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By James Scott - 2010-02-13
Ok, you’ve decided to go after investment capital but you’re not sure where to start. Here are the basics that you should pay close attention to before putting your company in front of investors.
Contributed by JD at 6:46 am under Business development.
Improve results
by Peter Nunes d’Agrella
This must always be a main goal and can be realized with the following activities:
Contributed by JD at 3:10 pm under Business development.
How to write a business plan
A lot of articles have been written on how to write a business plan. You can find thousands of articles online on the subject of writing a winning business plan, but we find that most of them do not truly cover the actual process involved. So here is our contribution on how to write a business plan. The easiest and fastest, yet most professional way.
By Peter Nunes d’Agrella, CEO of PlanMagic Corporation
Contributed by JD at 10:05 am under Business development.
The Common Sense Series - By Martin E. Koss
E-mail at 101457.735 CompuServe. Voice/Fax 44+ (0)1507 610035.
Contents are (c) Copyright Martin E. Koss 1996. This article may be freely distributed provided that this copyright notice, the heading, and the closing copy remain attached and that the text is reproduced in its entirety.
Many business idea are truly sound from the word go, but the facts remain that many elements of the idea must become solidified before approaching a bank or other financial institution for their immediate funding and for on-going support. Your project needs to be put to the test, and your ability to answer questions about it will more than likely tell you more than you had previously been aware. The purpose of this article is to prompt you to delve deeper into your idea and strengthen your belief, confidence and knowledge before proceeding further.
Get out a pencil and a note pad and write down all the answers to the following questions, and all the ideas that spring to mind in the meantime.
Contributed by JD at 11:54 pm under Business development.
Handy startup checklist
This checklist may help you collect and evaluate essential information about yourself and the business you would like to start. You may wish to complete this before starting with your business plan using PlanMagic Business.
Contributed by JD at 7:42 am under Business development.
Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Resources
British Columbia
You BET (Youth Business & Entrepreneurship Training)
Assessment, education and training in how to start a small business. For 19 to 24 year olds.
Contact: Michael Izen, Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture,
(250) 356-0800 or http://www.youbet.gov.bc.ca/youbet/
Contributed by JD at 3:48 pm under Business development.
Contributed by JD at 9:13 am under Business development, Marketing & PR.
In general the things you can do are:
» Increase the number of customers
» Increase the sales per customer
» Increase the frequency of purchase
» Increase the number of products/services
Contributed by JD at 4:57 am under Business development.
3 Steps to growing your business
by Robert Imbriale, Business Coach
One of the most common questions people ask me as a consultant is, “How do I grow my business?” It’s a question that every business owner wants answered, preferably with ways that don’t cost them a small fortune. My response to them is simple. There are really only three ways to grow any business.
First, you go out and find new customers. Second, you increase the unit of purchase, and third, you increase the frequency of purchase. These are the only three ways I know of to grow any business. Let’s take a closer look at what each one really means.
Contributed by JD at 4:55 am under Business development.
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