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How to Build a Financial Model for Your Startup

One of the most important aspects of business planning is to •••

 

Venture Academy Registration is Now Open for the Class of 2010

The Venture Academy's week-long Basic Entrepreneurship •••

 

New Venture Lab Successfully Raises Venture Capital for NVL Member

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New Podcast on Which Opportunities to Focus on in a Downturn

One of the most frequent questions I get is related to the topic •••

 

Five Myths About How to Create Jobs

As we've talked about before with our posts on the state •••

 

Q&A

Venture Academy Pricing

There are a number of men at my church who are interested in •••

 

Connecting with NVL Members

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Making Opportunistic Decisions

Thanks for all you do! During the CMR case study discussion in •••

 

Trying to Create a New Brand of Personal Care Products

I have developed several formulations for natural personal care •••

 

How to Buy an Email List

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Minding the Family Business

New Venture Lab is pleased to be co-producing a film on family •••

 

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Small companies with 50 employees or less can now get free email •••

 

Define Your Company's Purpose in a Sentence

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Having Ideas Versus Having a Vision

Good article about the differentiation between merely generating •••

 

Downloads

Model: Detailed Startup Financial Model

This detailed Excel-based startup financial model is the model •••

Legal Template: Investor Convertible Promissory Note

This legal template is used when an entrepreneur needs to take •••

The Refining of a First-Time Entrepreneur

This article was written by New Venture Lab for the May/June •••

The Seasons of a Business

This article was written by New Venture Lab for the March/April •••

Weathering the Storms of Entrepreneurship

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Links

Online Trademark Search

This link is to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) •••

Business Valuation Calculator

This interactive site helps you calculate the value of any •••

Economic Stress Index

This is an interactive Economic Stress Index that measures the •••

FAQs on ISBNs for Self Publishers of Books

This is an excellent source of information that is all about •••

Harvard Business School's Economic Crisis Website

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Jobless Ex-Managers Turn to Entrepreneurship

With the U.S. job market still stagnant, many out-of-work •••

 

Brand Experience Matters to Consumers More Than Loyalty Clubs

Some 52% of people in a survey said their memberships in loyalty •••

 

Hundreds More U.S. Firms Likely to Default in Next Two Years

Despite signs that the recession is bottoming out, default rates •••

 

Recovery Too Weak to Halt Rising Joblessness?

The economic recovery now spreading across developed countries •••

 

Entrepreneurs' Gloom Contradicts Wall Street Optimism

In the past year, more than one-third of the entrepreneurs •••

 


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