Securing funding is one of the largest initial challenges you’ll face as an entrepreneur of a pre-revenue business. But if you know what your potential funders are looking for, your odds of success are drastically increased. Recently, we asked Jimmy Roussel, Entrepreneur in Residence at the New Orleans Start-up Fund, for his perspective. The New Orleans […]
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There are many college classes discussing whether entrepreneurs are born or if they a product of their environment. I personally think that it is different personal ingredients that make an entrepreneur, but that’s beside the point and a topic for another day. However, in my experience there seem to be five things that every entrepreneur
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As an entrepreneur, you are primarily a problem solver. People don’t buy your products; they buy your solutions. Yet many entrepreneurs don’t focus on the customer’s problem when selling. Instead, they fixate on their own product and how great it is. This is backwards, says Michael Miller and Margaret Fowler of Rise UpSelling. Yesterday, Louisiana Technology
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Most entrepreneurs are their business’s top sales person. If your company isn’t making sales, then you need to be able to step in and become a rainmaker. This is one reason why volumes of books and articles have been written on the topic of selling. If you’re looking to build sales skills for entrepreneurs, here
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What was your last entrepreneurial mistake? Screwing up is fine—it comes with the territory—but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be careful. Out of inexperience, stubbornness, or hubris, there are three mistakes that entrepreneurs seem to make over and over. WATCH OUT FOR THESE: Mistake #1: Over-Focusing on the Product Since day one, you have probably
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Start-up culture is a powerful weapon. With the right culture in place, you as an entrepreneur can motivate your employees in a way that even the largest companies can’t. Make sure you’re making the most out of your start-up culture advantage with these five tips: Tip #1: Empower Your Employees Helping your employees grow
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As someone who works closely with nearly 30 businesses at the Tech Park, I am often asked by outsiders how one of these specific companies is doing. I’ve learned over the years that this is a difficult question because the companies change depending on the time of year, month or even day. But the more
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Looking for funds for your start-up? Grants are a fairly reliable funding resource, even when the economy’s not that great. But before you get started, you need to know a little bit about where to find grants and how to win them. Use these resources to guide you. Where to Find Grants for Start-ups and
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