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Do Not Sell Your Product to Investors!

Pitching Investors 101 Here is a chapter from the book: Business Back Belt Before you get too far into your business plan, you may want to read this… Are You Raising Capital? Do Not Sell Your Product To Investors! They don’t want to buy your product, they want to invest in your business! There’s a…

Elon Musk Thinks You’re Going to Fail… That’s OK.

by Robert Steven Kramarz, Intelliversity You’re more likely to win if you expect failure.   Question:  After a bunch of calls/meetings with investors, why am I still hearing “No” and “Too early”?  Why does it seem to take dozens, even hundreds of calls with investors? How many calls/meetings will it take to meet the right…

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How to self-fund bootstrap your business without raising capital

10 Ways to Build Your Business Without Raising Capital – Business Power Tools founder and BizPlanBuilder business plan software template creator Burke Franklin consults on strategies for building businesses without investment capital. And if/when you need it, you’ll be in the strongest position… Click to watch now…

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Video – How to Write a Business Plan:
About Any “Government Requirements”

VIDEO – What investors and lenders look for in your business and in your plan — What to think about as you edit the “Government Requirements” section of your business plan and what investors and lenders (crowdfund, angel, venture capital, SBA) look for as they consider funding your start up or growing company.