Choosing the Right Investors for Your Business

Excerpted from the book on mindful business management, Business Black Belt. Perhaps the single biggest obstacle to raising capital for your business is the idea that investors will be forever breathing down your back… they’ll own you… your entrepreneurial venture, your freedom as you know it… will be over forever. So, the debate rages within…

Be Part of a Virtual Company

Excerpted from the book on mindful business management, Business Black Belt. You’re either part of the solution or part of the problem. Promoting yourself or your services as a component of someone else’s virtual corporation can be to your advantage.   A virtual corporation can be thought of as the coordination of existing services to…

Why Should I Buy From You?

Excerpted from the book on mindful business management, Business Black Belt. The reputation you build for the future is more valuable than the profit you earn today. Your character plays a crucial part in completing a sale. It’s much easier for customers to buy from you when they buy because of you, not in spite…

Video – Thoughts on Image & Branding for Your Company

Business Power Tools founder and BizPlanBuilder business plan software template creator Burke Franklin consults on writing a business plan — What to think about as you edit the “Image & Branding” section of your business plan and what investors and lenders (crowdfund, angel, venture capital, SBA) look for as they consider funding your startup or…

Video – Some Things to Think About As You Start a Business

Business Power Tools founder and BizPlanBuilder business plan software template creator Burke Franklin consults on writing a business plan — What to think about as you edit the “Marketing Strategy” section of your business plan and what investors and lenders (crowdfund, angel, venture capital, SBA) look for as they consider funding your startup or growing…