Tag Archives: startup

14Mar/23

Five Ways to Get Business Start-Up Funding

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Getting start-up capital can be a challenging process as your business prepares to take its first small steps. No matter how great of a business idea you have in order to turn that idea into reality by launching your business you will need business financing.
How do you go about getting the money you need to start-up your business? There are a lot of ways to get the capital you need for your business and you only limited by limits of your own creativity. But here are five ways to help you get business funding to help you business get your business started:
1. A Personal Loan: If you have fairly good credit you can probably get a personal loan to get your business up and going. Many small businesses have been started with personal loans. But it might not be a good idea to tell them that you will …

12Nov/21

Can You Start a Profitable Business With Little Or No Startup Capital? Here’s How

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In an economic slump like the one we are currently experiencing, many people are starting small businesses. It is said that the most lasting businesses start in times of extreme economic turmoil. You can start a profitable business with little or no startup capital. Whether you are looking to create an online or offline business, a little financial ingenuity goes a long way in starting a business.
If you are in a services business for example, you can take advantage of flexible vendor contracts. These are vary popular with consultants who sell software services to customers or retailers. If it takes you 45 days to get paid from your customer, use a net 90 agreement with your vendor to pay them 90 days after you purchase your goods. You can also take advantage of small business loans through the SBA. Small business loans through the SBA are usually small, at …

28Aug/21

Small Business Tips: How to Outlast the Start-Up Phase

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There is nothing like owning your own company. Many people have good ideas that turn into a business. However, a challenge that they commonly face is they do not know what to do to make it through the start-up phase. This article describes three tips to help you start and move your company beyond the launch.
Do your research. When you are planning to open a company there are many questions that you will need to answer. If you are new to business development then it will help to start the process with a business plan. Each section helps you focus on mapping out your vision. As you work on the plan consider elements that will help you build a solid foundation. Include everything from the type of offerings you will provide, the team that you will need to assist you, and the resources or materials that go into creating …

04Mar/21

Practical Tips for Start-Up Entrepreneurs

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The world is changing, the entrepreneur revolution is moving forward faster and with more clout. Technology especially cyber space has opened up the world; we can now trade with anybody almost anywhere. In times past we had to queue up at the library to access information, statistics and relevant data, now this is an issue of the past. The world is the oyster of the savvy entrepreneur due to access to unparalleled amount of information, to help make informed choices and better decisions.
Quite often a lot of us jump at the first ‘eureka moment’ without taking the necessary steps to ensure we achieve our business objectives. If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, there are many things to consider and do to ensure everything doesn’t go pear-shaped after start-up.
By following the tips below in addition to advice and support from reputable business consultants, you should be on …

15Jan/21

Top Ten Startup Mistakes That Almost Always Lead to Business Failure

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Many startup ideas fail to ever be launched and many, many fail within the first year or two. In most cases, the failure has nothing to do with the business idea, but how the business side is handled. The business of entrepreneurship is business first, then operations (what your business actually does). The Top Ten startup mistakes that lead to ultimate failure are:
1. Insufficient Startup Idea Development: Most startups do not fail because the business idea is bad. The problem is that many first-time entrepreneurs fail to actually plan the business before sinking cash into the startup. No matter how great a business idea is, it can’t succeed without detailed planning. Take the time to work through every angle of your business idea. Not only will you have a better grasp of how far your business can go, you will also reduce your risk and prepare yourself to make …

26Oct/20

19 Ways To Fund Your Startup Without Your Own, Your Friend’s And Your Family’s Money

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Believing it’s extremely difficult to come up with money in the first place to fund your venture and live your dream exists among the biggest objections to starting a business and living one’s purpose and dreams. But I want you to reframe this seemingly HUGE obstacle: If your idea is a genuine opportunity that has a great chance of paying off in a few years, both monetarily and in terms of your own satisfaction and happiness, are you really willing to look back to the past a few years from now and realize that you settled because uncomfortable obstacles stood in your path?
If you’re still reading, you must believe there’s a path over this financial obstacle-that’s good. I want to show you a way that you can gather the resources that you need without “blood money” (borrowing from friends and family which can cause a lot of unneeded tension) …