When I first had the thought seven years ago of starting a business where strangers could hire me to be their bridesmaid, I wasn’t sure if it was a good idea. So before putting any money down, I decided to figure out if people would actually hire a stranger for their wedding day…
Certain business plans stand out more than others for investors. You want yours to be one they get excited about. That excitement can quickly translate into the funding you need to launch your startup.
Consider these strategies for enhancing your business plan to ramp up excitement among target investors…
Are you preparing to start your own business but uncertain about how to get started? A business plan ought to be one of the first steps in your entrepreneurial journey because it will organize the ideas that have been spinning around in your brain and prepare you to seek funding…
Entrepreneurs who are open to learning are destined to succeed. The road to becoming a successful entrepreneur is often riddled with challenges, which are all unavoidable encounters along the journey. For entrepreneurs who are starting off on their entrepreneurial journey and new to the world…
So you’ve decided to take the leap and start a new business. Congratulations! Making that decision might feel risky and overwhelming, but as the saying goes, “Fortune favors the bold.”
Creating your own business is a rewarding opportunity to achieve work-life balance while pursuing your passions. But it isn’t easy…
You’ve written a first draft of your business plan, and you’re getting ready to shop it around to investors. But I don’t even need to read it. I already know it’s terrible.
You may consider this presumptuous of me. How could I possibly know what’s in your business plan if I haven’t looked at it?
If your experience with startup businesses is mostly based on what you’ve seen in movies, you may think that small business financing is as easy as walking into a bank and having a quick meeting with the manager. If you have a startup, you just need to put a business plan together first.
In reality, banks are reluctant to make new business loans…