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Doing What You Really Want

How to Develop Your Life Purpose Statement   Excerpted from the book on conscious entrepreneurship and business management, Business Black Belt “It’s easier to make money doing something you like, than figuring out how to like something you do for money.” ~ unknown Sooner or later you’ll get up the nerve to pursue your true…

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Business Black Belt BOOK – Introduction

Excerpted from the book on conscious business management, Business Black Belt We are limited more by our own thinking than by reality. This is where I’m coming from as I write this book… I’ve earned a black belt and I’ve built a business. Coincidentally, I started both at about the same time. What’s behind the…

Will Your Executive Summary Make a Powerful Impression on Investors?

For the past twenty years, I have spoken to hundreds, if not thousands of investors. From each conversation I try and walk away with at least one insight that I can pass along to our Biz Plan Builder business planning software customers. One bit of knowledge that I have received consistently from investors relates to…

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Video – How to Write a Business Plan Executive Summary:
Stating Your “Objectives”

VIDEO – What investors and lenders look for in your business plan — What to think about as you edit the “Objectives” section of your business plan and what investors and lenders (crowdfund, angel, venture capital, SBA) look for as they consider funding your start up or growing company.