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7 Ways Academic Connections Can Assist A New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

An underutilized, but valuable resource, every startup should investigate is a formal or informal connection to your alma mater, including any local university. Business plan assistance. Every university has entrepreneurial courses or evening classes that can provide assistance on creating your initial plan.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

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8 Potential Entrepreneur Assists From Your Alma Mater

Startup Professionals Musings

As a startup advisor and investor, living in an area with several local universities, I’m continually surprised by how little many entrepreneurs know about the resources available from these institutions. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports. They can also connect you to area businesses.

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Startups Need the Eight P’s for Successful Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

After considering about 200 investment opportunities over the past two years, we have established a decision making process to identify trophy entrepreneurs and startups. Unfortunately, we read far more poorly written business plans at Main Street than good ones. Repetition will kill an otherwise acceptable business plan.

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8 Ways Your Old School Can Energize Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

As a startup advisor and investor, living in an area with several local universities, I’m continually surprised by how little many entrepreneurs know about the resources available from these institutions. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports. They can also connect you to area businesses.

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6 Drivers For Aspiring Entrepreneurs To Finish School

Startup Professionals Musings

A continuing question I hear from young entrepreneurs is whether a university degree is important to startup success, or just a distraction in achieving their purpose in the world. He learned quickly that several pivots were required for business, legal, and customer acceptance reasons.

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3 Tech Solutions That Make An Entrepreneur’s Day More Manageable

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From product development to market research, many startups are one-person operations in their early days. Even as their teams grow, entrepreneurs often feel that they must tend to every aspect of the business, including low-level tasks that distract from revenue-generating activity. Wearing Your Many Hats With Style.