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The Free Resources You’ve Been Using Don’t Stand a Chance on the Boardroom Battlefield... |
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Over the past 20 years I’ve seen a lot of useless business planning resources. The start-ups who base their plan of attack on these generic materials never survive the intense blasts of scrutiny frequently discharged on the boardroom battlefield. And the intrapreneurs, forging new businesses from the inside, are shot down before gaining a foothold.
Below, you will find some of the business planning tools I’ve used to launch wildly successful start-ups, both from scratch and from inside existing business units. To get access to business intelligence like this, you would normally have to pay a premium to a veteran consultant.
Fortunately, you can spy on these for free. |
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| Starting Your Company: |
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| You need to create a business plan in order to get your head on straight. Too many entrepreneurs dive into the ocean of business without knowing how to swim. And the worst part is this: once you agonize over the writing of your business plan, chances are you’ll toss it--things change, ideas morph, markets move. The practice of solidifying and memorializing your vision is key. So stop agonizing and click below. You’ll thank me later. |
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Sample Business Plan Outline - What do you need to communicate in a business plan to catch an investor’s eye? Or heck, forget the investor, what do you need to know about your business before you start it? Click and learn. (2 pages, 30k) |
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How to Create a Killer Business Plan and Financing Pitch - You MUST present your company in the right way or else investors will get bored. Besides, many venture capitalists have ADD, so you wouldn’t want them to get distracted until they hand you a check. Click and compel, baby! (28 pages, 3.31mb) |
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A Due Diligence Checklist - You’ve got an interested investor. Excellent! They want a pile of info from you. Bummer! If the prospective financier didn’t give you a due diligence list, this one may help. Run it by them first, though, to see if it can be shortened. Click and start gathering. (9 pages, 34k) |
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Finding the Right Lawyer for Your Business - Getting a good attorney to help you structure your business and protect your interests in every step of building and growing your business is key. Click here for a handy checklist to guide you on what to look for in an attorney who can best serve your specific needs. (2 pages, 65k) |
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For more resources on "Starting Your Company" see the Mighty Ventures product Secrets to Startup Success at http://www.mightyventures.com/product.php. |
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| Funding Your Company: |
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| Before you seek out a bank or SBA loan, an angel investor or a venture capitalist, consider two online lending sources: theSnapLoan.com and www.Prosper.com. Both offer loans for any business need: startup, expansion, product launch, virtual line of credit, you name it. The max loan size for TheSnapLoan is $850,000! The max for Prosper is currently $25,000 but is expected to increase to $100,000. |
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The Value of Founders Stock - As you seek out funding and give away ownership in your company, keep in mind that the company value and the owners' and investors' stock value are directly related. This overview will help you understand the concept of founders stock and its value and how to get a handle on the dilemma of dilution as funding and staffing are ramped up. (15 pages, 209k) |
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| Sales and Marketing: |
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| Quick: what does CEO stand for? Chief Executive Officer? BAAAAAAAAM! Wrong. Thank you for playing. CEO stands for Cash Extraction Officer. If you aren’t extracting cash, you aren’t doing your job. This is why Sales and Marketing is my favorite topic. No sales, no company. |
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Lead Effectiveness - How many leads, inquiries, orders do you need in the sales pipeline in order to achieve your revenue target? Click and find out. (1 page, 59k) |
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Sales Success Requirements - You need to know–and apply–the organizational formulas for selling success. Shall I say it? Yes! Click! (1 page, 47k) |
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Salesforce Structure for Success - Inside sales? Outside sales? What’ll it be? Find out what structure works best for your product or service. Click and get selling. (2 pages, 86k) |
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How To Assess A Telemarketing Proposal - Telemarketing can be a terrific way of generating and qualifying sales leads, IF you hire the right firm. What to look for to separate the clueless from the clued-in. Click and gain wisdom. (2 pages, 45k) |
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For more resources on "Sales and Marketing" see the Mighty Ventures product Secrets to Startup Success at http://www.mightyventures.com/product.php. |
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| Managing and Reporting On Your Company: |
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| Even if you think you are doing a terrific job, things can go bad. And if you fail to communicate what you're doing, or don't hire the right team, or if you haven't set up your finance department, things can go really, really bad! Remember: the fish rots at the head, so if you’re the CEO, you need to take care of these things or hire someone who will. |
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Effective Board Reporting - Avoid the perils of the dreaded board meeting by being prepared. And please, please, if asked a question you can’t answer say “I don’t know, but I’ll get back to you by [date].” There’s nothing worse than a B.S.ing CEO. Click and prepare. (3 pages, 85k) |
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Assorted Templates... Click on whatever you need. |
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For more resources on "Managing and Reporting On Your Company" see the Mighty Ventures product Secrets to Startup Success at http://www.mightyventures.com/product.php. |
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| Mighty Interviews: |
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| Christine Comaford gets interviewed on the Inside Success Show and reveals her Insider Secrets to Business Success |
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| Len Foley of T. Harv Eker's Rich Life Club interviews Christine Comaford |
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| Jesse Ianniello says... |
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"With her unparalleled background and experience, Christine shares with you an insider's approach to creating, continuing, and improving any business."
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