Archives for the month of: February, 2010

What Do You Do If You Have a Great Concept But Need Funding

You have a new “Concept” or “Idea”.  Congratulations!  Now what do you do?

If the acquisition of capital is your primary goal for your business, then let’s take a step back and see what you need to do.

Many entrepreneurs become so excited with their New Concept they mentally start banking their money – but oops, they don’t have any money.  No problem. They’ll shop their great new concept to the highest bidder, get enough to pay-off their debts, hire the necessary personnel to run the new piece of business and still have a healthy operating budget.  Sounds doable, right?   

And Why Not?  It seems you read about these kinds of successes all the time, don’t you!? 

While you should “never say never”, the reality of the odds playing out, as described above, are right up there with winning the national lottery.  The good news is there are ways to better those odds.

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Did You Know – A Business Plan Can Make You Money Whether You Put It Into Action Or Not?

I am often amused when someone claims they don’t need a BP (Business Plan) because they “fly by the seat of their pants”, or “a BP is a waste of time”; then smugly point out they have never had a BP and they are so busy they can’t keep up.  To me, that’s a sign they are in the middle of a wild fire instead of a controlled burn. One day they are going to burn out.

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