by Lea Strickland | Jul 30, 2014 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Business Plans, Capability, Credibility, Entity, Small Business, Start-up, Viability
Funding Early-Stage Companies in Tough Economic Times The Reality of Tight Funding Under the current economic conditions, saying that funding is tight for early-stage companies is the epitome of understatement. The budget is tight, but it is available for sound ideas...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 29, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Plans, C.O.R.E. Business System, Capability, Commercialization, Entrepreneur, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy
Building on last month’s discussion of business plans, we now focus on an understanding of the key elements and the process. The business plan process involves capturing “every” aspect of business operations and the financial implications. If you are...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 29, 2014 | 12-Steps to Start, Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Business Plans, C.O.R.E. Business System, Capability, Entity, Small Business, Small Business, Start-up
In a previous article, “Planning Your Business,” the introduction included the basic elements to consider when starting your own business. This article delves into differences between “planning your business” and a “business plan.” Business plans presents...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 29, 2014 | 12-Steps to Start, Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Plans, C.O.R.E. Business System, Capability, Entity, Small Business, Small Business, Start-up
Three months ago, you were asked to think about the kind of business you wanted. In subsequent articles, you’ve been asked to gather information and understand some of what it takes to get a business started. Now it is time to take that step further and begin to plan...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Capability, Small Business, Start-up
Business management systems (BMS) are all the policies, procedures, internal controls, and tools – manual and computerized – used in conducting business and measuring the results. BMS encompasses all functional activities — from accounting to sales...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Business Articles, C.O.R.E. Business System, Capability, Commercialization, Credibility, Government Funding Compliance, Viability, Visibility
Commercialization: Viability, Visibility, Capability, and Credibility To begin a discussion of commercialization, we must begin with a few definitions. First, for convenience, the term “product” will be all inclusive of the following: technology, software, protein,...
