Up and Running

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

We all want the best for our babies—and our business plans! Nearly all businesses, whether they are small or large, are comprised of intellectual property (IP) and trade secrets, which can serve as the foundation for commercial success. Examples of IP and trade secrets include but are not limited to: Business plans.

Intellectual Property 60

Intellectual Property Business Plan IP Early Stage 60

Up and Running

MAY 9, 2018

That’s the moment when many entrepreneurs realize that getting the help of a professional business plan writer can take their business concept from daydream to day job. Another vital question to consider at this stage is, what makes your business idea or model unique ? Who are you? Competition. Leadership.

Business Plan 71

Business Plan SBA Software Review Small Business Administration 71

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2020

In that spirit, I offer my perspective on ten common startup failure sources that rarely get admitted by entrepreneurs: Choose to skip the written business plan. A business plan is for you first, not investors. Entrepreneurs need to spend time working on the business, as well as in the business.

Intellectual Property 436

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Viral Distribution 436

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2022

Government grants. You still start the process with a business plan, but then you look for a philanthropist rather than an investor. Some nonprofit entrepreneurs think they can skip the whole plan, rather than just the sections on valuation, equity offered, and exit strategy.

Angel Investor 327

Angel Investor Equity Technical Review Exit Strategy 327

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2023

Products requiring changes to government regulations. No entrepreneur should consider any of these challenges as hard barriers, but they do need to be aware of higher risk perception, and include their mitigation strategy in their business plan for all to see. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

New York City 246

New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 246

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Here are some key reasons why I believe every entrepreneur should create a formal Advisory Board or Board of Directors before they ask for funding, or even build their business plan: We all need a bit of reality to balance our passion. Building and managing a business is a wholly different world from building an innovative solution.

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Advisory Board Bandwidth Cofounder Technical Review 356

The Startup Magazine

MAY 27, 2023

Useful Tools While you might not have a clear idea of the specifics of your business plan just yet (though it’s always worth thinking about), it will do you some good to brush up on the kinds of tools that are going to be useful for someone in your position. Your idea is a good one – it’s one that you believe in.

Social Media 112

Social Media Business Plan Software Review Audience 112

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2019

Van Den Berg and Pietersma point out that strategic planning no longer works as a static event that occurs once a year. Market change happens too frequently these days, and organizations need to quickly change course just to survive.

Business Plan 222

Business Plan Matching Government Employee 222

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Products requiring changes to government regulations. No entrepreneur should consider any of these challenges as hard barriers, but they do need to be aware of higher risk perception, and include their mitigation strategy in their business plan for all to see. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

New York City 315

New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 315

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2023

Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million-dollar investment before they even have a business plan. Every entrepreneur needs help and support along the way, from developing the initial idea, to selling off the successful business (exit strategy). Funding or rollout stage.

Incubator 305

Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 305

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 7, 2011

I presented to 1,000’s of entrepreneurs, talked to 17 startups, gave 12 lectures, had 9 interviews, chatted with 8 VC’s, sat on 4 panels, talked policy with 2 government ministers, 2 members of parliament, 1 head of a public pension fund and was in 1 TV-documentary. a government that’s trying to help, but gets in the way.

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Finland Venture Capital Government Russia 324

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has been at the top of the list for more than 20 years because it ensures freedom of trade and monetary policy, while respecting the integrity and transparency of the government. A Hong Kong business can open bank accounts anywhere without any restrictions by the Hong Kong government.

United Kingdom 132

United Kingdom Limited Liability Company China Asia 132

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

I observed that teaching case studies and/or how to write a business plan as a capstone entrepreneurship class didn’t match the hands-on chaos of a startup. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence community or other government agencies. It Started With An Idea.

Lean 385

Lean Security Asia SBIR 385

Up and Running

APRIL 12, 2010

Scene: two MBA entrepreneurs in an almost-empty room, pitching to five judges in an MBA-level business plan contest. All three of the others were strong business plans, with good product-market possibilities, strong technologies, and strong management. Very interesting business. That’s a really good sign.

Business Plan 78

Business Plan Louisville Oregon Arkansas 78

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

I presented to 1,000’s of entrepreneurs, talked to 17 startups, gave 12 lectures, had 9 interviews, chatted with 8 VC’s, sat on 4 panels, talked policy with 2 government ministers, 2 members of parliament, 1 head of a public pension fund and was in 1 TV-documentary. Toxic Business Press and Contradictory Government Incentives.

Finland 324

Finland Naming Russia Government 324

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 22, 2019

Stay compliant with ATO and government legislation through automated updates to tax and payroll processes. Unless you are taking over an established enterprise and have hefty cash resources, it is likely that you will require a loan to get the business on its feet. Provide real-time stock and inventory levels. Automate data processing.

Software Review 165

Software Review Due Diligence Startup Stock 165

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

For most SBA loans, you’ll need to put together a business plan—one that shows how funds will be used and how the business will repay the loan over time. While this is not too different from a traditional business plan, there are some important details that you’ll need to pay attention to.

SBA 79

SBA Business Plan Balance Sheet Forecast 79

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

How will my business be structured? What is the nature of my client base (individuals, businesses, government entities)? If you don’t have enough money, probably, your business won’t thrive because there isn’t much incentive for clients or other sources to stay around long term.

