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How to Successfully Market Your Equity Crowdfunding Campaign (Round-Up Post)
Think equity crowdfunding is the best way to raise money for your growing start-up? Even if the funding model makes sense for you, there’s a huge piece of the puzzle that’s critical to a successful...
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I’m all for bootstrapping, but let’s get clear about one thing. If you’re cheap, you can’t grow. You can’t scale. You can’t build a thriving little business that you love. Seriously, people. Just...
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How to Write a Business Plan (In 5 Simple Steps)
I just realized in more than six years of running a company that writes business plans, I’ve never written a general overview of how to write a business plan! WELL THEN. Time to fix that. For every...
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5 Places To Find the Money to Start Your Business
Alright, so you decided to start a business but the problem is there’s just one big thing between you and your opening day, and that’s money. How much do you need? Who do you ask? What places can you...
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Equity Crowdfunding or Rewards Crowdfunding?
Considering crowdfunding to raise money to grow your business? Choosing which type of crowdfunding to pursue is an important strategic decision. You’re probably familiar with rewards-based crowdfunding...
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Yes, the Economy Sucks (but maybe that’s OK)
Ugh, I’m honestly really tired of hearing people complain that the economy is crap and there are no jobs and government needs to do something. Simultaneously we celebrate the sharing economy and get...
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Times are Tough (But How Tough are They?)
Times are tough, they say. I wrote recently about how the crappy economy might actually be a launching pad for people who want to start their own businesses. If you think about it, doesn’t it make...
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Excuses…Which Ones Are You Making in Your Business?
Excuses. We all make them. Excuses to go out for dinner (the kitchen’s a mess after all), excuses not to call a friend (she’s always complaining), excuses not to work out (I thought I felt something in...
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Die, Business Plan Template, Die! (I’m Leaving You for Something Far, Far...
GAWD I hate business plan templates. Don’t you? I mean really. You come up with this incredible idea for a business. One that’s going to change the lives of thousands or millions of people. Something...
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From Idea to Open: How to Get Organized to Launch Your First Business
So you’ve had this AWESOME business idea floating around in your head for what seems like forever. You think about it when you’re driving to work, you think about it in the shower, you think about it...
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