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Early-stage Regional Venture Funds–part 2 of 3 of Bigger in Bend

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Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Part 1: Bend, Oregon Ecosystem and Entrepreneurs. They failed due to: the dearth of deals in the region that have IPO potential and. This is true whether the company is concept stage or ramping revenue.

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How to Write a Business Plan for an Outpatient Medical Practice

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If you’ve never written a business plan before, Bplans also offers a library of sample medical business plans that you can review or even download to use as a model. Financial summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. Encourage your patients to review you online, too.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Computer Software. Media & Marketing. Small Business. More Industries. Accounting. Advertising. Broadcasting & Entertainment. Computer Hardware. Consumer Products. Defense & Aerospace. Financial Services & Insurance. Food & Tobacco. Hospitality. Industrial Goods & Services. Marketing & Strategy. Media Agencies. Metals & Mining. NAME Comcast.

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How to Start a Brewery

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You’re looking for a number of 70 precent or more within five miles of the zip code you desire,” says Ben. “I A used system might be through the door quicker and might save you money up front, but make sure you’ve thoroughly reviewed the system and seller—and remember that when you have problems, you’ll likely be on your own to fix them.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

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According to the Harvard Business Review, in most U.S. states for-profit companies can accept donations and nonprofit companies earn revenue, which dispels the myths that a nonprofit can’t make money, or a for-profit venture would miss out on donations. economy in general—U.S. charitable giving fell by only 10 percent.

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Webinar Recap: 14 Tips on How to Pitch and Get Funded

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” Our featured speaker was Caroline Cummings, the VP of Business Development at Palo Alto Software. Not only because it’s a product that Bplans and Palo Alto software makes, but because before I joined the company, I used LivePlan to pitch and raise my investment capital. Pretend that you are the investor.

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The Latest Questions Small Businesses Are Asking

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Review corporate mission, vision, values and goals to make sure the company culture you are inventing is supportive of them. As a licensed professional, a CPA has to adhere to a code of professional ethics. CPA’s also can represent clients in case of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audit. Are sales growing or shrinking?