People usually raise capital through fairly traditional means. By that, of course, I mean that they usually just go to their bank to get a loan! But someone’s credit isn’t always good enough to get the loan they need. There are other options, of course. If it’s the right sort of business, someone could look into getting a grant from the government. These days, it seems that people are more willing than ever to look into more independent investment. They’ll head over to a crowdfunding platform like Kickstarter to try to get people interested in their business idea. But crowdfunding isn’t as easy as a lot of people make it out to be. Sometimes, certain business ideas are hard to crowdfund, even if they are really good ideas. This leaves people without many options for capital except … [Read more...] about A Capital Idea: Raising Money for Your Business Using Stocks