Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Thank you for letting me play a small role in getting your business plan done, and thank you for the delicious granola snacks! “I made my first sale to friends and family in 2008. And as friends and family do, they encouraged her to turn what she was doing for free into a business. Thanks Sue! Founded : 2008.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 2, 2011

I always incorporated this mindset into my business plans, right down to my daily activities. As CEO, he grew it to more than 1,000 stores worldwide with annual sales topping $5 billion. After opening initial laboratory test stores in Florida and Ohio, a national roll-out is now underway.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 3, 2013

But before you can launch a high-growth company, you’ll need to find the right business plan and create a culture of success. Incentive plans can include employee recognition programs, where team members are lauded for their achievements on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis, or a profit-sharing plan for the leadership team.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 31, 2016

Investors consider business plans that show the potential to solve big problems for big markets. Sure, your plan needs to include pro formas and cash flow projections, but if you want to seal the deal, show how you have validated your concept with real customers. Delegating sales to someone else. Thou shalt not!

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Marketing/Sales Channels/Partnerships 0-10%. The company needs some additional work on building sales channels and partnerships (80% of norm). Marketing/Sales/Partnerships. Many years of business experience. ++. Experience in this business sector. Experience in sales or technology.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

We also donate 5% of sales to a well-funded water project in that country whenever a piece is purchased. It was one of these really hot days, about 90 degrees in Ohio and I was running the 10k. And during that meet we just started typing up the business plan right then and there.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 1, 2019

Sarah from Ohio.” We did over 9,000 sales of The Freedom Journal in just those 33 days. John Lee Dumas: You, being an author, John, you know that book sales are pretty hard to come from. This is what I’ve been told by other big time authors, if you get over 1,500 sales, you’re starting to get into the 1%.

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