Traditional marketing and media are just not enough to attract and excite today’s generation of customers. As a business consultant, I often have to remind small-business owners that their marketing needs to be more interactive, versus the traditional “push” model, where you broadcast your message to as many people as possible. Also Read:Â The Top 20 …
How to create and use business processes to create time, reduce errors, and scale your profits. In my experience, one of the biggest mistakes I see you make as a startup or new business owner is to create a business that is totally dependent on you. That means you are the only one who knows how …
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Almost every entrepreneur and new business owner I mentor is certain that his/her idea has a very high probability of success, and all find it hard to believe that ninety percent of startups ultimately fail. They always ask me for the key reasons that other people fail, but because I’ve seen so many different situations, I’m …
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Most aspiring entrepreneurs understand that you can’t build a business if you won’t commit to delivering a product or service, but many are hesitant or refuse to commit to any financial forecasts. Yet every business requires revenue and volumes, as certainly as it requires a product to sell. Thus, financial projections for up to five …
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Some entrepreneurs view an advisory board as a burden and ignore the big potential payback. n my experience as an angel investor for new startups, I’m always surprised by how many entrepreneurs are looking for funding without outside advisors. An experienced Board can give them credibility, as well as advice on the many pitfalls of starting a new company. Especially …
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8 Essentials For Being Unstoppable In Your Business
Coming up with a new idea with huge potential is only half the battle. Equally important is finding one that fits you.
The 9 Critical Stages of Building a Business, Startup founders focus on their product, but often forget that building a business around it requires many stages.
One of the characteristics that every good investor looks for in an aspiring entrepreneur is resilience, or the ability to learn from and bounce back after a failure.
The alternative is to spend big money later on pivots, lost credibility with investors, and delays at rollout trying to build visibility and credibility