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13 Of The Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make (That May Not Seem Like Mistakes At All)

YoungUpstarts

Or a key vendor declares bankruptcy. Sometimes that sabotage might cost you ‘only’ a customer or a sale… but over time, a few customers here and a few dollars there can lead to your closing your doors forever. As a small business owner, of course you’re going to try to cut costs and stretch the budget wherever possible.

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7 Ways to Improve the Financial Management of Your Business

The Startup Magazine

Adopting best practices and implementing effective tools and strategies can streamline your financial processes, reduce costs, and improve your bottom line. 1. While most businesses are aware of high-level expenses, they are typically unaware of what’s costing them money daily.

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No Business Plan Survives First Contact With A Customer – The 5.2 billion dollar mistake.

Steve Blank

But nine months after the first call was made in 1998, Iridium was in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. When Iridium was first conceived inside Motorola in 1987, worldwide cell phone coverage was sparse, calls were unreliable and per minute costs were expensive. Cell phone handsets were the size of a lunch box and cost thousand of dollars.

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How to Pitch, Plan, and Track Your Business with LivePlan [VIDEO]

Up and Running

I am here to talk about LivePlan and give you some big picture information on business planning, forecasting, how to really kick your business off in the best possible way. Budgeting and forecasting, it’s not rocket science. You can’t forecast. I don’t know how to forecast. Good morning.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

In all these cases, capital is provided to fuel forecasted growth without creating a commitment to a particular vision for future funding rounds, exit goals, and associated blitzscaling. That said, nothing is cost-free. More complex cost of capital calculation. The State of Flexible VC. Flexible VC. Venture Debt.

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The Basics of Small Business Loans [WEBINAR]

Up and Running

The cost: it’s much more profitable for traditional lenders to do a two million dollar loan, or a three million dollar loan than doing a $150,000 loan or $100,000 loan. I mentioned that they’ll look at the franchise itself and in that case they’ll look at the forecast. Sabrina you think that answers the question? Hopefully that does.

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Business Startup Tools: A Curated List of Our Favorite Tools and Resources to Build Your Company

Up and Running

If you’re looking for something quick, DIY, and no-cost, this is for you. You can also compare your forecasted marketing and advertising budget against the competition. Financial forecasting and financial dashboard. LogoGarden : Logo Garden is a great free option for creating your own logo. Landing pages and A/B testing.