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Money is something all entrepreneurs think about -- especially how to make sure we have enough of it.

While money doesn’t define success, it’s often the reason startups fail. From managing cash flow to making payroll, the way you handle your startup’s cash is critical to your company’s growth. #StartupLab’s mentors have been there, done that -- and they reveal their best tips for financing your startup (from VCs to angels to incubators, banks and SBA loans), cutting costs, pricing your product right, balancing your budget, paying taxes and even finding talented accountants and CFOs once you’re ready to start focusing on the bigger picture.

4 Steps That Help You Score a Spot in a Startup Accelerator

Ethan Austin shares 4 steps that helped secure his award-winning company GiveForward a spot in Excelerate Labs, a startup accelerator.

7 Strategies for Maximizing Your Startup Budget

Keeping your startup lean and mean — and cash-flow positive — is worth the penny-pinching. Here are 7 tips for making it work.

How My 9-to-5 Became a Business Incubator

Eric Bahn, founder of Beat the GMAT, tells the story of how he worked his day job until his was business cash-flow positive and ready to go full-time.

Look Like a Big Company Without Spending Big Money

Easy strategies and inexpensive tools to get your small-business website up and running in no time.

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