Hi, I’m Burke Franklin founder of BusinessPowerTools.com and creator of the most effective Biz Plan Builder, strategic planning and funding preparation system. Now we’ve established a new partnership, and I am excited to announce the launch of “Prepping For The Sharks.” Where you can Tune in to Practical and Tactical Tips for Building Your Business.…
What does it take to start, build, and run a successful business? Excerpted from the book on mindful business management, Business Black Belt. I spoke to an Entrepreneurship Class at UC Santa Barbara. I asked them what they thought it took to be successful in business. They listed the usual words (in bold below)… These words…
If strategic planning were as easy as “re-painting” your business, where would you start? When was the last time you painted something? A piece of furniture, a fence, a room, a house, a car… How did you go about it? Did you just grab a can of spray paint or a brush and start painting?…
There you are with a business idea of a lifetime and you’re in front of a room full of investors… Although there are many of the usual things you must get right in your initial presentation to investors, here are my top 3 must-do’s to include. More and more investors these days are “Betting…
A coordinated system of remarkably easy to use document and spreadsheet templates for organizing, financing, running, and someday selling your business. by Dr. Paul M. Wendee, DBA, MBA, CFP® Dear Burke, As you know, I’ve advised entrepreneurs growing businesses for more than 30 years. Their problems? How to handle the everyday challenges of organizing, planning,…