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10 Things the Bank Will Ask When You Need a Business Loan

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The need for collateral also means that most small business owners have to pledge personal assets, usually house equity, to get a business loan. Nowadays it can be short—perhaps even a lean business plan —but banks still want that standard summary of company, product, market, team, and financials. Business plan.

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How to Write a Business Plan for an Outpatient Medical Practice

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A Lean Business Plan might be a better fit if you simply need to think through all the different aspects of your business. A Lean Plan will be shorter, and it lends itself to quick revisions, but both types follow the same general outline. Milestones and metrics that you’ll need to hit to be viable. Milestones and metrics.

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Why Companies are Not Startups

Steve Blank

They measure their success on metrics that reflect success in execution, and they reward execution. These metrics stack the deck against a company that wants to invest in long-term innovation.). It needs the tools and processes pioneered in Lean Startups. Our Investment Readiness Level is just one of those metrics.)

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

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But while universities are developing online content they are not fundamentally disrupting leaning because the method of delivery is not a new business model. He believes that one of the financial metrics taught at business schools and reinforced by Wall Street has accelerated offshoring of industries. Then there is a royalty rate.

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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

The company had a wild year, from the initial crisis management that came in the form of restructuring the company and refunding millions of dollars off their own balance sheet, to lobbying Congress, to provide support to hosts, [and] launching initiatives to provide housing for frontline healthcare workers. So we’re going to do debt.

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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

The company had a wild year, from the initial crisis management that came in the form of restructuring the company and refunding millions of dollars off their own balance sheet, to lobbying Congress, to provide support to hosts, [and] launching initiatives to provide housing for frontline healthcare workers. So we’re going to do debt.