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5 Tips For New Entrepreneurs Needing Investor Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

People cite sources like this Inc.com article “ 5 Reasons Why You Don't Need a Business Plan ,” or my own blog discussion on this subject, “ Situations Where A Business Plan Does Not Add Value.” Net out the problem and your solution in the first 30 seconds. Pitch your company, not your product. Executive summary glossy.

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‘Do-It-Yourself’ Startups Have Never Been Easier

Startup Professionals Musings

Sponsored by VISA Business If you have a unique product or service, and you are not selling it around the world on the Internet, now is the time to start. Here are the key steps for a personal home-based business website selling your consulting service or a few products (as an alternative to eBay): Go online to reserve a website domain name.

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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

Both Sides of the Table

There’s a line of thinking in Silicon Valley that you should build product businesses rather than services businesses. They have created two internal technology “products&# and wanted to figure out how they could turn their services business into a product business that could be financed. This team is talented.

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5 Easy Steps to Your Own E-Commerce Startup for $100

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are the key steps for a personal home-based business website selling a few products (as an alternative to Ebay): Go online to reserve a website domain name. You probably want at least a home page, product page, order page, and contact page. Publish the site and now you are in business.

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Kick-Start Your eCommerce Business for $100 or Less

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are the key steps for a personal home-based business website selling a few products (as an alternative to Ebay): Go online to reserve a website domain name. You probably want at least a home page, product page, order page, and contact page. Publish the site and now you are in business.

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5 New Venture Deliverables Put You Ahead Of The Crowd

Startup Professionals Musings

People cite sources like this recent Inc.com article “ 5 Reasons Why You Don't Need a Business Plan ,” or my own blog discussion on this subject, “ Situations Where A Business Plan Does Not Add Value.” Net out the problem and your solution in the first 30 seconds. Pitch your company, not your product. Executive summary glossy.

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8 Ways To Ensure That Your Website Is Winning For You

Startup Professionals Musings

Even more disappointing are other statistics that show most websites that do exist have a very low “conversion rate,” or ratio of visitors to the site versus ones who meet your goal of buying a product or signing up for a newsletter. Find your niche and highlight how your product meets the customer’s exact need, and is the best in the world.

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