5 Tips for Surviving the Shark Tank + MORE

If you get an opportunity to pitch your business to investors, following these five principles will help you secure funding for your growth.At some point, growth businesses need to raise capital. Funding from cash flow and the owners’ bank accounts are the best sources but are inherently limited, especially if you have a business that is scaling rapidly…

How many times have you attended a networking event, had a number of great conversations with ideal prospects, collected a bunch of business cards and never followed up?
Perhaps more times than you’d care to admit.
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We’re highlighting small businesses from around the country as nominated by you, our readers. If your favorite small business is using Twitter to communicate with customers, let us know about it @fbsmallbiz with the hashtag #mysbc, and it may be featured as an upcoming Small Business Spotlight.

Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur who just can’t take the leap or you’re trapped in a tough business dilemma, consider these strategies to get unstuck.

From raising capital fast to being innovative, startup advice from the SXSW Interactive festival.