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Starting a business

Starting a Business: Focus on cash planning


The basics of cash-flow forecast forecasting   - Cash: To allow for future slippages, borrow or invest more than the forecast says you need.   - Sales: It takes time to build up....
Starting a business

Starting a business: Business structure (and other legal stuff)


You can just start doing business as sole proprietorship - get some business stationary with business name, your name, address, email, phone, web URL etc (and a web site to go).   Why incor...
Starting a business

Starting a business: Create a Business plan


Start with a 10-15 page plan, not more. Good business plans are logical, concise, and realistic, with some emotion thrown in between. Write a (well proofread) business plan not only to convince invest...
Starting a business

Starting a Business: Validate the idea/Market research


The #1 company-killer is lack of market. - Marc Andreessen   Find answers to these questions: Who will buy it? Where are they? Have you talked to them? Have you talked to pe...
Starting a business

Starting a Business: Have an idea


  How to find Disruptive Ideas for creating a product/startup: Begin with your interests: Something you always wanted to do, having read or heard about all your adult life.   Nex...
Starting a business

Starting a Business: Validate yourself


Personal Analysis   Create this chart:   Column 1: Skills and Knowledge Needed to Run This Kind of Business Successfully Column 2: Skills and Knowledge That I Have Column 2...
Starting a business

The Basics Of Starting and Running Your Own Business


  What is a Business?   Peter Drucker said, 'The purpose of a business is to find a customer.'   What being in business means   1. Making and selli...
Freelancing skills

Dealing With Bad Clients


Generally, a bad client means a client who won't pay up on time or is abusive. Here are main situations when clients become 'that person from hell':   Accept this as part of doi...
Freelancing skills

Freelancing Troubleshooting Guide


Basically, put everything in writing: The contract, letter of agreement, deal memo, adoptive admission, confirming email, client approvals etc.  The Triple-A Troubleshooting strategy &nbs...
Freelancing skills

Working With Clients


How you should set boundaries with clients:     Things to do before starting out with the project:   1. Anything else you need to discuss in the contract? Loose ends? ...