1) Self (but not selfish) 2) Friends & Family (+Fools?) 3) Angels, 4) Crowdfunding, 5) Sm Biz Grants, 6) Personal Loans, 7) SBA, 8) Line of Credit, 9) Invoice Factoring, 10) Biz Credit Card – Choosing your Funding Wisely, Conclusion. Deciding to start a new business is exciting, but it …
Financial Needs & Projections, Traction, Unique Success Factors, Marketing plan, Research. A good Business Plan is an essential tool for startups and, when executed correctly, it serves two key purposes: It provides goals & roadmap for you to follow in order to build a successful company. It provides the format …
SBA, Score, Meetup, GMB, Yelp4Biz, Gdrive, BPlans, Doodle, Canva, MailChimp, CrowdFunding, Word Press, Slack, Docracy, Coursera, S/SBA, GMaps, Gmail. ` Starting a business costs lots of $$$ and smart entrepreneurs are always looking for ways to save money. Here are some free resources and services that will help you grow …
You, Idea, Target Market, Niche, Biz Plan, BootStrapping, Save $$$, Marketing, Finances, Business Structure, Name, Acctg, Licenses & Permits, Team, Promotion. Surviving the Pandemic. In 2020, we found ourselves in a whole new way of life – especially in business. The pandemic left many employees with a cut or bleeding …
Tuff Tactics for Lean Means: Website, SEO, Content, Target Market, Brand, Social Media, Email Mktg, LinkedIn, Thought Leadership, Optimize, Impact. $$$ No matter how much passion you have for your startup, money will always be one of the most important factors in your success. To properly pay your employees, cover …
Kind? Challenges? Mistakes? Name? Invention? Protect? Lawyer?, Corp? Where? Capitalize? VC? NDA? Share? Stock Options? VC? Domain? Traffic? Plan? $$$? Regs? Hiring? Records? Insurance? Equity? Resources? Having been a Startup Lawyer, Entrepreneur, & Venture Capitalist, I have been asked many of the following questions over the years from Entrepreneurs when …
Personal Savings, Retirement Accounts, Friends & Family, Personal Loan, Credit Cards, Grants, Bank Loan, Angels, Crowd-Funding, Kickstarter, Indiegogo, GoFundMe, Funding Contest, Peer-to-Peer Lending, MicroLoan, Kiva, Accion, Credit, PreSales, PayPal Loan, Final Thoughts When launching a business, the essential components of your success are the innovativeness of your Ideas and your willingness …
Startup Quotes: “When you get an idea that you can’t stop thinking about, that is definitely a great idea that you have to boot-up. “Instead of trying to create the “perfect” product, you should be eager to launch a minimum viable product [MVP], the leanest product. Then, if you get …
“For entrepreneurs, time is especially precious. Every wasted minute is a lost opportunity for networking, growing the business, and of course – making $$$. of the rest via Website Topics: Founders, Sm Biz, Tech Trends, Angels, SEO, Marketing, Growing, She-EOs, FAQ, Funding, Apps, Q&A, Blogs, SBA, News, TED, Zines & …
“Chase you Vision, not the money; the $$$ will end up finding you.” –Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO After being involved with dozens of Startups (mine, friends’, and clients’), I heartily agree with Tony. Starting your own business to get rich is backward thinking. Put yourself behind a product or service …
The 10 / 20 / 30 Rule for PowerPoint Presentations to “potential” Investors + 10-20 Tips for “outstanding” Presentations (Go to the end of this Post) Topics: 10 slides, last no more than 20 minutes, and contain 30 point Font or larger for easy to read. As a Venture Capitalist …
15 Inspirational Quotes to help you Overcome Business Problems 1. Outside forces stand between you & your Goal. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” —Jimmy Dean Country Singer & Sausage 2. You know you have a Solution, …
Startup Quotes: “Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.” “Hard work works better than luck!” Yuk “Sell the results, not the nuts and bolts.” “Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.” “Diligence is the mother of good luck.”— Ben Franklin “Act now on those ideas! As they …
“One of the best ways to attract capital is to out perform the competition.” “Be so good they can’t ignore you.” “If you have a product/service that is so impressive that it captures the heart of the Investor, they will gladly give you all the $$$ you need.” “Bootstrap for …
“As the Corona-Virus Pandemic intensifies, Americans are facing not only a Public Health crisis but an Economic crisis as well. To help you navigate this uncertain period and protect your financial well-being, SmartAsset has gathered a list of resources to help you answer the difficult money questions you may have”. …
“It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day hard work of running a business and completely forget that – while solving problems and building something, you can be proud of, you also have an incredible opportunity to shape the future. Even better, you have the chance to meet amazing …
Startups are full of promise & excitement, but the other side is, they’re also full of risk & insecurity. There are a lot of great ideas out there that somehow never get off the ground + there are plenty of questionable ones that become massive successes. Which do you want to be? …
“If you’re really motivated about starting a biz, you will check possibilities of Funding here and not give up until you find the one that suits you the best”. Peter, Wiz4.biz 10 Funding Topics: Fam & Fr, Crowd, Accelerators & Incubators (the other AI), Launch Platforms (for Rockets & . …
“I can change the world with my new Product. It’s my calling in life to prepare it for the world.” Startup Topics: Am I Qualified, When? How? Marketing? Running a Startup, Funding, Saving your Life A. Am I qualified to Start a Business? What are the signs of an naive, …
“If you just work on stuff that you like and you’re passionate about, you don’t have to have a master plan with how things will work out. Just learn as you go !!! –Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook from Forbes Zine & Personal Branding Blog 3/19 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz Founders Topics: …
“Don’t look to invest too much time or your hard-earned $$$ on your Idea before making sure it’s a good “valid” Idea for a Startup”. Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz Startup Topics: Brain-Storming, Evaluation, Research, Presentation, Muster, Share, Attack, Life, Test, Pricing. Intro: A Startup can only succeed if it has a good …