Is Creativity Really Part of Entrepreneurship?

Jim Beach, serial entrepreneur and author of "School For Startups," reveals 3 strategies for success in business -- that don't need a single creative brain cell:

"... what if we remove creativity from the mix? No longer waiting for that cosmic creative zap, everything changes. Your goal becomes starting a business –- any business -– not just thinking about starting a business ..."
 

Entrepreneur Addiction Podcast #4 - Rockin' Alternative Financing

This episode is all about alternative financing options, and reveals how and when business owners should pursue other sources of financing instead of conventional business loans. Highlights include:

• Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame
• Debut of Levi King
• Ghost towns in the Midwest
• Non-bank financing
• Feds say 91% of businesses can't get financing they need
• Peer-to-Peer Financing the solution?
• Banks facing competition
• Cash Flow Loan, Merchant Cash Advance, AR and PO Financing
• Alternative loans aren't for everyone
• How to decide?

Why is Biz Lending Up For Everyone But Small Firms? 

This week the Federal Reserve had some good news about business lending: Commercial and industrial loans have grown by $61 billion since the start of the year. That's 6.2% higher than this time last year.

This uptick should be good news, right? It is, unless perhaps you are a small firm ...