# Fund&Grow

| Low-Interest Funding Solutions for Every Business

- Site: https://fundandgrow.com/

## How a $1,500 Credit Limit Helped Build a $4.5 Million Coffee Business

- Link: https://fundandgrow.com/news/nitro-bar-startup-story/
- Published: 2026-10-20T19:43:08+00:00
- Author: kayla page

The Nitro Bar began with a $1,500 credit limit, scrap wood, and a homemade cold brew cart in 2016. After slow early sales, a breakthrough at Brown University kept founders Audrey Finocchiaro and Sam Lancaster going. Outside funding, wholesale equipment, and permanent shops followed, growing the business to roughly $4.5 million in annual revenue by 2025.

## Thinking About Starting a Business? Here’s What It Costs

- Link: https://fundandgrow.com/news/thinking-about-starting-a-business-heres-what-it-costs/
- Published: 2026-10-12T20:07:02+00:00
- Author: kayla page

Five entrepreneurs reveal the real financial journeys behind their businesses, from waiting months for a first client to living in a converted shed to save money. Their stories highlight practical lessons on funding startups, managing rising costs, and leveraging family, community, and relationships when cash alone isn't enough.

## How Small Businesses Can Protect Margins as Operating Costs Rise

- Link: https://fundandgrow.com/news/how-small-businesses-can-protect-margins-as-operating-costs-rise/
- Published: 2026-09-30T14:12:24+00:00
- Author: kayla page

Higher operating costs are here to stay for small businesses. Learn how owners are adjusting prices, building cash reserves, and collecting payments faster to protect their margins through 2026.

## Refinery Shortage Keeps Diesel at Record Highs

- Link: https://fundandgrow.com/news/refinery-shortage-record-diesel-prices-fleets/
- Published: 2026-09-22T12:55:34+00:00
- Author: sidney wambach

Crude oil fell more than 3% on Monday, and diesel still set a record at $6.51 a gallon, because the shortage is in refining capacity rather than in oil itself.

## What Does the 2027 Social Security COLA Raise Mean for Customers

- Link: https://fundandgrow.com/news/2027-social-security-cola-projection/
- Published: 2026-09-15T13:19:55+00:00
- Author: sidney wambach

Retirees could see roughly $73 more a month in January 2027. Here is why that projected raise may not mean more spending at the businesses serving them.

## Beef Tariff Pause Hits Ranchers Selling Fall Calves

- Link: https://fundandgrow.com/news/beef-tariff-pause-cattle-prices-ranchers/
- Published: 2026-09-08T13:48:19+00:00
- Author: sidney wambach

Ranchers are selling fall calves for $300 to $400 a head less than they got two months ago. And 300,000 metric tons of tax free imported beef are landing right in the middle of that selling window.

## What Is Really Keeping Gas Prices High?

- Link: https://fundandgrow.com/news/why-gas-prices-are-high-2026/
- Published: 2026-08-31T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Ari Page

Business owner reacting to high gas prices in 2026 at a gas station

## The Real Cost of Using Personal Credit Cards for Business

- Link: https://fundandgrow.com/news/personal-credit-cards-for-business-expenses/
- Published: 2026-08-24T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Ari Page

A businessman examining an empty wallet next to a credit card, with a bank headline in the background — representing the real financial cost of using personal credit cards for business expenses.

## New Federal Law Restricts Institutional Buyers From Purchasing Single-Family Homes

- Link: https://fundandgrow.com/news/institutional-buyer-ban-single-family-homes/
- Published: 2026-08-17T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Ari Page

A For Sale Sold sign posted in front of a single-family home representing the federal institutional buyer ban on corporate real estate acquisitions

## Court Rules AI Shopping Agents Are Legal in Amazon v. Perplexity

- Link: https://fundandgrow.com/news/ai-shopping-agents-legal-amazon-perplexity/
- Published: 2026-08-10T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Ari Page

Amazon headquarters with Perplexity AI logo overlay representing the Ninth Circuit ruling on AI shopping agents and agentic commerce