Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
Finding Money
Kate Lister · 2010
70/100
👍 Worth It
Lister and Harnish cover the full map of small business financing options — loans, grants, angels, VCs, bootstrapping — in a practical, action-oriented package that earned an unusually strong endorsement from the Wharton SBDC. The 2010 publication date means specific programs and regulations have changed, but the framework for thinking about how to match a business's stage and risk profile to the right financing type holds up well. Entrepreneurs starting out will find more here than in most general business finance books.
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substance75
craft70
originality68
accuracy65
hype78
age-fit80
human-eye70
Penny’s verdict70
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