Technical Review 151

Technical Review Business Plan Networking Employee 151

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2019

However, funding involves the usual process of sharing the valuation details and business plan along with the project reports, which then determines the sanctioning of the loan. Government programs. Notifications regarding the schemes and their timelines keep coming up on government websites, which you can accordingly apply for.

Startup 96

Startup Government Valuation Technical Review 96

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Startups wrote business plans, generated expansive 5-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent and built) to the plan. And government agencies find themselves being disrupted by adversaries unencumbered by legacy systems, policies and history. The Lean Startup isn’t dead.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Board Effect

JANUARY 20, 2020

Large donors will almost always ask nonprofits for a copy of their business plan because they want to know what nonprofits are doing and how they plan to accomplish their goals. The business plan outlines who you are, what you do, where you do it and how your organization makes a positive impact. Marketing Plan.

Business Plan 59

Business Plan Balance Sheet Programming Government 59

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Government grants. You still start the process with a business plan, but then you look for a philanthropist rather than an investor. Some nonprofit entrepreneurs think they can skip the whole plan, rather than just the sections on valuation, equity offered, and exit strategy.

Equity 235

Equity Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy 235

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Since government grants are funded by tax dollars for specific industries and research, usage of grant funds is carefully monitored. For example, federal and state governments don’t provide grants for starting a business, paying off debts, or covering operational expenses. Stringent spending controls. Extend your networking.

Government 230

Government Equity Cost SBIR 230

Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2021

Rather than seeking private funding, the company’s owners obtained funds through DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), committing them to building products for government use. Today UEC Electronics has increased its workforce more than tenfold, from that original 10 to now 115, and is considered a key government contractor.

Columbus 134

Columbus SBA SBIR Utah 134

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million dollar investment before they even have a business plan. Every entrepreneur needs help and support along the way, from developing the initial idea, to selling off the successful business (exit strategy). Funding or rollout stage.

Incubator 429

Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 429

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Government programs. You should also research the government programs like subsidies, funding, and grants that are available for your business sector and ensure you understand the parameters to qualify for these. ? You can get a personal loan without a business plan. The next form of debt is a commercial loan.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

government agencies and private corporations, he has a unique perspective. First, he says, the focus of an established firm is to execute an existing business model — to make sure it operates efficiently and satisfies customers. Finding a viable business model is not a linear, analytical process that can be guided by a business plan.

Business Model 332

Business Model Technical Review Business Plan Search 332

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

All of our SWOT analysis examples are based on real businesses that we’ve featured in our gallery of free example business plans. See Also: The Complete Sedibeng Breweries Business Plan. See Also: The Complete Botanical Bounty Business Plan. See Also: The Complete UPer Crust Pies Business Plan.

Botswana 148

Botswana Business Plan Oregon Distribution 148

Up and Running

JULY 28, 2022

A small business is an independently owned and operated entity that engages in commercial activity and fulfills the set industry-specific size standards. The size standards are different for each industry and are defined by the government body established to oversee such matters. According to the U.S. Develop a founders agreement.

Small Business 167

Small Business Intellectual Property Cofounder Software Review 167

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Actually, banks don’t finance business startups. Banks aren’t supposed to invest depositors’ money in new businesses. Myth #3: Business plans sell investors. A well-written and convincing business plan (and pitch ) presents your business to investors in detail; but they are investing in your business, not just a plan.

SBA 161

SBA Venture Capital Angel Investor Technical Review 161

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 7, 2018

It’s something the financial community – along with government resources, for that matter – needs to think about as it works to help young business leaders consider their financing options. Among those the Canada Business Network suggests: Government grants and financing. Business incubators.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Incubator Finance Canada 109

The Startup Magazine

JULY 31, 2020

This includes startup manufacturers that need to understand the long term impacts of their business plans. If a company wishes to handle its wastewater appropriately, it should factor in discharge regulations of a municipality, state, and/or federal government. Wastewater exists in two categories: greywater and blackwater.

Government 132

Government Demand Analytics Business Plan 132

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology. They believe in you above all else.

Angel Investor 256

Angel Investor Early Stage Incubator Government 256

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2021

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. Government actions sometimes meddle with normal supply and demand equilibriums, or money allocations. Overconfidence.

Demand 362

Demand Government Venture Capital Valuation 362

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

government agencies and private corporations, he has a unique perspective. First, he says, the focus of an established firm is to execute an existing business model — to make sure it operates efficiently and satisfies customers. Finding a viable business model is not a linear, analytical process that can be guided by a business plan.

Business Model 224

Business Model Business Plan Technical Review Search 224

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Starting your own printing business may seem overwhelming initially. However, if you follow all of the steps of this guide, you can easily prepare your business plan to start your profitable and successful printing business. Pick a profitable niche within the printing business.

Naming 235

Naming Australia Audience Technical Review 235

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2017

If you project a sense of desperation, or ignorance of the options and implications, no potential investor will give you the credibility to be your partner in a business. Generally, as a new business advisor, I recommend advance preparation of an executive summary, a pitch deck, short business plan, and lots of practice and passion.

Technical Review 220

Technical Review Accredited Investor Due Diligence Equity 220