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210 Entrepreneurship Articles
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Market Testing
entrepreneur.com— — “Introducing a new product or service without first testing the market is like jumping off a cliff into the sea, blindfolded—unthinkable, life threatening, treacherous and unnecessarily risky.”
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Getting an Invention Prototype Built
startupnation.com— — “Prototypes are near and dear to our hearts because building and using them helped us succeed in licensing our dead battery prevention device, the Battery Buddy, to a huge company.”
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Creating an Invention Prototype
startupnation.com— — “We got our start as entrepreneurs by inventing, developing and licensing the Battery Buddy, a device that prevents dead batteries on cars and boats. “
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Pricing a Product
entrepreneur.com— — “No matter what type of product you sell, the price you charge your customers or clients will have a direct effect on the success of your business.”
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Art of Starting
guykawasaki.com— — “I use a top-ten list format for all my speeches, and I would love to
begin this book with a top-ten list of the most important things an
entrepreneur must accomplish. However, there aren’t ten—there
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How to Create a Business Plan
entrepreneur.com— — “Whether you’re just starting out, need funding or want to monitor the health of your business, creating a business plan is your first step on the path to success. Read our extensive how-to to get started on your plan.”
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The Lifecycle of Selling a Small Business
inc.com— — “From early valuations to closing the deal, selling a business is a complex process, but rewarding when it’s done right.”
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Researching Your Market
entrepreneur.com— — “Whether you’re just starting out or if you’ve been in business for years, you should always stay up-to-date with your market information. Here are the best methods for finding your data.”
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Sources of Capital and What to Expect
vcexperts.com— — “This chapter is focused on the funding sources and what to expect from each. In some instances you will find a blurring of terms regarding whether the topic is really a source of capital or a financing instrument.”
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Chapter 3 - Valuing the Privately Held Business
vcexperts.com— — “Company owners should consider determining their business’s value for reasons other than just keeping score or knowing the potential selling price. Other purposes include securing financing for business growth, dividing assets in a divorce and estate tax planning.”
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Chapter 11 - Compensating Your Key Executives
vcexperts.com— — “Since both start-ups and buyouts depend in large part on extraordinary performance by managers qua proprietors, one principal aim of the planners of new ventures is to put stock or stock equivalents in the hands of senior managers without occasioning tax liability.”
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Economic Potential of International Franchising in Emerging Markets
franchise-chat.com— — “International franchising has grown significantly since the 1960s because of both push and pull factors. Domestic saturation, increased competition and diminishing profits at home have pushed franchisors to examine their opportunities abroad…”
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Business Definition for: Entrepreneur
dictionary.bnet.com— — Definitions from BNET.
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Entrepreneurship
econlib.org— — “The term entrepreneur, which most people recognize as meaning someone who organizes and assumes the risk of a business in return for the profits, appears to have been introduced by Richard Cantillon…”
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Entrepreneurship
econlib.org— — “The term entrepreneur, which most people recognize as meaning someone who organizes and assumes the risk of a business in return for the profits, appears to have been introduced by Richard Cantillon (1697-1734), an Irish economist of French descent.”
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Entrepreneurship: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org— — “Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organizations or revitalizing mature organizations, particularly new businesses generally in response to identified opportunities.”
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3 results for: entrepreneurship
dictionary.reference.com— — “a person who organizes and manages any enterprise…”
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SCAMPER: Generating new products and services
mindtools.com— — “SCAMPER is a checklist that helps you to think of changes you can make to an existing product to create a new one.”
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Feasibility Checklist
eventuring.kauffman.org— — “Use this tool to identify strengths and weaknesses in your Business Plan and to test your growth concept for feasibility.”
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Getting To Know Business Models
investopedia.com— — “When analyzing companies, investors can easily get caught up in details such as performance figures, stock ratios and valuation tools while forgetting a more basic question: how does the company actually make money?”