1) Overview/Challenges, 2) Finding an Investor, 3) Due Diligence, 4) Negotiating Terms, 5) Automating w/ AI & NLP. Starting a new company is an exciting venture for any entrepreneur, but every founder knows that starting a company involves persistence, risk & dedication. Often, the biggest challenge is not coming up …
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 …
You could save a bundle this year if you carefully consider your business expenses for all possible deductions for taxes. It’s not too late – if you get an Extension – till October !!! “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. “The only …
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 …
Tuff Tactics for Lean Means: Website, SEO, Content, Target Market, Brand, Social Media, Email Mktg, LinkedIn, Thought Leadership, Optimize, Impact. $$$ No matter how much passion you have for your startup, money will always be one of the most important factors in your success. To properly pay your employees, cover …
Personal Savings, Retirement Accounts, Friends & Family, Personal Loan, Credit Cards, Grants, Bank Loan, Angels, Crowd-Funding, Kickstarter, Indiegogo, GoFundMe, Funding Contest, Peer-to-Peer Lending, MicroLoan, Kiva, Accion, Credit, PreSales, PayPal Loan, Final Thoughts When launching a business, the essential components of your success are the innovativeness of your Ideas and your willingness …
“Chase you Vision, not the money; the $$$ 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 …
“While we don’t know when it’ll come, eventually the Pandemic will end and you need to be prepared. Here’s where to start”. TOPICS: A. SBA Loans to Help you right now. B. 10 Steps to Begin the Post-Pandemic re-building Process: 10 STEPS: 1. Secure the necessary Capital to re-build, 2. …
“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 $$$ you need.” “Bootstrap for …
“As the Corona-Virus Pandemic intensifies, Americans are facing not only a Public Health crisis but an Economic crisis as well. To help you navigate this uncertain period and protect your financial well-being, SmartAsset has gathered a list of resources to help you answer the difficult money questions you may have”. …
“If you’re really motivated about starting a biz, you will check possibilities of Funding here and not give up until you find the one that suits you the best”. Peter, Wiz4.biz 10 Funding Topics: Fam & Fr, Crowd, Accelerators & Incubators (the other AI), Launch Platforms (for Rockets & . …
“Focus on the core problem your business solves and put out lots of content, enthusiasm, & ideas about how to solve that problem.” — Laura Fitton – Founder of Twitter app store. Marketing Topics: Startup ideas & innovations & Trends, Product Hunt, Hacker News, Launching Next, Test Launching, Feedback, Biz Intelligence …
“What do you need to start a Business and suceed? Five things: have a product people want, get the word out (so people know about it), have funding to survive, until you start making a profit & the persistence to hang in there – until all this happens” – Peter/CXO …
“Don’t look to invest too much time or your hard-earned $$$ 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 …
“Most Investing is 80% Emotion (how the Investor feels about you – how you presented) & 20 % Logical (the potential of your Product/ Service & experience of your Team). The best way to get to someone’s emotions is to tell the Story of discovering your Idea and what impact …
“If your company fits one of the niches that has its own CrowdFunding sites, it’s worth considering using a specialized platform”. Wiz4.biz CrowdFunding Topics: Finding Funding, for Women, like an IPO, Equity-only, for Growing, Multi-Tech, Computer Hardware, Research Projects, monthly Membership model, D-I-Y Coders, comparing CrowdFunding sites. When most …
“I start work right away in the morning. I love the challenge of being an Entrepreneur. I have freedom & resources of doing what-ever I want to do when I want to do it.” Lori Greiner, most successful Shark with 6 of 9 top Products. Finding Funding Topics: Who are …
“100 Insider Rules for Beating the Odds”, from Mastering the Fundamentals to Selecting Investors, Fundraising, Managing Boards& Achieving Profitability. Topics for Startups: Publisher’s Website, Book Review, Timing, Financials, Investors, Fund-Raisers, Board of Directors, Profitability, Vision, Summary. In Straight Talk for Startups, Venture capitalist Randy Komisar & Finance executive Jantoon Reigersman …
“Creating a great Value is the most important, but it must be measured by Valuation”. Peter, Wiz4.biz Valuation Topics: Your Idea, Team, Target Market, the Competition, Stage of Development, Strategic Alliances. Valuation of Companies is tricky. The methods used to value a company are dependent on the stage of development …
“Use CrowdFunding, because you want to give everyone the opportunity to be able to participate in funding your idea – that adds “value” to lives and makes a significant contribution to the world” Wiz4.biz CrowdFunding Topics: Leaders in: 1) Funding Campaigns, 2) Capital Commitments, 3) Success Rates & 4) …
“Invest in yourself. Get all the knowledge you can stuff in your brain, because your knowledge and willingness to take a chance, will lead to prosperity. Maybe not the first time, but eventually.” Wiz4.biz Funding Topics: Boot-Strapping, Micro-Loans, Crowd-Funding, Govt (ie, SBA), Incubators & Accelerators, Angels, VCs, Banks, Pre-Sales. …