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How to Form a Corporation

Up and Running

Having these experienced brains reviewing your business plan can help ensure you don’t waste time and money on what is really a cool hobby or rewarding social venture masquerading as a great business idea. Decide on your business location. This sounds great, but doing business in another state means additional paperwork.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

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Step 1: Start with a lean plan. Instead of sitting down to write a 40-page business plan, start with a one-page pitch. It’s the fastest way to get your idea onto paper, and it’s the very first step in the lean planning process, which is much easier and more iterative than traditional business planning methods.

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Entrepreneurs Experience – Do It and Learn It

Steve Blank

Matthew is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware where he teaches Introduction to Entrepreneurship in course called Entrepreneurs Experience. —– I came to the Lean LaunchPad Educators Program 2 ½ day workshop to learn from the best in the business of entrepreneurship education.

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Are You Ready To Start A Business?

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For example, running a Delaware business search will identify business entities and help you form a regulatory-advantaged Delaware-based corporation. They build response and recovery into their business plan. The business does not need people; it needs specialists, skills, and smarts.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

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. One of our unique aspects is that we fund LLCs and C-Corps in all 50 states, not solely Delaware C-Corps.

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Entrepreneurs Experience – Do It and Learn It

Steve Blank

Matthew is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware where he teaches Introduction to Entrepreneurship in course called Entrepreneurs Experience. —– I came to the Lean LaunchPad Educators Program 2 ½ day workshop to learn from the best in the business of entrepreneurship education.

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Turning the Unemployed Into Entrepreneurs

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Virgin Islands,” five states - Delaware, Maine, New Jersey, New York, and Oregon - already have active SEA programs. Oregon has been operating an SEA program since 1995, and a survey shows nearly half of its program’s participants have created an average of 3.12 To entrepreneurial types this seems like a no-brainer. There’s more.