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From Idea To Execution: Building An Efficient Workflow For Your New Venture

The Startup Magazine

Designing Your Business Model Crafting a business model is like building a blueprint for your venture. This involves careful budgeting, financial forecasting, and cash flow management. Understand your costs, both fixed and variable, and plan your finances accordingly to sustain operations and fuel growth.

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How to Write a Business Plan for a Cannabis Company

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Set time aside to sit down and revise the plan , comparing forecasts to actuals and revising as necessary. . Intellectual property : List any patents you have or have pending, and mention any core technology you are licensing from another company. You can include expanded versions of your sales forecasts and other financials.

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All About Patents: An Entrepreneur’s Guide

YoungUpstarts

Master the Art of Trend Forecasting (or Onboard Someone to Do it For You). Staying ahead of market trends in your industry, and forecasting what will be in demand in the coming five to ten years is a non-negotiable skill. A patent provides a means to protect your intellectual property.

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How to Write a Business Plan for an Outpatient Medical Practice

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Revisit and update it regularly by comparing your forecasts to your actuals and adjusting as necessary. Intellectual property : List any patents you have or have pending, and mention any core technology you are licensing from another company. Use it as a tool, especially around your financials.

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10 Rules of Thumb for Startup Investment Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

Assign real value to intellectual property. Back in the “heyday of the dot.com startups,” it was not uncommon to see a valuation incremented by $1M or every paid full-time professional programmer, engineer, or designer. Find “comparables” who have received financing (market approach). NewCo doesn’t have any of these yet.

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Estimating Realistic Startup Costs

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For example, many new companies incur expenses for legal work, logo design , brochures, location site selection and improvements, and other expenses. If your cash balance drops below zero then you need to increase your financing or reduce expenses. As you build your plan, watch your cash flow projections.

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10 Ways to Size Your Company’s Value for Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Assign real value to intellectual property. Back in the “heyday of the dot.com startups,” it was not uncommon to see a valuation incremented by $1M or every paid full-time professional programmer, engineer, or designer. Find “comparables” who have received financing (market approach). NewCo doesn’t have any of these yet.