Up and Running

JULY 19, 2017

In 2013, a Pew Research Center study revealed some sobering insights into the reasons why 34 percent of millennial women weren’t interested in becoming a boss or top manager. The figures are more inspiring today: The 2016 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report says “there are now 11.3 trillion in revenues.” Boy, was I naive!”

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Up and Running

JULY 23, 2014

That usually means talking, in the pitch and in the business plan, about how similar companies in similar markets have been able to exit via selling out to a larger company. ” The standard phrase in that context is “5X” for an exit value of five times revenues, or “10X,” or whatever. The traditional exit strategy.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Business Plans Are an Historic Artifact | WSJ – [link]. 12 Must Watch TED Talks for Entrepreneurs – [link]. Business Plans Are an Historic Artifact | WSJ – [link]. Just 25 Developers Grabbed 50% Of App Revenues On U.S. Planning. How to Get Startup Ideas - [link].

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

To grow a business, most entrepreneurs know that they should be implementing PR strategies. But where do you start, and what are the best approaches to public relations for an entrepreneur? ” We recently featured an excerpt from her book, which offers even more great tips on networking for entrepreneurs.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The idea of a Business Model competition first emerged when I realized that Business Plan writing ought to be taught in English Departments – as they’re the best example of creative writing entrepreneurs will ever do. The Business Plan ?- And your revenue plan is something more than a hallucination.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011. But, what constitutes success for the parties involved – investors, entrepreneurs, employees, and customers – can vary dramatically. Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

At present, there are more than 386,000 home health care businesses in the U.S., With a low barrier to entry and a growing demand, it is an appealing business for eager entrepreneurs. But because of this, there is often tough regional competition which will need to be planned for if a new venture is going to be successful.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 29, 2021

As part of our Founder Interview series, The Startup Magazine caught up with entrepreneur Ola Sars, Founder and CEO of music-tech leader, Soundtrack Your Brand. A serial entrepreneur in the music-tech space, Ola has been a driving force behind transforming the music industry. In short, the sequencing works like this.

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Tim Keane

JUNE 21, 2011

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan. First develop a business model.   If you've been through a plan review with someone like a potential investor, think for a moment about the questions you get asked. How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Due diligence: An Entrepreneurs Perspective » October 19, 2006. Of course, everyone understands that somewhere in the equation theres revenue, whether directly or indirectly. Of course, everyone understands that somewhere in the equation theres revenue, whether directly or indirectly. April 2013. January 2013.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2013

But they’ll sit up and pay attention when you talk about the customers and revenues of the business. If you are not prepared to do this, and think that you know better than the customer, or that you just want to build it a certain way and damn the feedback, then you’re not going to have much of a business to show on Demo Day!

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Long term thinking -- for entrepreneurs. While it isn't always top of mind for entrepreneurs caught up in the rush of running and growing their businesses, long term thinking, including thinking about relationships, is pretty important. . Long term thinking -- for entrepreneurs.  It preserved their reputation.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

What entrepreneur looking to hit it big isn’t searching for that next “patentable” idea? Solomon Ali specializes in corporate consulting, with over thirty years of experience handling capital acquisitions, business plan development, financial projections, and arranging financing for companies.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Deadline is 30 January 2013. “The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) provides aspiring entrepreneurs with mentoring, exposure, and $50,000 in prizes to transform their ideas into businesses that will have positive real world impact. This criterion will mean different things for each business plan.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Please see later version of this post on May 16, 2010 Entrepreneurs are often not experts in the area of term-sheet negotiations and all of the surrounding issues.   Investors sometimes “present” the terms they’d like and expect the entrepreneurs to react. Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 8, 2013

2013 is the year to kick business planning into high gear and start your own company. More opportunities than ever exist for innovative entrepreneurs to offer specialized services and products to meet niche market needs, and in many cases the cost of entry is low. Invest In Business Planning .

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Scalable Startup

APRIL 6, 2015

The frenzy at these higher levels, and the continuous stories of first time entrepreneurs in their early 20s who magically start these amazing companies is creating a demand at the bottom of the funding market, like the pyramid schemes in Southern California in 980 (see below). No business plan, no ROI. t [at] tomnora dot com.

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Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2013

Entrepreneur Zack Price was selected to be a Project Glass Explorer for Google. Here in 2013 Larry would sell out the Big House , but if you take the WayBack machine to 2003 you’ll learn he came to speak to a group of about 30 and literally told us Google would never, never go public. Good stuff.

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Up and Running

MARCH 13, 2013

Entrepreneur Zack Price is guest blogging his experience this week on the 2013 StartupBus as it makes its way from Chicago to SXSW in Austin. We’d pitch our business plan to 3 judges, they’d ask questions, and then we’d be done. You can catch up with Post #1 in this series here , Post #2 here , and Post #3 here. .

