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How relevant is business plan/business model before starting up?

I have worked with some startups, and heard people saying, they have bla...bla...bla business plan that is way better than their competitor, and for sucess you must have a good business model I ...
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Entrepreneur In-Waiting, valuing a start up business

After Years of having great business ideas and insight into the betting industry I have decided to bite the bullet and go ahead and start up my own business E-Commerce Business. I have a number of ...
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How to prevent misuse of my advertising strategy by my competitor?

How to prevent misuse of my advertising strategy by my competitor? I want to run an offer with an unique strategy, I however, feel that someone will misuse my strategy and would come with my ...
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What are the pros and cons of having a business model - snatching other businesses existing customers, just a month before renewal?

What are the pros and cons of having a business model - snatching other businesses existing customers, especially a month or two before they renew with them? Is there any business term for what I ...
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What sort of business type is a video game company? Manufacturing?

I am a college student and I am supposed to be creating a business plan for a school project. I decided to create a faux video game company in order to satisfy the criteria of the project, but I've ...
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Using Dubai as a tax haven - US nationals

My friend approached me with a business idea of selling a service to allow US business owners to incorporate in Dubai in order to avoid taxes. She resides in Dubai and owns a business there, and she ...
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Business Plan and Financial Plan

How would I determine my start-up's target market share and translate that into financial forecast on a commission based business model?
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Question About Findings Ones Epicenter

In the 37signals book rework they mention finding ones Epicenter, the one thing your business must have to survive. They use the example of a hot dog stand and the guy needing at least the hot dog ...
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How you look at all variables of a business case and decide if it's 'worth it'?

Given a business case with even a modest 20-30 variables/dimensions on which one would base the case, how does anyone going over it decide whether it is 'worth it'? I mean if looking at a business ...
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What's In a Business Plan and Do I Really Need One

Business plans cause a lot of anxiety for the new entrepreneur. I think it stems from the fact that they are a lot of work and putting one together, especially if you have never done one, is quantum ...
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How should I spend my limited financial capability to gain momentum in my startup?

I am a start up, with no office. fairly new to Canada with no financial records. No website (only Domain name). Working from a rented room. I registered my company. Imported a small stock that is ...
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How to bootstrap a portal?

I want to start a property portal but I dont have huge ad budget to get traffic for listing then how do I get my first listing on the portal? If people come on my property portal through ads or any ...
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www.scribd.com type business model

I had used Scribd.com and in order to download anything they asked to upload and share something or pay for the download --- Now I feel this is a good business model especially when you are a startup ...
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Is there any categorization or in-depth analysis of business models based on the Internet?

I was searching for some information, analyses and categorization for business models that are used in Internet-based businesses (basically: in the businesses that are conducted through the Internet). ...
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How to sell yourself to investors?

This is a question about methodology for newcomers in the business of lauching firms. I propose that we list all the things that must be done in order to present a good proposal for potential ...
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Is there any business model for Chrome or Firefox addons?

I want develop pretty advanced add-on for Chrome (and later for Firefox). I plan to sell it. And i am sure users will pay. But i have some apprehensions. There no add-ons in chrome or firefox add-ons ...
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Where have you found inspiration for a business idea?

I've found myself interested in starting a business for a long time now. Every now and again I come up with a promising idea, but after a few hours of running numbers in a spreadsheet or few ...
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How to better explain my business?

everyone. I am a web developer/artist living in Tampa, FL. I have been working on a website for about 3 years now, and the amount of functionality on it is amazing. I have noticed similar websites ...
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Best way to send a business proposal

I'm about to send a business proposal to a person who doesn't know me. The document volume is equivalent to about 6 pages (A4, single spaced). I can create a nice looking PDF optimized for screen view ...