Accurate Assumptions Lead to Defendable Plans

The biggest error in planning may not be spreadsheet calculation error. Or cost estimation. It is most often missed assumptions about the market, the competition, the speed of adoption, or other critical metrics you’ve researched, or selected, or even just guessed at to create your plan.
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The Elevator Pitch: Not to be Told in an Elevator!

The Elevator speech is really just a script of what you want to say when someone asks you about your business. Many direct sellers just stumble around when asked “what do you do?” Having a clear and concise elevator pitch that creates desire will stimulate questions from the person you are talking to.
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Striking a Balance with Lenders

Small businesses need to be funded with enough capital so that they can fulfill all their needs. Finances should be secured for expansion of an existing business, for purchase of property, and to meet working capital needs. Entrepreneurs should also work on a sound business plan so that their business never fails.
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How to Start That Online Business You’ve Been Thinking About

Is this the year you will finally launch that brilliant new business idea? It’s a good time to start—never before has it been easier or cheaper to build your own Web-based business. Technology has come a long way in the last few years in making tools for building sites more accessible to everyone (not just technologists).
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Savvy Entrepreneurs Look for More Than Funding

Every entrepreneur needs help and support along the way, from developing the initial idea, to selling off the successful business (exit strategy). The challenge is finding and using qualified affordable support organizations for each stage. Don’t waste your resources on the wrong ones.
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How to Measure the Potential of Your Startup Idea

When you’re solving your own problem or one that you feel is the pain point of a certain target audience, how do you know whether there is a large enough pool of people that face the same problems or challenges that you are trying to solve?
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