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Meet Martha Harper, The Social Entrepreneur Who Perfected The Franchise Business Model

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Yet many people do not realize that one of the pioneers who helped perfect the franchise business model was a woman. In doing so, Martha created the template for the modern franchise. Isaac Singer is credited with initiating the concept of franchise territories, as a means of selling his sewing machines in the mid-1800’s.

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Here’s How You Get A VC To Pull Out Their Checkbook

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Real World Executive Summary Template. Hopefully this straightforward format will help you avoid overly obtuse verbiage, while keeping your executive summary to two pages. Patents and Trademarks. A restaurant is a generally appropriate for a bank, but not an Angel investor. Any errors or omissions in the subtext are my own.

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Great Startups Can Hook an Investor in 60 Seconds

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For example, “I just patented a new cell-phone technology that will double battery life for half the cost. I need your help in getting it to market.” Ask for time to give a full presentation, or ask for a referral to someone who can help. This could be a patent, key partners, domain expertise, or a better distribution channel.

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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Take On Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson’s Venture Deals

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Examples – The book is filled with text excerpted from actual funding documents, rather than the generic templates usually found in academic textbooks. Venture Deals demystifies the VC landscape and helps entrepreneurs understand the typical VC’s motivations, responsibilities and priorities. Don’t Overemphasize Patents.

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The 4 Partners Early-Stage Startups Need

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Whether it’s something as extensive as filing patents, more simple trademark registrations, and or putting appropriate documentation in place, don’t ignore this and don’t rely on boilerplate online templates. Make sure you have a lawyer to help draft your contracts and guide you’re communicating policies and procedures.

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9 Crucial Elements Of Every New Venture Funding Pitch

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Of course, you can find these elements embodied in many of the business plan templates and tools out there, such as the Business Model Canvas. Patents are a good place for you to start. We all hate to see your proposal rejected , when a bit more effort and homework could expedite your startup funding and rollout.

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10 Key Business Plan Elements Not In A Product Spec

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For example, “We just patented a new battery technology that will cut your smartphone charge time and cost in half.” Call out your top competitors, highlighting your sustainable competitive advantage, including patents, trade secrets. Use non-fuzzy terms to quantify customer value. Highlight your advantages over three top competitors.

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