The Entrepreneurial Mind

JULY 28, 2011

Then start a business. Hayden Coleman and Ale Delgado took second place in Belmont's Baker Donelson Business Plan Competition this past spring. Their business brings together one of the hot new trends in small business, food carts and mobile food trucks, with good old fashioned soda fountain.

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MARCH 11, 2010

When I heard she was doing one of these workshops in Portland (OR), near where I live, I volunteered to join her and do the business plan section that day in the afternoon. I connected with Pam as I got started in social media because she’s a gifted writer.

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JUNE 1, 2016

Here in Portland, Oregon, you can’t swing a stick without hitting half a dozen food trucks serving up a range of delicious options. While momentum has slowed slightly, food trucks continue to be a profitable restaurant business model. The craze for mobile eats has been on the rise. What does it mean to have a “strong concept?”

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

Plan ahead. Business planning has been a big factor for Theme Dragon since the beginning, and in any smart business, you want to know where you’re headed. Nelson lives and works in the beautiful city of Portland, OR (where I also hail from), and frequently works from home in her downtown high rise.

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AUGUST 29, 2017

Essentially this is a concept that was started on the West Coast in Portland, Oregon. She believed in us and helped me develop the business plans. Tell us a little bit about Bier Station. Answers John C : Bier Station is the Midwest’s first craft beer tasting bar and bottle shop. Q: What makes this place special?

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JANUARY 3, 2019

For example, while we sell business planning software, our customers’ goal is to create a successful company. If your persona is a Portland hipster, they probably don’t drive a BMW—well, maybe they drive one that’s vintage and restored by hand, but not a new one. What are your persona’s goals? I need/want” statements.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

But, the good news is, if all these people could start a brewery, then you can too—as long as you know what you’re getting into and have a solid business plan for your brewery. Patrick sees his role not just as analyzing a business plan or crunching numbers. There’s no one model—or one business plan—for breweries.

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JULY 16, 2015

To keep track of the business side of the operation, Stuart uses QuickBooks online, a variety of spreadsheets specifically designed for Red Wagon, and Palo Alto Software’s LivePlan. “We The service guided us into making our initial written business plan to get funding for our store. Going big—but beneficially.

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JANUARY 9, 2019

It was in a part of Portland that was up and coming and I always loved serving small businesses. I didn’t have any money and I didn’t have any business experience so I couldn’t find a landlord willing to build out class A office space on my behalf. It was just a thing I grew up with. John Jantsch: Absolutely.

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MAY 18, 2015

As I write this, I am currently sitting in my home office, overlooking my sleepy little neighborhood in Southeast Portland. I’m home at 11am on a weekday because I work remotely; I am employed by Palo Alto Software, but as they are located in Eugene, Oregon, and I am currently living in Portland, I am rarely in the office. “I’ve

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MAY 15, 2019

But, the good news is, if all those people could start a brewery, then you can too—as long as you know what you’re getting into and have a solid business plan for your brewery. The Hughes brothers developed a solid business plan and built a core team to bring their vision to reality. Review your business plan regularly.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

We wondered how we could be part of that, so we wrote an amazing business plan with the help of Palo Alto Software. They weren’t guaranteeing the business, but by being on board the bank perceived us as a better risk. We also put together a solid business plan. Colleen: Come up with a solid business plan.

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MAY 1, 2019

John Lee Dumas: I have a couple friends in the City of Portland, Maine where I was born and raised and actually launched EOFire back in 2012 in Portland, Maine that are doing really cool regional podcast that are being listened to because people want to know what’s happening in Portland, not just in the world.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2015

In addition to creating a solid business plan, getting incorporated and a whole host of other things, a lot of your time will probably be taken up thinking about how to fund your new venture. The thing is, getting started isn’t as straightforward as some people make it sound.

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JULY 14, 2015

Or what if a new brilliant idea that you hadn’t considered when you were planning emerges? Build in fluidity to your business plans. I’d implemented a business plan including marketing, engagement, sales strategy and realized a few months in that it wasn’t servicing a key influence or in the sales process.

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