Angel investors and venture capitalists don’t make equity investments in nonprofit good causes. The simple reason is that it’s impossible to make money for investors when the goal of the company is to not make money. Yet as an active angel investor, I still get this question on a regular basis, so
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Realistic Tactics For Funding Charitable Businesses
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 835 days ago
Made Hot by: MarketWiz on June 17, 2022 10:07 am
Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Traits Of The Most Highly Creative Startup Founders
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 836 days ago
Made Hot by: kingofcontent92 on June 15, 2022 12:16 pm
An entrepreneur is literally “one who creates a new business.” The best new businesses are ones that have never been done before, so mastering creativity and recognizing creativity are key skills and mindsets. But how does one recognize and nurture creativity in a person or team?
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5 Rules For Every Business In The New Sharing Economy
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 837 days ago
Now that you can find anything on a moment’s notice via the Internet, people have found that a temporarily unused expensive asset, such as a room in your house, or your car sitting idle, is a new business opportunity. Thus the rise of the “sharing economy,” with collaborative and peer-to-peer (P2P)
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Ways To Heighten Your Image As A Great Communicator
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 838 days ago
Made Hot by: MarketWiz on June 12, 2022 5:36 am
In my work with entrepreneurs and business leaders, a common question I get is how to be a better communicator. In the rush of daily activities, it’s hard to find time to carefully craft the right messages to all your constituents, route them through all the right channels, and have any insight tha
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7 Entrepreneur Stages Help You Assess Your Progress
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 839 days ago
The road to becoming an entrepreneur is a journey, and it’s not a short trip. In my efforts of assist aspiring business owners like you, I find that too many see it as a short sprint to get over that one hurdle, like finding that innovative idea, or attracting an investor. In reality, I find that t
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Recommendations For Aspiring New Venture Investors
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 840 days ago
Made Hot by: logistico on June 10, 2022 7:27 am
Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Secondly, the
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Keys to Developing Trust and Leadership In A Crisis
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 841 days ago
Made Hot by: OpenSourceMedia on June 14, 2022 10:53 am
Every business leader expects to encounter one or more crises eventually. The challenge for each of you is to get it handled quickly and effectively, without losing the trust of constituents, as well as customers. In my role as business advisor, I see leaders who handle it well instinctively, and o
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Startup Professionals Musings: Almost Always Any Decision Is Better Than No Decision
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 842 days ago
Made Hot by: FutureVision on June 8, 2022 1:32 pm
Every so often a promising entrepreneur seems to freeze in the oncoming headlights and gets run over by his competition. Why is it that his idea which seemed so fundable only months ago fails to attract investors today? The team is the same. The company's market is the same.
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Ways to Spot Isolated or Dis-Engaged Team Members
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 843 days ago
Made Hot by: ObjectOriented on June 6, 2022 9:29 am
Keeping your team connected and engaged should be the highest priority for every business leader. I find this to be a tough challenge for many entrepreneurs, especially those of you who have long focused on technology as the key to the business opportunity. Don’t forget that building a business req
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7 Advantages That Local Small Business Owners Enjoy
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 844 days ago
It seems that most of you entrepreneurs I meet in my role as business advisor are convinced that starting a new business requires equity investors, exponential growth, and a plan to go public via IPO. I often recommend a less painful alternative, called the lifestyle entrepreneur approach, where yo
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