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Now Taking Orders for Volume One of Our New Family Works Series
The Family Works Series Family Works is an exciting new DVD series that profiles the stories of family businesses and the joys and challenges that come as families work together. These stirring stories of self-sacrifice and service to others will encourage, inspire and entertain viewers, •••
- June 30, 2010
Trailer for Volume 1 of Our Family Works Film Series
Available July 1st, Family Works: Inspiring Profiles of Family Business, profiles two Christian families and the businesses they run. Join me to explore how they started their businesses and what life is like for them as they work together to the glory of God. New Venture Lab co-produces •••
- June 15, 2010
Venture Academy DVD Training Series Now Available Direct from NVL at a Discount
Save on the Venture Academy DVD Training Series! This professionally-produced Basic Entrepreneurship Training Course -- designed to equip Christian entrepreneurs, modeled after the Harvard MBA program, and presented in a Biblical framework -- is now available at a substantial discount •••
- June 12, 2010
Coming Soon.....Family Works: Inspiring Profiles of Family Business
Stay tuned for an announcement soon about the availability of the first volume of our new series on Christian family business we co-produced with Franklin Springs Family Media… •••
- June 8, 2010
Venture Capital Investing Down More Than 50%
How should an entrepreneur respond to the fact that raising venture capital -- which has never been easy -- is getting harder now that funding levels are way down and now that the limited partner investors in venture capital funds are failing to make their capital call commitments? Venture •••
- May 22, 2010
Guest Blog Post: A Theology of Risk
Jim was at the point of decision. He had been challenged in his thinking about the need to orient his life toward his family, toward his children. He had grown suspect of the system in which he had been trained, which now had him locked into an eight to five schedule. His desire •••
- May 18, 2010
Family Business Profiles Film Project Update
I am thrilled with the footage we have on the businesses we are profiling for Volume I of the Family Business Profiles series we are co-producing with Franklin Springs Family Media. I just finished the host and expert analysis script for both segments of the first volume and I have •••
- May 14, 2010
Guest Blog Post: Key Mistakes From a Young Entrepreneur Prior to Launch
A little over 8 months ago I launched an internet company with a close friend that provides lead generation for property management companies. Prior to this I spent 6 months mentoring under a serial entrepreneur, 3 months analyzing opportunities and then a little under a year preparing to launch •••
- May 7, 2010
Now Available: Downloadable Versions of Additional Workbooks for the Venture Academy
Due to popular request from purchasers of the Venture Academy DVD Training Series and prior attendees of the Venture Academy, we now have available downloadable PDF versions of all six workbooks: Book: Venture Academy Workbook #1 - A Vision for Christian Entrepreneurship •••
- May 6, 2010
Speaking at the Christian Heritage Conference This Weekend in Seattle
Join me at the Christian Heritage conference this weekend. My presentations include the following: Friday at 1:15 p.m. - Required Skills for Entrepreneurs: The Most Important Skills Required to Successfully Manage a Business Friday at 2:45 p.m. - Before You Launch Your Business: The 50 •••
- April 22, 2010
Preparing to Be an Entrepreneur - Example Roadmaps
As a student of entrepreneurs, I love to hear their story of how they launched, and as a teacher of entrepreneurship, I love to turn that into a roadmap of sorts (see a detailed example below). Let's start with a brief sketch of how Reid Hoffman (pictured above), founder and Chairman of •••
- April 14, 2010
New Profile: Veterinarian Creates a Low-Cost, High-Margin Practice Using a Unique Business Model
Check out our latest entrepreneur profile of Ben Character and his creative approach to designing his own successful and highly-profitable veterinarian practice after working for -- and studying -- the operational issues with typical veterinarian practices... •••
- April 2, 2010
Raising Capital for a New Clean Fuel Technology Company
I am raising capital for a new startup that has acquired three different technologies for the 18-wheeler diesel truck market. The technologies all provide significant fuel savings and cleaner emissions and can be installed individually or all together for additional fuel savings. I like the •••
- March 18, 2010
He's About to Fail, But Doesn't Realize It
"The fence guys are here!" I exclaimed to my wife incredulously this morning. They’ve shown up two days in a row and the surprise was clearly in my voice. The "fence guys" have been a frequent topic of conversation on our hobby farm over the past several months. The "fence •••
- March 17, 2010
How to Build a Financial Model for Your Startup
One of the most important aspects of business planning is to have a detailed financial model that helps you: 1) forecast the ramp up of your revenue and expenses, 2) understand when the business might breakeven, 3) predict the amount of capital you will require, and 4) clarify the risks you will •••
- March 4, 2010
Venture Academy Registration is Now Open for the Class of 2010
The Venture Academy's week-long Basic Entrepreneurship Training course -- a mini MBA in Christian Entrepreneurship taught by a Harvard MBA -- will take place September 20-25, 2010 at Camp Lake Benson Christian Retreat in the beautiful hills of middle Tennessee west of •••
- March 3, 2010
New Venture Lab Successfully Raises Venture Capital for NVL Member
New Venture Lab is pleased to announce that is has successfully managed a venture capital raise for AgStrong, LLC, whose founder and CEO, Robert Bruce Davis, is a New Venture Lab member. New Venture Lab was also an investor in the round that included several other venture and “angel •••
- March 2, 2010
New Podcast on Which Opportunities to Focus on in a Downturn
One of the most frequent questions I get is related to the topic of the kind of opportunities to pursue given the state of the economy. Whether you have been laid off or whether you are merely exploring how to gain more independence over your ability to produce an income in an uncertain •••
- March 1, 2010
Five Myths About How to Create Jobs
As we've talked about before with our posts on the state of the economy (Government Intervention with Free Market Mechanisms and pGovernment Intervention with Free Market Mechanisms - Part 2), Why the Economy is Going to Get a Lot Worse Before it Gets Better, An Analysis of the Great •••
- February 23, 2010
Good Entrepreneurs are Good Leaders
A friend of mine is having a ceremony tomorrow for his 13 year-old son, encouraging him -- now that he is thirteen -- to begin to think and act as a man. He sent out an email inviting some of his friend to send in an encouraging word for his son that he can then cut and paste •••
- January 12, 2010
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