Startup Professionals Musings

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Encore Entrepreneur Is The New Baby Boomer Lifestyle

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, according to the most recent Index of Startup Activity by the Kauffman Foundation and recent SBA reports , these Baby Boomers are actually driving a new entrepreneurship boom. Some people are calling entrepreneurship the ‘new mid-life crisis’ for the 76 million-strong demographic once thought to be over the hill.

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6 Ways To Get Credible Data To Support A New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

The local Small Business Association (SBA) offices, or their equivalent in other countries, can often provide market statistics on key market domains in your area. In most cases, these are available to the public for free access, and can be referenced and footnoted in your plan. Explore municipal development resources.

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8 Key Ingredients to a Profitable Consulting Business

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Yet, according to statistics from the Small Business Association (SBA), over half of new businesses offer something else - personal professional services, including consulting, business coaching, and advisory services. The challenges for making money and survival in these professional services worlds are different, maybe even tougher.

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10 Ways To Get The Capital You Need For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

In the US, you may find that the Small Business Administration (SBA) can get you infusions of cash without normal backup requirements. In general, this won’t happen for a new startup unless you have a good credit history, or existing assets that you are willing to put at-risk for collateral. Trade equity or services for startup help.

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The 10 Best Sources of Cash to Start Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

If your company needs only a temporary or small infusion of cash, you should try for an SBA loan, or a bank line of credit. Related sources include local business development agencies. You have to be relentless in this pursuit to win. Loans or line-of-credit.

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6 Keys To Sizing Your Market For A New Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

The local Small Business Association (SBA) offices, or their equivalent in other countries, can often provide market statistics on key market domains in your area. In most cases, these are available to the public for free access, and can be referenced and footnoted in your plan. Explore municipal development resources.

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10 Alternative Funding Sources For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

In the US, you may find that the Small Business Administration (SBA) can get you infusions of cash without normal backup requirements. In general, this won’t happen for a new startup unless you have a good credit history, or existing assets that you are willing to put at-risk for collateral. Trade equity or services for startup help.

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