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[Review] Startup Guide For The Technopreneur

YoungUpstarts

Is it a great business plan? An ace team of business types and star programmers? If these are the kinds of questions you have, the book “ Start-Up Guide for the Technopreneur, + Website: Financial Planning, Decision Making and Negotiating from Incubation to Exit ” is likely to be of help. Sheer luck?

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Love/Hate Business Plan Competitions

Steve Blank

I hate business plan competitions. I Love Business Plan Competitions I had a breakfast with a friend who has founded a few companies in Thailand and started the New Ventures Program at one of their universities. For all the reasons why business plan competitions are wonderful for students from outside the U.S.,

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The Candy Queen Store: A Story of Struggle and Perseverance for Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

Creating a “sweet” clothing line: Candy Queen’s story began when Mel and her two children moved to Thailand from England for her ex-husband’s work. Mel’s clothing line has been sold in high end departments stores and was even displayed on the wildly popular Dragon’s Den—the UK equivalent of Shark Tank.

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How to Start a Travel Agency

Up and Running

Make no mistake: No matter what industry you’re in, a business plan is essential. What kind of travel business do you plan on starting? If this is the type of travel business you’d like to start, the business planning process should be fairly straightforward. What kind of plan will you need?

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Episode 12: How to Define Your Target Market, Guest Eric Siu, and the #MinimumWage | The Bcast

Up and Running

But when you go to eat there, you’re actually going and sitting in their house, and you’re seeing a slideshow of their travels in Thailand on the wall. It’s just like every part of who they are is mixed in with the business. Peter: A lot of times, that’s really much more of a business goal. Peter: Yeah.