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Three Innovative Ways To Fund Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

You will need to develop and test your product, fund the initial production run, as well as pay for overheads such as your website developing and hosting, telephone bills, and other sundry costs. Because your startup will not have accrued a credit rating of its own, you will not be able to approach a traditional bank for a business loan.

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How to Open a Marijuana Dispensary

Up and Running

We talked with two dispensary owners from pioneering states: Mitch Woolhiser, owner of Northern Lights Cannabis Company in Denver, Colorado, and Lincoln Fish, CEO of OutCo Labs, which manages the dispensary Outliers Collective in San Diego, California. There is a map online that shows all the San Diego county compliant properties.”.

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Entrepreneur Fills a Market Void by Building Female-Focused Co-Working Spaces

Hearpreneur

I found myself pushed into entrepreneurship after being laid off from a Marketing Director position with a San Diego based high tech company in 2003. I launched a marketing strategy consulting firm, Perspective Marketing, and found it convenient and cost effective to work from home.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

We had a finance group for all of the bank branches based in San Diego, and I wrote programs to download stuff from the mainframe so we could do analysis three days faster than they could send us the data. I did programming for the career center at UC San Diego, trying to build programs for the career center.

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Burnout Can Lead To Startup Failure ? Here Are 4 Actionable Ways To Avoid It

YoungUpstarts

Many startups end up closing their doors shortly after opening – simply because owners are not able to handle everything that it takes to start a successful business. The best way to avoid this problem is to design a sustainable, healthy business plan from the start. Outsource Without Sacrificing Quality. Conclusion.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

Well … I have had many late nights and I really didn’t contemplate writing many blog postings this month because I spent November in this interesting venture capital / fund raising dance involving lots of late night sessions reviewing legal documents, rewriting business plans and preparing for pitches. Biggest lessons ….

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Small Business

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Who do you intend to serve with your business? You can enlist help to name your business if you are struggling. Business Plan. It would be best if you had a well-laid business plan for your new venture. A good business plan answers several questions about what your business aims to achieve.