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8 Reasons Business Plans Fail That No One Wants to Talk About

Up and Running

As a full-time editor and academic mentor at an academic writing service, I have read hundreds of business plans over the years. To help students and startups, I have compiled a list of reasons business plans are rejected or given a low grade. Of course, there are obvious reasons that business plans fail.

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StartupBus – Round 2, Part 2 – Mexico Storms San Antonio, Steals StartupBus Show – (Post #6)

Up and Running

Entrepreneur Zack Price is guest blogging his experience on the 2013 StartupBus as it makes its way from Chicago to SXSW in Austin. I’m still not sure , but now that I have it I’m gonna cradle it and make sure these other incredible entrepreneurs are represented. And my new familia is the entire Mexico bus. Grow the Pie.

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Laws and Regulations for Cannabis Dispensaries in New Mexico

Women Entrepreneurs Can

New Mexico became one of them in April 2021. Many entrepreneurs see nothing but opportunities to open a dispensary or other type of business. Like every other state that legalized cannabis, dispensaries in New Mexico have a lot of regulatory hurdles. Read on to learn about recreational sales of cannabis in New Mexico.

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Ten High Risk Drivers Every Entrepreneur Faces

Startup Professionals Musings

You have probably heard plenty of times that being an entrepreneur is a risky business, and investors talk all the time about reducing the risk. Here is my own priority list of key risk drivers that every entrepreneur and every investor should evaluate and minimize in starting a business: Team experience and depth risk.

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10 Key Risk Factors to Minimize for Startup Success

Startup Professionals Musings

You have probably heard plenty of times that being an entrepreneur is a risky business, and investors talk all the time about reducing the risk. Here is my own priority list of key risk drivers that every entrepreneur and every investor should evaluate and minimize in starting a business: Team experience and depth risk.

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Be a Benevolent Dictator (And Eight More Lessons For Getting Your Stalled Start-up Off The Ground)

YoungUpstarts

Unfortunately, to many would-be entrepreneurs, getting past the dreaming phase and into the doing phase seems insurmountable — especially in a shaky economy where quitting your day job seems foolhardy and funding seems scarcer than, well, pay raises and affordable health insurance. Many a great entrepreneur has been derailed by burnout.

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Stephanie Spong – Venture Capital Executive Interview

Startup Professionals Musings

Her experience includes helping startups for many years, and board positions on the Rocky Mountain and New Mexico Venture Capital Associations, New Mexico Angels, as well as several startups. Stephanie: I am a venture capitalist currently based out of Santa Fe, New Mexico, with EPIC Ventures. Tell us what you do.