YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2014

In fact, since 2000, more than 10 million Americans have filed personal bankruptcy due to their employers’ failed health insurance plan. Opportunities to profit from offering defined contribution solutions include: Increased individual health insurance policy sales. For many, it’s been a struggle. Referrals from happy clients.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 25, 2016

by Priyanka Prakash, Fit Small Business and Fit Biz Loans. Every small business is different when it comes to the need for financing. Some entrepreneurs can’t start their businesses without taking out a loan. Others completely bootstrap their businesses without borrowing a cent. Bottom Line.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

by Lonnie Sciambi, author of “ Secrets to Entrepreneurial Success “ It never ceases to amaze me how many small business owners think that having multiple sources of revenue, often across multiple market types is a good business model. … And it can also make your coffee in the morning!

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

I can see the correlation, but the conclusion implies a causality that may or may not be there ("the product sales exceeded all internal projections!"). From that analysis, they could identify the incremental sales in country X compared to Y, Z and A. Facebook works. The case study seemed to contain a rookie mistake.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 22, 2015

I’ve been investing in, buying and restructuring small businesses for over 20 years and it’s a passion of mine to see everyone succeed from employees to shareholders, owners and investors. Here’s how to change your business model in order to mitigate or leverage seasonal demand: Level out revenues. Mitigating Seasonality.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 2, 2014

Franchising — an arrangement where one party grants another party the right to use its trademark or trade name as well as certain business systems and processes to provide a good or service according to certain specifications — provides local, small business owners with instant, national brand recognition and an immediate, competitive edge.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Durant lost control of GM to a bankers' trust just two years later, in 1910, due to enormous debt and a crumble in automobile sales. Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer were all shuttered due to GM's bankruptcy, which occurred on June 1, 2009. billion in revenue annually. Thanks to Michael Hamelburger, Sales Therapy ! #16-

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill At the very heart of entrepreneurship, small business, and investing sits FAILURE. In other words, the vast majority of businesses - by objective, financial measures - fail. In a word, business failure is traumatic.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2017

This could include things like bankruptcies, judgments and liens, and should be looked into very carefully. For example, look closely at their revenue and stability. In fact, as the chart from ASIC below shows, not having enough cash flow is one of the main reasons small businesses fail. Payment Disputes.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 13, 2014

written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing podcast with Mike Michalowicz It always amazes me when I see how little focus business owners have on this concept known as profit. photo credit: Dave Dugdale via photopin cc.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 1, 2016

As a small business owner of a London based sustainable fashion brand, and more recently an online business teaching sewing and patternmaking skills, I had multiple reasons for starting my own businesses. And those that were successful at it by driving sales will earn for their efforts. 2 – Slow Fashion.

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 12, 2012

The elephant in the room when it comes to entrepreneurship and small business is FAILURE. The statistics are only debated to their degree but not their overall thrust - a very small percentage of businesses ever become meaningfully profitable and a smaller percentage still are ever sold for a meaningful price.

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North Carolina Private Equity Bankruptcy Equity 91

YoungUpstarts

MAY 21, 2012

But the store had trouble moving the jeans and almost brought the company to bankruptcy. We haven’t seen any records for sale in their stores, but in 2005, The Gap paired up with Apple to give iTunes music downloads to customers who tried on a pair of Gap jeans.

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Up and Running

MAY 21, 2015

When small business owners talk about taking on an additional investor, they typically say something nondescript like, “We’re taking on an angel investor.” What this means, is that he gets paid not as a portion of the profit, but as a portion of the overall revenue, regardless of the profit. Structure of the investment.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Turn the question on its head: How could it make sense to lend money to a brand new, seed-stage company with no revenue, no products, and no collateral? (You Convertible notes have a maturity date upon which the company can be forced into bankruptcy if it hasn’t closed a financing round. How can this possibly make sense?

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 21, 2011

The elephant in the room when it comes to entrepreneurship and small business is FAILURE. The statistics are only debated to their degree but not their overall thrust – a very small percentage of businesses ever become meaningfully profitable and a smaller percentage still are ever sold for a meaningful price.

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North Carolina Private Equity Bankruptcy Equity 73

Small Business Force

JANUARY 2, 2012

It never ceases to amaze me how many small business owners think that having multiple sources of revenue, often across multiple market types is a good business model. Small business success, especially in the early years, is dependent on focus. Focus, focus , focus. That is the essence of success.

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Transformify

MARCH 20, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak has an extremely negative effect on the global economy and especially in those countries and cities where all businesses have been asked to close. It is highly likely that thousands of small businesses will go bankrupt as few can afford to pay rent and salaries while generating no revenue at all.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 4, 2011

The largest company, the state-run Chilean National Copper Corp CODELCO, has $23 billion in sales. Interestingly, CODELCO is required to contribute 10% of its revenues to the armed forces , but the mining industry seems to have little or no connection with innovation and entrepreneurship efforts in universities and startups.

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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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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

This will free up cash to prolong your operations even if sales are coming in slower than you expected. When you have little or no revenue, having a low cost marketing plan that will expand your customer base can be critical to success. Customers and revenue never just appear. Guest Author Chris R.

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Up and Running

JULY 17, 2015

To legally start a business, you’ll likely need a business license. For federal and state licensing, check out the Small Business Administration website, and follow the links that are applicable to your business. Telemarking Sales Law. Online business laws. Sales Tax Collection. Bankruptcy.

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Intellectual Property Bankruptcy United States Montana 60

Steve Blank

APRIL 16, 2009

Some engineers were insulted that we were going to slow down their board and sales was convinced that within days of the board hitting the street we would have a black market in chips to speed up the $699 boards and turn them into $3,999 ones. Marketings job is to take engineering products and use them to maximize revenue and profit.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

CNBC’s new show, The Profit , starring businessman Marcus Lemonis, should be required, must-see-TV for any small business owner. The Profit focuses on providing valuable advice to the chosen small business in hopes of rescuing them from impending bankruptcy or other struggles. Embrace Change, Don’t Resist It.

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