Writing a Business Plan — Ideas on Market Research
Need market research for your business plan? Here’s a simple hack that will give you all the credible and colorful research you need for your investor presentation.
The Three General Types of Business Plans
OK, you need to write a business plan… (The Sharks often ask if you have one.) Where do you start? What do you say? First, let’s review what type of business plan you need.
The 4 steps to pitching investors
The sequence of engaging investors goes something like this… Burke Franklin, Creator:Business Power Tools Author: Business Black Belt Elevator pitch 2-3 page Executive Summary 20-minute PowerPoint presentation Comprehensive Strategic Business Plan How to prepare… Do it in reverse order: Comprehensive Strategic Business Plan 2-3 page Executive Summary 20-minute PowerPoint presentation Elevator pitch The process of…
Investor SCAM Alert!
It’s hard enough to find financing for your business let alone worry about being ripped off along the way by scammers preying on your desperation for funding. Here’s a good one that recently came my way… “We are most interested in business opportunities that require equity investment, debt investment and venture capital for start-up or…
Do I Need a Business Plan to Raise Money?
In my experience raising capital, investors can’t seem to get enough information. Think about it. Before they’ll write a check, investors ask all kinds of questions and you need to have answers. Why do you think only 3-5% of startups get funded?!? You might as well do the homework ahead of time, do some of…
