Growthink Blog

MAY 30, 2018

Here, a great (and for most mature small businesses, under-utilized) solution is to “strengthen the balance sheet” through an outside capital raise. that solid balance sheet enables a more strategic analysis of the opportunity’s value, versus approaching it from a place of financial scarcity. .

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

For startups and high-growth businesses, as you scale and encounter new milestones and obstacles, you will be faced with the question of how to finance and plan for that growth. Luckily for founders, the ways in which you can finance your startup are varied based on your business model, your preference, your goals, and timeline, and so on.

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Up and Running

JULY 22, 2014

But whether you’re thinking of starting a business, expanding your current business, or just want to understand your current business better, there are a few key financial items that you should definitely include: Profit and loss statement. Balance sheet. and maybe some business ratios and/or a break-even analysis.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 1, 2011

From the point of view of scientists and engineers in a university lab, too often entrepreneurship in all its VC-driven glory - income statements, balance sheets, business plans, revenue models - seems like another planet. Yet this system isn't perfect. What Took You So Long?? Join the I-Corps?.

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

Outcomes: Revenue | Ideas Funded Behavior: Path Length | Cart Abandonment Rate Acquisition: Assisted Conversions | Share of Search. Every ecommerce site has to obsess about Revenue. After a consideration of their business evolution, I picked Ideas Funded for their micro-outcome. It is not hard to pick New Subscriptions.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Some cities, such as Portland, OR, also have what Patrick calls “beer angels,” private individuals who understand the beer business and invest in select breweries and cideries. Loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) can also be a good avenue, but “bank to bank the SBA program is used differently,” says Patrick.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

Most small businesses and startups that are looking to grow— hire a new employee , or buy a new piece of equipment, or open a new location —need to think hard about cash flow, or making sure they have enough money in the bank to meet payroll and other financial obligations. There’s no one model—or one business plan—for breweries.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

I know that one of my colleagues on the line is going to post the link to a great article about how to write a good one-page business plan. You should have a good solid executive summary, you should have full financials, and that means a projected balance sheet, P&L and cash flow. This is, are you a brick and mortar?

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

. — Matthieu Hafemeister , a16z fintech deal analyst Better models for SMB lending COVID-19 has prompted a scramble in the world of online SMB lending, as delinquencies pile up. But the resulting shift is correcting long-standing issues in small business lending around distribution and risk selection.

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