sometimes at interest rates below the national average.  The federal government can be of assistance to you, both with advice and funding through the Small Business Administration.  The SBA guarantees loans granted by area banks at lower interest rates.  Venture capital firms usually help a business that is already established and needs money to grow.

 

CONTACTS

U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
(317) 226-7272
www.sba.gov/in

Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
9800 Connecticut Avenue
Crown Point, IN  46307
(219) 644-3513
www.nwisbdc.org

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) of Northwest Indiana
www.scorenorthwestind.com

 

BOOKS

R353.0082 GOVE
Government Assistance Almanac
Robert J. Dumochel                  c2009

658.022 BARR
The Engine of America:  the Secrets to Small Business Success from Entrepreneurs Who Have Made It!
Hector V. Barreto                      c2007

 R658.02207 SMAL
Small Business Sourcebook
Gale Research Co.                   c2008

658.1522 NORM 
What No One Ever Tells You about Financing Your Own Business:  Real-Life Financing Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs
Jan Norman                                c2005

 658.15224 BERK
Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur
Dermot Berkery                         c2008

R658.15224 BLOO
Venture Capital Funding:  a Practical Guide to Raising Finance
Stephen Bloomfield                   c2008

658.15224 GREE
The SBA Loan Book:  Get a Small Business Loan –Even With Poor Credit, Weak Collateral, and No Experience
Charles H. Green                       c2005

658.1592 ADVA
Investors in Your Backyard:  How to Raise Business Capital from People You Know
Asheesh Advani                         c2006

 658.1592 TIMM 
How to Raise Capital:  Techniques and Strategies for Financing and Valuing Your Small Business
Jeffry A. Timmons                      c2005

658.1592 TRAC
Small Business Financial Management Kit for Dummies
Tage C. Tracy                             c2007

658.804 FREY
Successful Proposal Strategies for Small Businesses:  Using Knowledge Management to Win Government, Private Sector, and International Contracts
Robert S. Frey                            c2005

 

MAGAZINES

Crain’s Chicago Business

Entrepreneur

Fast Company, Inc.

Small Business Opportunities