Business Start-up Advice
The statistics show that most start-ups fail. If you are trying to start your own business you need to take notice of the stats. Starting a brand new business is hard, should you be put off by this? Hell no, the reality is most of the startups that fail failed before they started. They didn’t set their business up in …
Whether you are running your own business or planning to start your business you need to plan how you will make your startup stand out from the crowd. I know you think your idea is unique and special but you have to realize that the market is crowded. To make it you will have to do something special to make …
If you get the opportunity to pitch your business idea to an investor firstly congratulate yourself, most business plans get rejected after reading just the executive summary. If an investor has agreed to meet you there is something in your business plan, business idea or your skills and experience that interests them and they want to know more. When you …
Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed his managerial blueprint in the Harvard Business Review. It is an amazing interview which confirms him as one of the greatest sporting managers/coaches in sport in history. What is surprising is how many of the principles that Sir Alex followed can be used in business by business owners and their management teams. 1. Start With …
You know that it’s time to set up your business, but you can’t seem to get the ball rolling. You feel like you have all of the pieces but there’s no clear direction. The last thing you want to do is waste time and money on an idea that isn’t going to work. If you want to be in business …
Are you struggling to get business funding for your start-up? Most entrepreneurs suffer from funding problems and delays when starting their business. Getting business funding isn’t easy, however, many entrepreneurs disqualify themselves from most funders and investors criteria by making simple mistakes. Let’s look at some of the most common business funding mistakes made by entrepreneurs and how to avoid …
