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Business Plan Tips

What Investors Are Looking For In A Plan

Investorswhether angels or VCsare looking for the same things when reading a business plan. They want to know how big the opportunity is, whether this is the right team to exploit the opportunity, who the competition is, what the risks are, and why they can expect this team to implement successfully. Your job in writing the business plan is to address these questions convincingly and clearly.

Emphasize Your Real Strengths

Highlight what your team brings to the table. If your business hinges on a particular competency (for example, understanding the procurement process), your plan will be more persuasive if one of your team members knows something about it and that is brought out in your plan. Rather than including generic resumes of team members, tailor the resumes to draw out the experience each member has that will make him or her a valuable contributor.

Get To The Point And Make It Clear And Comprehensive

Investors see many business plans. A 20-page plan which clearly lays out your business is far more likely to be read than a 100 page plan. Today, some entrepreneurs are using a 15 slide Powerpoint presentation. If your text is short and punchy, you won't need to repeat yourself, because the reader won't be bogged down keeping ten chapters in their head. Reading the same thing over and over, even if it's in different words, can get really tiring. The more you use brevity and give each concept a single home in your document, the more people will want to read it.

Write In Plain English

If you can't explain your idea in English, either you don't understand what you're talking about (What is a transaction enabled atomic journaling database server, anyway?) or you haven't simplified the idea enough. Think, revise, and try again.

Get Rid Of The Hype

Yes, we know you will be the premier insert product category here of the Internet, achieving 99% market penetration with 60% customer retention in 3 months. Your product will reach new heights in customer experience through the use of personalization and one-to-one profiling and customization. It will be user friendly because you will be creating a truly ecstatic customer experience. It is a quantum leap forward in the marketplace for product category here. Um, yeah. Believe me, we've read it before. About a dozen times today, in fact. (And by the way, the phrase quantum leap really doesn't mean anything.) Stick to a tight, simple explanation of your idea. Convince your reader you'll be the best because your idea is the best, not because you can string a dozen buzzwords together.

Use Quantifiable Information

In each section, back up your assertions with solid facts. Even if you are a new venture and cannot give specific figures on the performance of your business, quote figures for the industry or your competitors. These real figures carry more weight than your assumed projections and give more reality to your plan.

Choose A Huge Market

Especially in the internet world, investors are looking more at the market than at the detailed specifics of your financials. Choose a market that is big enough to be an obvious good opportunity. A business which targets teenage girls who listen to music and has a reasonable chance of capturing 90% of the girls that are online is a huge opportunity. A business which targets net-savy SAAB mechanics who need prosthetic limbs is not.

Proper Contact Procedure

Introduction => Exchange & Verify Full Contact Information => Executive Summary => NDA => Business Plan.

Due your own Due Diligence

Entrepreneurs must perform their own due diligence on each investor. Through our network, do not pay any type of fee directly to the Investors to obtain capital. If requested by an investor for any sort of payment, simply do not proceed. Contact our administration to let us know immediately that this has occured.

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United States > Alabama

$1 to $500,000

January 31, 2012

medical physician with extensive funding experience

United States > New York

$1,000,000 to $20,000,000

January 28, 2012

former operator of health care company sold out - now into investing and providing help when necessary - not looking for operating role

United States > Georgia

$0 to $1,000,000

January 28, 2012

25 years of business development and ownership. Currently funding business projects for myself or others that make sense. Have larger amount of funds available for the right projects and returns.

United States > New York

$10,000 to $1,000,000

January 25, 2012

I am an individual investor and an entrepreneur. I have been involved in angel investing in the last couple of years and would like to explore more investment opportunities in technology as well as traditional industries.

United States > California

$500,000 to $10,000,000

January 25, 2012

We focus on meeting the financial needs of our customers, offering loans to consumers directly and financing simply based on a commitment to putting the interests of our clients first and providing them with superior service and ideas. I'm Mike hailed from San Diego, California, I acquired Bsc in business management .

