So you’re a small business owner. You have the great idea. You have the well-developed business plan, and you know exactly where you want to go and what you want to do. What’s left to do? Secure financing! Ideas can only get you so far, you need the capital to turn those ideas into reality. There is …
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An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Creating a Business Plan
As Winston Churchill once said, “He who fails to plan is planning to fail.” While this is undoubtedly true, the plan itself is extremely important as it must contain certain things if you’re going to achieve a high level of success. Things that will blow your competitors away. Things that will help …
4 Tips for Startup Business Financing: What Lenders Need From You
The financing part of starting a business can be completely overwhelming. From finding a lender, all the way through the application process, until the sweet (or bitter) end of approval or rejection, the whole thing can wear a person out. While it may seem that getting a startup loan or any type …
How to Write an Effective Mission Statement
Create an authentic statement that motivates engagement A Mission Statement is an essential piece of both the communications strategy and business plan for non-profit organizations and cause-based businesses. The Mission Statement also is important for for-profit businesses because it is another …
