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Business Startup Checklist

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Estimate your basic expenses and forecast sales to ensure that you can make a profit with your business. The reality is, the vast majority of real startups are driven by people who know their market from experience and who are ready to bet the farm on it! Create an elevator pitch. Estimate your startup costs.

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Startup CEO (OnlyOnce- the book!), Part III – Pre-Order Now

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Startup CEO (OnlyOnce – the book!), My book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business , is now available for pre-order on Amazon in multiple formats ( Print , Kindle ), which is an exciting milestone in this project! Part III – Pre-Order Now. questions”. Writing a book is a LOT harder than I expected!

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9 Things That Take a Pitch From Good to Great

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I’ve seen hundreds of startups pitch to angel investors and venture capitalists, and most of them—at best— are just okay. There have been plenty of pretty good ones that hit all the key components of a pitch , but only a handful of those took it a step further and were truly great. Talk about yourself. Show your darn product!

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

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What kind of location matches your strategy? If you’re working from home and not seeing clients, you may find your startup costs are limited to marketing, stationery and legal. When you create a worksheet to record your startup costs, keep expenses and assets separate. Startup costs. A sales forecast.