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JJ Ramberg

JJ Ramberg is the anchor of “Your Business,” MSNBC’s weekly show on small business. In addition to her extensive television reporting experience, Ramberg has a background as an entrepreneur and co-founded GoodSearch.com. She has an MBA from Stanford Business School.



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Posted: Monday, March 30, 2009 4:20 PM by Andrew Littell

Where's The Money? Finding Funds For Your Business

In this special edition of "Your Business," we'll take a look at how small business owners are dealing with the credit crisis. See how entrepreneurs are using a variety of alternative funding methods such as peer-to-peer lending, microlending, and angel investing as a replacement to traditional bank loans. Find out what kind of alternative lending strategy would be the best fit for your business and how you can go about securing that much-needed capital.

Panelists

Phil Town, personal investment advisor and author of "Rule #1: The Simple Strategy for Successful Investing in Only 15 Minutes a Week!"

Kenneth Yancey, CEO of the SCORE Association, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping small business owners.

Profit Margin: Securing a Loan

Bryan Stevens, principal with Business Borrowers Alliance, provides some added tips on how entrepreneurs can secure a loan for their small business.

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