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Tim Keane

JULY 16, 2007

I just talked to a business owner the other day who has grown her startup nicely - 15% a year or so - up to revenue of a bit over $2.5MM. Now, (in the service business,) the venture is at the point where she could accelerate its growth. in new revenue. On revenue of $2.5MM, thats a 24% increase just to pay the bank.).

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 2, 2007

Is Business Model Analysis Important To You? Investors love entrepreneurs who understand their business model, and can describe it accurately. And when they meet entrepreneurs that cant, it is often a sign that the management team needs strengthening - at a minimum. Is Business Model Analysis Important To You?

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Tim Keane

JUNE 8, 2009

I asked an entrepreneur this question the other day.    An example of that is pre-revenue science start-ups with grant funding.    Other times, early success means keeping the equity "in the family" of entrepreneur and colleagues. I asked an entrepreneur this question the other day. 

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Up and Running

APRIL 6, 2016

spa industry recorded more than 160 million visits, an increase of almost 16 percent from the previous year, with total revenues of $12.8 By 2013, the number of annual spa visits had increased to 164 million, with total revenues of $14.7 Step 1: Creating a business plan for your spa.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

Five Linking Myths That Need To Go Away In 2013 – [link]. How One Startup Grew a $100M Business Without Spending Venture Capital | Forbes – [link]. Five Linking Myths That Need To Go Away In 2013 – [link]. 8 Major Tech Predictions for 2013 | Business Insider – [link].

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Tim Keane

JUNE 13, 2006

A budget discussion with an entrepreneur. Of course, it goes without saying that no one would bottom-up an expense budget then fill in revenue to make it “come out,” right?). Then, on the expense side, I’d like to begin to understand how the growth in the business will drive costs as complexity increases. April 2013.

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Tim Keane

AUGUST 21, 2006

« Listening to Entrepreneurs | Main. But I liked it and it got me thinking about entrepreneurs and investors. Who is responsible when investors encourage entrepreneurs to "manage" the data? Who is responsible when investors encourage entrepreneurs to "manage" the data? I have no idea why.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 3, 2015

David sheds some light on the world of credit reporting, and Kacee talks about how to create a solid business plan for your company. Awarded the CPA Practice Advisor Magazine’s “Top 40 Under 40” Award in 2012 and 2013, she is recognized as one of the young professionals leading businesses into the future.

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Tim Keane

JUNE 22, 2006

If lowered risk translates into higher valuations when the business either attracts investors or is sold, then lowering risk for the lowest possible dollars creates very high returns. For instance, if a business plan with a sound idea is interesting, it may be valued at or below $1MM. Examples of testing lessons learned: 1.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 14, 2008

Now, as their revenue grows substantially, its time to make the shift toward a more quantitative management environment. Now, as their revenue grows substantially, its time to make the shift toward a more quantitative management environment. April 2013. January 2013. Signup for email updates. Enter your Email. March 2011.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

If you’re creating or growing a startup, you’re likely thinking about: Getting off the ground: Creating and filing a company name, registration , tax ID, logos, business planning , social media, websites, marketing, and income streams. Focus on what you get done day by day that drives revenue. Start business planning.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

And in businesses that are not on a "harvest path," this system, (combined with a constantly updated market map) should work well for a long time, potentially providing a lot of positive cash flow for the company and its owners. What can we do to their revenue? What can we do to their revenue? April 2013.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 24, 2006

« Questions for Entrepreneurs | Main. | Last night, Bob Zieserl, Venture Capitalist, and general partner at Stratus Ventures, was the keynote speaker at the Marquette University Business Plan Competition. We sold the business and it subsequently performed about as we expected. Planning for this period is critical.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Now that iControl has raised over $100M, this got me thinking back to our original business plan. But of course, the model had us requiring only $10M equity to breakeven and to achieve $185M in revenues in 2008 (the magic Year 5 in all business plans). Before the $52M Series D , the $23M Series C , the $15.5M

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Designmantic Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

It is apparent that the United States has the highest performing entrepreneurship, but what is truly amazing is how women contribute the biggest growth in revenue, employment and financial efficiency. Rebekah Radice is an accomplished entrepreneur with a marketing experience of over 20 years. Background Image: Unsplash/Rawpixel.

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Up and Running

JULY 20, 2020

But becoming an entrepreneur needn’t mean decimating your savings or robbing a bank—instead focus on these five main strategies to start a business on a budget. Prioritize through planning. And to do that you need to develop your business plan. Planning is the key to reducing costs. Business planning.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2020

Some small business owners would rather pretend their landlord doesn’t exist than pick up the phone and look to renegotiate terms. However, if significantly less revenue is being earned in the business, paying the rent on an active lease demands that small-business owners negotiate.

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Tim Keane

AUGUST 20, 2009

.  If the comment about "do enough things to us" is a reflection on potential investors who he thinks don't understand his business or can't help him, he should never do business with them. Who the entrepreneur takes money from (see this post ) is always more important than the terms.

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