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Financing with grants, not equity or debt

Berkonomics

The company created a product that could be delivered as a service to medical clinicians anywhere in the world, enhancing their ability to understand their patents’ problems and needs in less time, using the expertise built into an AI expert system created by the best minds in many medical specialties. How refreshing!

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Reduce five risks: Increase your valuation

Berkonomics

One way to mitigate this is by using early money to create a prototype, to perform market research, to complete the first generation of the product, or to deliver the service to a satisfied customer. Email readers, continue here…] A great idea often fails from the inexperience or inability of management to bring the idea to market.

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Can you finance your company with grants?

Berkonomics

I am chairman of a company that, as I write this, is twelve years old and has not yet taken a dollar of outside investment. The company grows in value to its customers and to prospective buyers of the business, but without any dilution of control or ownership for the founders. Grant writing takes skill and immense amounts of time.

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7 Indications Of Your Ability To Get Business Results

Startup Professionals Musings

Some entrepreneurs love to talk and produce videos, but hate to write anything down. Others send investors email and business plans in all uppercase or no punctuation. Message delivery must be customized for each investor. Registered patents and other intellectual property. Surrounded by the right people and track record.

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Can you overcome five risks and create wealth?

Berkonomics

One way to mitigate this is by using early money to create a prototype, to perform market research, to complete the first generation of the product, or to deliver the service to a satisfied customer. Email readers, continue here…] Are you ahead or behind the market with your product or service? Second: Market risk. .

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7 Personal Attributes That Attract Investor Attention

Startup Professionals Musings

Some entrepreneurs love to talk and produce videos, but hate to write anything down. Others send investors email and business plans in all uppercase or no punctuation. Message delivery must be customized for each investor. Registered patents and other intellectual property. Surrounded by the right people and track record.

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Address the five risks to increase your valuation.

Berkonomics

One way to mitigate this is by using early money to create a prototype, to perform market research, to complete the first generation of the product, or to deliver the service to a satisfied customer. Email readers, continue here.] Third: Management risk. Second: Market risk. And fifth: Competitive risk.