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Naming your product
Many of my clients are creating a new product. Some of these clients are brand new companies and others are existing service providers who have recently developed a product. When you are a brand new company no matter what … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Business plan, Business Services, Cash flow, Company, Customer, Customer Management, Entrepreneur, Finance, financial model, Financial plan, financing your start-up, Free Cash Flow, Investment, Marketing, Marketing and Advertising, Marketing plan, Models, Planning, Revenue, Service provider, Small business, Start-up, startup, Startup company, Value proposition
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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
Posted in Financial Models
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
Posted in Financial Models
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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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
Do Your Financial Plan and Your Business Plan Match Up?
I read anywhere from 5 to 20 business plans per month. After a while certain things start to stick out. One of my first tools in reviewing a business plan is to see if the financials of the plan match … Continue reading
Posted in Business Plans, Financial Models
Tagged Business, Business plan, Entrepreneur, Small business, startup
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