“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, but the most adaptable…” - Charles Darwin Darwin might be proud of the alliance forged by Bluewater Angels, the Central Michigan University College of Medicine and the Central Michigan University College of Business Administration. The Mid...
“You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can’t get them across, your ideas won’t get you anywhere.” – Lee Iacocca Once upon a time when you worked for a company, you would have multiple reports due on any given day and have multiple face-to-face business...
“Although it’s easy to forget sometimes, a share is not a lottery ticket… it’s part-owner business,” – Peter Lynch Eventually, businesses that wish to scale, to grow, to franchise, or to internationalize must attain investment from the entrepreneur, a friend, family, bank loans, Angel Groups, Venture...
“The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment.” – Tony Robbins Ever wonder what the impact your business has on the economy? Whether you own a small start-up or a large corporation, the success of your business venture positively correlates to positive economic effects....
“Plan for what is difficult while it is easy; do what is great while it is small.” – Sun Tzu A business plan is a thorough document written by upper management or entrepreneurs of a business to display the reason for, practices, goals, and projections of...
"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." - Abraham Lincoln According to Business Insider, “48 percent of Americans claim that money is their main barrier to investing.” On the contrary, the remaining 52 percent...
“Crowdfunding isn’t about collecting money. It’s about making something happen with a crowd of people who believe in something.” – Jozefien Daelemans Investopedia describes crowdfunding as “the use of small amount of capital from a large number of individuals to finance a new business venture.” Crowdfunding...
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein Forbes explains that scalability “means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost.” When entrepreneurs are working to acquire financing, it is essential...
“Venture Capital is about capturing the value between the start-up phase and the public company phase.” – Fred Wilson As previously noted in our blog post ‘Homegrown Companies… Where are they?’ the only job creation in the United States comes from new organizations. Start-ups like all...
“The aim is to make money, not be right.” – Ned Davis Follow-On Funding is a typical need of start-up companies as they grow their business operations, this is in part due to either the company’s success or failure. If a company is succeeding, it will...