NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

A passionate entrepreneur, Manly has more than 30 years of experience in the technology and education sectors, culminating in the foundation of GCA – a range of training institutions that expanded to include the Universal Business School Sydney (UBSS) MBA program to support the next wave of Australia’s entrepreneurs.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Forever 21, the fast-fashion revolutionizer, first gained the attention of every teenage girl for one big reason: product-market fit. . On September 29, 2019, Forever 21 announced its decision to file for bankruptcy, and people were quick to react. They Stopped Listening to Their Customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2016

Remember that investors at this stage have heard primarily from the founder, and only reviewed written business plans and collateral. Due diligence is going the next step, to meet and interview all key members of the team, visit the business location and follow-up with early customers and advisors.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 24, 2019

So what you can you do to reduce the risk of starting your own business? Write a Lean Business Plan. Running a business is much less risky if you have a business plan. You can use your plan as a framework for making a risk assessment against every business goal.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Reasons an outside company might seek to acquire or merge with another company range from allowing them to break into a new market, to giving them a competitive edge, and removing you as a competitor from the current market. Passing Palo Alto Software on to family was more fortuitous than carefully planned.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2019

Image via Pixabay As a mentor to many small business owners, I always caution them that you can never relax completely, just because your initial solution or product set appears to be getting traction, and the market buzz is positive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2017

This meeting should include the CEO giving the investor pitch to the whole organization, and distributing the current business plan document to everyone. Startup equity investments imply a long-term business relationship, lasting five years or longer. Identify and resolve any pending personnel situations.

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Up and Running

JUNE 25, 2014

Hopefully I’ll be able to add some value with some of the financing needs that your businesses may need. As I’ve been working in this industry, as Sabrina started out said, I was the Chief Marketing officer of CAN Capital which is a big alternative lender and now I’m the Vice President of SmartBiz SBA Loans. Why is it hard to do that?

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Note on all of your branding and marketing materials that you own the mark. If you skimp on insurance and a client is really unhappy with you, to the point you get sued, then you are going to be facing bankruptcy. Then, depending on your name and/or mark, you can take it one step further and apply to Trademark it.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 18, 2020

by Chuck Swoboda , author of “ The Innovator’s Spirit: Discover the Mindset to Pursue the Impossible “ Most entrepreneurs agree that building a business starts with a motivated leader and a good idea – one that solves a problem and creates real value for customers.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2019

If your business is at its very beginning, it will be about difficult to give the sort of data that is necessary to prove that you are a solid candidate for a large unsecured loan. This is doubly true for those who are unlucky enough to have serious red flags on their financial history such as a default, eviction, bankruptcy, etc.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2012

Although we got some early traction, we were unable to prevent a bankruptcy from happening in October 2011. Obviously when you have found the traction you are looking for within a specific customer segment or market you can either deepen or broaden the offering. Listen to the right data. Develop a strong backbone. Most start-ups fail.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 16, 2020

You Need to Improve Your Marketing. Everything could be perfect in your business, your only issue could be that you’re not reaching the right customers. Marketing is so important, without it you’re unlikely to ever make enough profit. Give your marketing a boost and see if this improves your slow business situation.

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Up and Running

JULY 14, 2014

If you are going to ask friends and family for money , be sure to think very carefully about what you need (ask for enough money) and what they need to feel comfortable investing (your business plan, a clear repayment plan and maybe the opportunity to give you advice). Consider ‘alternative’ funding options.

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Kodorra

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

United States has the world’s largest market value. This is the obvious reason particularly if you plan to penetrate the world’s largest economy. If it never crosses your business plan mind to sell your product or exploit your patent in the U.S, So, here’re a few reasons why you should do the same.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Simply: Business Innovation is.accepting that it is impossible to do something new in a business - a new marketing campaign, a new hire, a new product launch - without also accepting that that new thing has a significant probability of not working. Business Innovation is not.positive thinking that sits in a vacuum.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

With an out-of-this-world business plan. But nine months after the first call was made in 1998, Iridium was in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. When it was spun out as a a separate company, Iridium’s 1990 business plan had assumptions about potential customers, their problems and the product needed to solve that problem.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 20, 2014

Businesses can use the cash flow statement to record what has occurred to cash or to project into the future in order to determine future needs for cash. You will need to include a cash flow statement in your business plan document and you will need to keep an eye on cash flow so long as your doors remain open for trading.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2015

Recently, Palo Alto Software CEO Sabrina Parsons hosted a webinar for our Bcast members on how to use LivePlan to create a better business plan, pitch your idea to investors, and track your business. As a successful small business owner, Sabrina wanted to show off how LivePlan’s many features can help boost your business.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 16, 2017

Over half of all small businesses fail in the first five years ( Bureau of Labor Statistics ). The wages of persistence in the face of overwhelming odds is personal bankruptcy and piles of debt. Most “successful” entrepreneurs are repeat founders, meaning that their first (and second, and third, and n th) business failed.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. I use another live Google doc to maintain my database of companies I’m marketing to other VCs. 2) Market . Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 31, 2023

Know your market and competition, or don’t spend a dime on anything else. Well, here is one of those, and it deals with market research first and foremost. But wait for the mic drop… [Email readers, continue here…] Here’s where some intelligent market research might have saved the company and my investment.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2019

Know the type of dental services they’re offering, how they differentiate themselves from the competition, and what marketing materials they’re using. An Effective Business Plan Can Be Your Ticket To Success. Just like any other type of business, starting your own dental practice is a long-term commitment.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. By comparison, traditional VC has a bankruptcy rate of 30-40%. —– Indie.vc

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Berkonomics

JULY 6, 2017

Know your market and competition, or don’t spend a dime on anything else. Well, here is one of those, and it deals with market research first and foremost. Here’s where some intelligent market research might have saved the company and my investment. So, I lost over a million for lack of market research.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Know your market and competition, or don’t spend a dime on anything else. I have stated previously that I love absolutes – statements with no wiggle room for gray-area responses. For most brilliant new ideas and business plans, the competition is merely to do nothing. There is no competition.” Positioning.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Market research. SizeUp : If you need help finding a business location or want to see where your competition is, check out SizeUp. You can also compare your forecasted marketing and advertising budget against the competition. You can track business deals and share all of the details with your team. Analytics tools.

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Up and Running

JULY 17, 2015

Are you finally ready to turn your business idea into a reality? As you know, there’s a lot of preparation that goes into launching a business. Creating a business plan and securing funding are common items on the startup to-do list. Advertising and marketing laws. Truth in Advertising and Marketing.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

Fail fast = quit and give up easy = spaghetti against the wall = no clear strategy going into your business = no ability / willingness to try and pivot as market conditions change = easy way out = today’s management mantra that will be laughed at in 10 years. Define a market problem that you believe you can solve.

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