Funding is crucial to starting a business and creating a thriving, growing entity. You may have initially self-funded your business with cash, relied on sweat equity, or used credit cards to finance ...

Though privately-owned, a small business investment company is licensed by the Small Business Administration to offer financing.

Investors can diversify their portfolios and potentially achieve higher returns investing in small businesses. Purchasing equity stakes or lending money to the nation’s more than 30 million small ...

Franchises offer entrepreneurs a proven business model, product or service and marketing strategy. However, they also come with a price tag — sometimes a hefty one. First, there’s the franchise fee, ...

IWM holds 1,951 stocks, spanning U.S. small-cap companies across all sectors. While it's highly diversified, it has notable tilts toward healthcare (18%), financials (18%), and industrials (17%). IWO, ...

When I started my first business, I didn’t have venture capital, outside funding or financial backing from anyone. What I did have was a clear vision, a willingness to work relentlessly and an ...

Detailed analysis of small cap mutual funds in 2026 covering macroeconomic indicators and how investors should approach allocation and time horizon.