United States > New York

$0 to $50,000

January 19, 2012

transitioning from corporate world to working on startups.

United States > New York

$100,000 to $2,000,000

January 18, 2012

I am a media and web producer just starting out as a private investor looking for investment opportunities that could give a me a good return or open up the doors for a new career as a business owner/partner.

United States > Florida

$5,000 to $100,000

January 17, 2012

Seasoned investor and investor representative. We invest in startups and mid growth companies across all industries. Looking for strong ideas with good growth potential.

United States > Wyoming

$5,000 to $7,000,000

January 17, 2012

Integrity, professionalism, and results characterize the approach of our Investment firm and associates who hold high degrees in the fields of law, accounting, and business, believe it is their responsibility to help achieve the economic and business goals of their clients through a dedicated and ethical process. In today’s complex and competitive business environment, competent and professional representation is often the determining factors of a successful business venture. our firm offers the know-how required to compete and win in today’s business environment. We take a “hands-on” approach, working diligently with individual clients as if they were our only clients. The best way to describe this business philosophy is that “No one client is too small and no single project is too large for us to handle.

United States > New York

$25,000 to $10,000,000

January 16, 2012

I have owned and operated several companies in different areas of business successfully

United States > Maryland

$1 to $25,000

January 16, 2012

My objective is to help small businesses and start-ups that supply services and or goods that are in demand get them to customer. My professional background is in Marketing and Business Development and Executive Level, and I am a private investor.

United States > California

$5,000 to $10,000,000

January 16, 2012

Recent: July 2006 – Present, Managing Director of a Capital Group We provide a select array of debt financing solutions critical to the growth of middle-market and emerging growth companies looking to leverage their cash and equity to acquire debt for equipment or growth capital. We understand the relation between your company's cash and equity, where the key to success is conserving both and having access to additional sources of capital for capital expenditures. The key to our success is having the resources, the insight and the talent to extract the highest value from your business assets and being able to leverage them to facilitate a loan to achieve maximum growth and profitability.

United States > New York

$500 to $5,000

January 14, 2012

I'm a private investor who recently moved to New York city from London. I'm a consultant working for a professional services firm and I'm looking for interesting and profitable business opportunities in which to invest my savings and perhaps provide guidance or input if required.

United States > New York

$10,000 to $100,000

January 13, 2012

I have been an entrepreneur for over 10 years, having been involved in more than 5 startups - some successful, some not. My experience is primarily in High Tech but my professional credentials are in Marketing and general management.

United States > New York

$50,000 to $3,000,000

January 12, 2012

I represent a group of sophisticated wealthy investors that is looking for the right business venture being led by an entreupeneur with passion, intelect, market savvy and sweat equity.

United States > New York

$15,000 to $20,000

January 9, 2012

I am 33 years old, single person with my own business , new in NYC looking for new opportunities and ideas to find new partners

United States > California

$0 to $25,000

January 9, 2012

None. Starting out.

United States > New York

$1,000,000 to $50,000,000

January 6, 2012

I have over 15 years experience in sales, marketing, business development, finance and management. At the age of 27 I became senior-vice president of the world’s largest bank, Citigroup, perhaps its’ youngest. I was a vice- president at Credit Suisse,. raised over 200 million dollars for start-up, growth and late stage investments. Focus includes nanotechnology, chemicals, storage, clean tech and software. I was quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Business Week. I am a Prince of Wales Delegate and attended the University of Cambridge Business and the Environment Program. . SpecialtiesClean Technology, Energy, Water Technologies, Nanotechnology, Chemicals

United States > New York

$5,000 to $250,000

January 4, 2012

My background is in technology, and now I am looking to expand my portfolio with local investments.

United States > Connecticut

$5,000 to $15,000

January 4, 2012

I am a 31 year old Investor with an interest in Investing in the areas/fields that I strongly believe in. I am currently employed in health care sector with an MBA degree.



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