A pathway to START-UP

For those who would like to realise their 2014 Start-Up ambition, here is an illustration from Founders and Founders about the pathway to start a start-up.  

Additionally, there are top 10 tips from Aisling Brennan, Marketing Manager, eFax and Rory Whelan, Voice Marketing Manager, eReceptionist 

1. Have a business plan. Include sales forecasts, competitors and outgoings.
2. Work  from home. Save money renting an office by starting things off at home.
3. Manage your finances.
4. Find a business partner. Running a business on your own can be too exhausting – perhaps there’s someone out there looking to achieve the same goal as you.
5. Create hype. Use social media to get your business out there, and get people talking about it. Don’t underestimate the power of networking.
6. Think about your image and how your business is perceived by the wider public.
7. Pick up the cost. Use an 0800 number which is free to call from landlines.
8. Think digital – consider moving to the cloud.
9. Spread your time equally rather than spending too long on one particular area of your business.
10. Keep going! You are bound to meet obstacles along the way but stay focused and learn from your mistakes.

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equity crowdfunding pitch

We often spend enormous amount of time on research and analysis during feasibility phase.  Following on that, it's the design of recommendations and presentation formulation.  There is always a deadline on everything, and even preparing documentation materials could be time consuming, not to even mentioned if you want to have perfect graphics, colours and layout,etc.

So after spending time on all those aforementioned, how much time do we allow for ourself for the final presentation? how much time do we spend on practising to perfect the pitch?

Equity crowd-funding pitch is not the final destination but maybe the ending of the first or second chapter. And if you are those startups with limited resources,  fund raising will be particularly important.

here is an interesting article highlighting some important factors about the equity crowdfunding pitch
http://www.crowdclan.com/the-equity-crowdfunding-pitch/#!