Investment and Finance

Investment and Finance
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The Fastest Corporate Downfalls Investors are working up an appetite for initial public offerings. Here are 10 big IPOs that went south in a hurry. The 12 Best Sources Of Business Financing Precious capital remains hard to find for small businesses. Here are the most likely sources, from least attractive to most. Seven Ways Financial Reform Will Haunt Small Biz Bad news: Looks like the capital crunch will continue. What It Takes To Be Best In Class Financial benchmarks for 25 of the biggest industries. How does your company stack up? The Dumbest Financial Laws Of All Time Think the new financial reform bill is suspect? Try these legislative gaffes. Fifteen Uncommonly Clever Economic Indicators Stock prices only tell you so much. For deeper insight follow the Champagne, taxi fares and old cellphones. Twenty Ways You're Getting Ripped Off Think you're not getting a fair shake? Here's how bad it really is. States That Truly Bet On Small Business Grants, loans, equity capital: It's all out there if you know where to look. When The Bank Won't Lend, Your Neighbor Might Social-lending sites pair willing lenders with cash-strapped borrowers. After a recent shakeout, three big players remain. The Most Profitable Small Businesses Based on 300,000 companies, most with annual sales under $10 million. One takeaway: Specialization pays off. Top 10 Sectors Venture Capital Likes Right Now Big pay days remain elusive, but early-stage investors are still placing bets. Here's where they're looking.

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