How to Get Banks to Say Yes to Your Small Business Loan. A thorough business plan is a crucial part of any application. In my experience in banking, more than three-quarters of business plans that come with projection-based applications fall short in one or more key areas. Many of the plans I see consist of a few […]
To Succeed at Business You Need a Startup Mindset. Scalability, innovation and disruption come at a high cost. Startups are born to scale. They’re created to search for and validate a scalable business model in a way that can have a major impact on the market or how a problem has traditionally been solved. The […]
Jacques Burger might be the founding partner and head of new business at M&C Saatchi Abel, an agency that continues to add big-name brands, including Tafel Radler and Continental Tyres, to its portfolio, but like all successful business owners, he too was once the founder of a startup. Here are five top lessons Jacques learnt […]
So, you’ve finally done it: You’ve raised some capital, maybe even attracted some investors and started to build up a team for your dream company. Related: 11 Mistakes Standing Between You and Your First Million You’ve always had an entrepreneurial way of looking at the world, and now it’s finally time to apply that mindset to building your […]
When I graduated from college with an English major, I was always asked the same question: “Are you going to teach?” When I answered that, actually, I planned to start a business, I was met with blank stares. “But you majored in English,” came the reply. As if an English major were a creature from outer space, unable […]
