In order to start your own business, you need more than just passion...you need money! This Changes Things hosts Baker Machado and Hope King talk through a few different ways you can raise money to fund your dream business.
For starters, you can go to the bank and ask for a loan or credit card line of credit. You can also request a small business grant from the government. In addition, you could negotiate an advance on services from a client you know is already interested in your work.
However, if you want to do it a little more grassroots style many small businesses have had success on crowdfunding websites. Sign up for Kickstarter or GoFundMe to offer an incentive or product for donations.
The Week's Top Stories is a guided tour through the biggest market stories of the week, from winning stocks to brutal dips to the facts and forecasts generating buzz on Wall Street. This week we're highlighting, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, the UAW strike, Fox Corp. and News Corp. shake-up, interest rate decision, and Cisco scooping up Splunk.
Saving your retirement can be difficult and there's a term for it -- a "financial vortex."
"The Expend4bles" is one of many flicks that you can catch Friday.
The much-anticipated iPhone 15 is on sale Friday along with the new Apple Watch.
Costco is recalling tens of thousands of mattresses after reports of mold growth.
UK regulators granted preliminary approval for Microsoft to purchase Activision Blizzard.
The WGA said it's resuming discussions with studios.
The United Auto Workers union expanded their strike and will affect General Motors and Stellantis.
A poll showed that a majority of Americans support the recent strikes involving writers, actors and auto workers.
The Federal Trade Commission is suing one of the country's top anesthesia staffing companies for alleged anti-competitive practices.
