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TwitterA Business Plan, as all good entrepreneurs starting out in life should know is the foundation, or rather a springboard, towards the establishment and growth of a new business. A business plan is an essential tool for companies raising capital – and your business plan needs to be Investor Ready.What is an Investor Ready business plan?An investor ready business plan is a document that has been professionally prepared to meet the needs of both Venture Capitalists and Angel investors.
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Internet Marketing And Starting A Business At Home
February 25th, 2010 
Successful Investment Articles Many of us hope of being our own bosses. The lure of good money and flexible work hours is quite attractive. Never the less, many are scared to try out on their own. They fear that they do not have the capital required to start a business or they don’t want to risk the security of their steady job.By taking advantage of the Internet marketing programs that are now available, you can generate money and improve your own marketing abilities.
Turning Networking Opportunities Into $$$
February 24th, 2010 admin Do you make the most of every networking opportunity? Do you have effective strategies for face to face meetings? How do you best convey the purpose and value of your business? How do you turn each networking opportunity into cash? If you’re having trouble answering these simple questions about networking techniques, then join us for another engaging and standing room only workshop as our speaker, Kevin Monahan inspires and challenges you to step out of your comfort zone and discover how to turn networking opportunities into cash! Social networking is explored in its true context, accelerating an opportunity to meet people face to face, while showing you how to work a room!This is the UNF Small Business Development Center’s own Kevin Monahan who is an acknowledged expert in networking for small businesses!Thursday, March 4, 2010Beaver Street Enterprise Center1225 West Beaver StreetJacksonville, Florida 3220410:00am – 12noon Cost: $15.00TO REGISTER: call us at (904) 265-4700 Speaker: Kevin Monahan
Estimating Unknown Expenses
February 24th, 2010 Successful Investment Articles How do you estimate specific costs for a new business? How do you predict expenses? Normally you need some experience. If you have no idea, then you might think again about starting this business. Maybe your team should add somebody who does have experience, and can make estimates. Here is why.In the real world, there are no standard costs for anything. Your expenses will depend, not on the type of business, but rather on your specific strategy, your specific location, and other specifics of your business situation.
Small Business Owner and Entrepreneur Experts Wanted
February 23rd, 2010 Successful Investment Articles What is an expert? Are you an expert? Do you call yourself an expert? Do your customers refer to you as an expert? Undoubtedly, it provides value to be viewed as an expert in a certain field or line of work. Is aspiring to attain such status a worthy goal, or is attaining such status really just a byproduct of ones efforts towards larger, bigger picture goals?My current business is helping people and business in the process of buying and selling businesses.
Comprehensive 3 day course in health entrepreneurship offered at UNF
February 23rd, 2010 admin This is an amazing course offered through the UNF Division of Continuing Education in association with the Small Business Development Center. Attendees will learn how to navigate the path from an idea to commercial success. Scholarships are available! This comprehensive three-day course will cover the following:Day One: Basics of entrepreneurial management. We will review basic business principles including discovering unmet market needs, competition and strategy, financial management, and sales and marketing.
Are You Sabotaging Your Reputation and Business Online?
February 22nd, 2010 Successful Investment Articles How you conduct yourself online can adversely affect you as a business person, professional or employee/employer. No one wants to be seen in a negative light so how you handle yourself online is very important.Your words on screen can be seen by thousands of people every day. Search engines crawl and spider everything or almost everything. Even if you went back to edit your posts days later, it’s possible search engines have already cached the pages that can be viewed like archives.
SBA loan fees returning
February 22nd, 2010 admin Thanks to Florida First Capital Finance Corporation for this update that indicates the funds for eliminating soft costs for SBA 7a and 504 loans are exhausted so we are returning to the pre-ARRA regulations unless the Obama jobs bill is passed. The bill includes a provision to eliminate loan fees through September 2010. Read on… The Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced plans to simultaneously wind down the temporary enhancements for the 504 and 7(a) programs and bring both programs back to pre American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) terms.
