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Tag Archives: Revenue
Negotiations in business – practice, practice, practice
Doing business is a series of negotiations. From the moment you plan to start a business to serving your customer, you find yourself negotiating. For most people negotiations brings to mind price, but there are many other areas … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Business plan, Businessperson, Cash flow, Customer, Customer Service, Entrepreneur, Extended warranty, Finance, Financial plan, financing your start-up, Marketing, Marketing and Advertising, Negotiation, Planning, Price, Revenue, Service provider, Small business, Start-up, startup, Startup company, Value proposition
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What is an angel investor?
Following the launch of the Plains Angels this week, I have had several people ask me what an Angel Investor is. According to the Angel Capital Association: An angel is a high net-worth individual who invests his or her own … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel Capital Association, Angel investor, Angelsoft, Business, Business model, Business plan, Cash flow, Entrepreneur, Executive summary, Finance, financial model, Financial plan, financing your start-up, Investment, Investor, Planning, Revenue, Small business, Start-up, startup, Startup company, Venture capital
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Let go or be dragged
So the other day I was getting ready for yoga class when one of my classmates told us about something she saw on Facebook. Someone, I do not know who, posted “Let Go or Be Dragged” on their … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Business model, Business plan, Cash flow, Employment, Entrepreneur, Executive summary, Expense, financing your start-up, Investment, Marketing, Marketing and Advertising, Marketing plan, Planning, Revenue, Small business, Startup company, Value proposition
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How do I tell you…?
Dear Small Business Owner, How do I tell you? How do I tell you that the tops of all the napkin holders in your restaurant are covered in dried, crusted food? How do I tell you that your email is … Continue reading
The business sayings of my father
I grew up the son of an entrepreneur. My father was Bill Colwell. For anyone who was in Waterloo, Iowa in the early 70s you could not miss him. He ran TV commercials on channel 7 every night for Schukei … Continue reading
Do not compete on price, unless…
There was an interesting article about a new start-up company called AutoSlash in the New York Times this past weekend. AutoSlash says they will get you the best price on a car rental by constantly checking for better deals even … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Business model, Business plan, Car rental, Cash flow, Customer, Entrepreneur, Finance, financial model, financing your start-up, Hertz, Marketing, Marketing and Advertising, New York Times, Planning, Revenue, Small business, Startup company, Transportation, United States, Value proposition, Walgreens
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What can we learn from the Komen Foundation polarization
In the aftermath of the controversy surrounding the Susan B. Komen foundation decision and the reversal of the same decision, perhaps the best thing we can all do is learn from the situation. Regardless of the side you might … Continue reading
You get what you measure for
I was taught that saying many years ago. You get what you measure for. If you measure only for profit, you may have fewer but profitable sales. If you measure for sales volume, you may not get the profit … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Business model, Business plan, Cash flow, Customer, Customer satisfaction, Customer Service, Entrepreneur, Finance, financial model, Financial plan, financing your start-up, Gross margin, Investment, Marketing, Marketing and Advertising, Measurement, Planning, Return on capital, Revenue, Small business, Start-up, Startup company
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What your business culture says about your business
Ok, restaurants again. As you can tell, I eat out – alot. I was at the local Applebees in Ankeny the other evening. It is a favorite place of mine. The food is good but not the reason I go … Continue reading
New owners are at a disadvantage…don’t make it worse
It is truly a disadvantage to be a new business owner. To start with, you are an unknown to most potential customers. You probably do not have a long list of referral accounts or a line of customers out your … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Business model, Business plan, Consulting, Entrepreneur, Finance, financial model, Financial plan, financing your start-up, Hiscox, Liability insurance, Marketing, Professional liability insurance, Revenue, Small business, Start-up, Startup company, United States
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“Let’s deal with it later…” No, let’s not.
A guy comes up with a business idea. It is a pretty good idea. He starts working on it. The idea takes hold. Others start encouraging him. Customers begin to say a tentative “yes” to his offer. The guy gets … Continue reading
What failure can teach you.
Image by RodBegbie via Flickr At the Technology Association of Iowa’s Pitch and Grow 5 gathering last week, I participated in a panel discussion on failure. Any successful entrepreneur will tell you that failure is part of being an entrepreneur … Continue reading
Make the customer’s life easier. Tell them the price!
Price gets in the way of doing business. For those who have sold for a living, you could probably each write a book about getting around the price issue. Yet for most businesses this is a self-inflicted wound. Today, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Business model, Business plan, Cash flow, Customer, Entrepreneur, Finance, financial model, Financial plan, financing your start-up, Free shipping, Launchpad, Lawyer, Marketing and Advertising, Revenue, Small business, Start-up, Startup company
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1% of 4% of 7 Billion. Who’s in your market?
Big markets attract a lot of attention. After all, with that many potential customers you can see a path to huge revenues. The challenge is getting heard by that big market. On the flip side, a small market does not … Continue reading
What would you tell your best friend?
From time to time, many of my clients come to me with a difficult decision they need to make. They have thought through all sides of the decision and are struggling with what to do. They ask my advice. Do … Continue reading