There is an alternative to applying for loans from a bank. If you only need a little funding or you are not fully set-up as business yet, then you may want to check out these sites where people (friends and strangers alike) can loan small amounts to you. Lendingclub.com has a Facebook application where borrowers [...]

 To market to budding entrepreneurs, Intuit has created a new contest where the prize is $50,00 in cash, products and services. Also a free copy of Quickbooks Simple Start is available online at I Will Just Start.  In addition the New York events will take place next week, November 8 and 9 at the “Just [...]

Did the Kiwis create a Quickbooks killer? I got an email yesterday about Xero.com which was developed by a group of guys from New Zealand.

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Bi-annual Open Breakfast Meeting (November 7) November Likemind ( November 30) Ad Tech Parties.. Find a friend who can get you in! (November 5-8)

Have you seen the brand new site for Crain’s New York? It looks great! By the way, the deadline for nominating yourself or someone you know for the Forty Under Forty is October 31.

Now is the time to crunch the numbers or run a report to have an idea of what your taxable income will be for 2007. If you think that you will have to pay a lot in taxes, then start now to reduce your taxable income. Review charges on debit cards, credit cards and see [...]

Yesterday, I attended the New York Times Small Business Summit. It was great! the theme of the summit was “Gather, Network, Grow”. The keynote speakers (Tom Scott and Danny Meyer) were excellent. I met a lot of wonderful entrepreneurs, and got useful information. The morning session was moderated by Jane Applegate, author and founder of [...]