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How to Start a Cleaning Business

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If you’re going to need an injection of capital in order to get your business going, you’re more than likely thinking of getting a bank loan. If this is the case, you will need a business plan. Let’s review them: Bootstrap your business with a side business. Our business model fixes them all.

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How to Start a Business in a Month – #30DayChallenge

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Given the number of funding resources available today, you shouldn’t have too much of a problem getting that initial start-up cash, especially if you focus on a lean business model or MVP route to market. You don’t have to rely on banks and government organizations to fund your business. Day 8: Write a one page pitch.

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How to Start a Brewery

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Backed by a team of private local investors, ColdFire gained access to additional capital through an SBA loan. By focusing on branding even before construction had begun on the brewery, ColdFire has been building a local following through social media and building buzz for their grand opening.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

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The one-page pitch format is also more suitable for SaaS businesses that are constantly testing new ideas. Your pitch is going to cover your strategy (what you’re going to do), your tactics (how you’re going to do it), your business model (how you will make money), and your schedule (who is doing what and when).

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Lean Business Planning with Tim Berry [VIDEO]

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You have visits that you assume from clicks through social media. Remember, for startup, as you go on in your business, you are constantly refining these numbers so the projections get more and more accurate. We’re doing it for a business purpose of management, so we’re not describing all this stuff for ourselves.

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