Susan Jones

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Susan Jones is the author of Ready Set Startup - a blog that helps new entrepreneurs develop and evaluate their business ideas and get their new ventures ready to launch - and can also be found on Facebook and Twitter offering practical and profound daily startup tips.

Susan loves to travel to developing countries and share her entrepreneurial skills. Her strength is strategic thinking and asking the important questions. She has won national and international business plan competitions and has helped many business people develop business ideas and write successful business plans. She has successfully started and run businesses and is presently a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Swinburne University, Australia. Susan holds a Masters Degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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Oct 24	comment	How to deal with rude comments and feedback? Awesome! Good luck
Oct 15	comment	How does one create a company name that is internationally accepted? Google translator might be helpful
Sep 26	comment	How do you pickup blog title/posts? I think the most important thing is to be yourself, not what you think you should be or who others want.
Sep 25	comment	How to protect my idea? There is no way you are going to sell this by emailing people. You need to develop relationships with key people before you approach them with your idea
Sep 22	comment	Startup capital and taxes You don't state what jurisdiction you are in therefore it is hard for the international audience here to answer your question accurately. You really need to speak to your accountant about this.
Aug 29	comment	Do investors in the US invest in international companies? Sorry, I probably didn't put that the most tactful way possible. If this has been your experience, then that would have been difficult and I am sorry you had to experience it. I don't think it is the experience of the majority of people though and I wouldn't want a newbie to take one person's experience as a hard and fast rule of what to do when they may have a very different experience in the same situation.
Aug 28	comment	Do investors in the US invest in international companies? -1 This answer is just plain wrong.
Aug 6	comment	From where employees get their salary? Why would you give an investor the controlling interest?
Jul 27	comment	How do I pursue funding for a vertical product? Definitely look for an investor that has experience in your sector/industry. It's too hard a sell otherwise. Most investors only invest in sectors they know anyway.
Jul 27	comment	Starting a Business Your accountant can answer these questions for you with regions specific information. Go and call a good accountant.
Jul 27	comment	*New business. How exactly* does one raise VC capital, or any other startup capital?** Do a search on the site. There is heaps of stuff here to answer your question already. Once you've read it, you will have no problems narrowing down your particular question. Honestly you could (and people have) written books on this. Good luck!
Jul 26	comment	What happens when one partner leaves the business She already doesn't have control of the business. Can you try and you back some shares so she has majority control? Tricky with family though. This could be a mess waiting to happen.
Jul 6	comment	I have a great idea for a web site. I created a prototype. Now what? Ok. Thanks Zuly. I'll take a look. I'm away for a week but I'll have a look after that.
Jun 29	comment	I have a great idea for a web site. I created a prototype. Now what? Market research should happen BEFORE coding the website. Or else, you may build something that no one wants or that needs extensive changes
Jun 29	comment	I have a great idea for a web site. I created a prototype. Now what? Hi Zuly! Which link? (maybe I'm missing it because it's late at night, but I can't see one.)
Jun 27	comment	Where to advertise for such a very targeted market? Get those first few sales, prove your market and then, if you are confident you have a go-er, get some credit cards if you need to. You best (and cheapest) bet is to talk to people in person though.
Jun 26	comment	Is this an ethical use of other peoples' content? I would find several examples for yourself Tim. It sounds like if you had a problem with this, it would be a major risk to your business model so you want to mitigate it as much as you can.
Jun 25	comment	Is creating a mobile application actually a good business model You've outlined the risks, if you can find a way to mitigate them, you can turn it into a business model
May 22	comment	How to Manage two companies with diffferent investors? I would look at the outsourcing route
May 20	comment	Business Plan and Financial Plan So now you have a place to start. You will need to research this and put the numbers together.