Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Build a business plan and model that is attractive to investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2015

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Build a business plan and model that is attractive to investors.

Hockey Stick 120

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Non-Compete Business Model 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Modern investors love to first read a two-page summary of your business plan, formatted like a glossy marketing collateral sheet, with text well laid out in columns and sidebars, and a couple of relevant graphics. Identify your sustainable competitive advantage, like unique benefits, cost savings, or industry ties.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Modern investors love to first read a two-page summary of your business plan, formatted like a glossy marketing collateral sheet, with text well laid out in columns and sidebars, and a couple of relevant graphics. Identify your sustainable competitive advantage, like unique benefits, cost savings, or industry ties.

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Elevator Pitch Viral Lead Generation Business Plan 138

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

For example, in our definitive guide on how to start a successful clothing brand or clothing line , we suggest that aspiring apparel entrepreneurs choose their niche. Once you define your brand, you can begin to think about the vitally important details of actually starting and running a consulting business. Sole proprietorship or LLC?

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 1, 2013

All over the country, there are entrepreneurs — or wannabe entrepreneurs — who are just like Steve. Business plans sit in boxes or on hard drives as their creators wait for the right conditions: funding, free time, better economic conditions. To be absolutely clear, planning is a good thing.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The University of Vermont Extension has a whole lot more to say about hobby farming versus running a farm as a business. If you’re interested in the topic, read their hobby farming business fact sheet. See Also: 10 Business Books Every Savvy Entrepreneur Should Read. Free farming sample business plans.

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Tim Keane

JULY 20, 2007

« A New old Idea: Direct Marketing Revisited | Main. | Is Business Model Analysis Important To You? I was in Italy a couple of weeks ago at the request of the US State Department to discuss angel investing with IBAN, the Italian Business Angels Network. Startups and angels: Along the way to success.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 3, 2007

We Only Need 1% of The Total Market! It means that the entrepreneur hasnt done the hard work of figuring out a business model at a detailed level, nor allocated the total investment required to achieve their goals. They have looked at a total market and backed into a financial projection that looks great at a small market share.

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Tim Keane

JULY 16, 2007

A New old Idea: Direct Marketing Revisited » July 16, 2007. I just talked to a business owner the other day who has grown her startup nicely - 15% a year or so - up to revenue of a bit over $2.5MM. She wants to triple her current occupancy costs and build a new building. « When is the time? New salespeople?

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Up and Running

JUNE 20, 2011

Even though global IPO markets may now be showing a bit of an uptick, indicative of the trend of new company formations after the abysmal depths of 2007 to 2010, any entrepreneur who has been trying to raise capital for a new venture does not have to be told that money is tighter than ever and investors have taken risk aversion to new heights.

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