Podcasts about entrepreneur education

Today, we'll start a startup live on the pod. A listener wrote in with an idea in the shifting healthcare space and we pursue it over the next few episodes. We start from square one, digging into what's actually valuable about the idea with the 90% Wrong Principle, using the Four Question framework to pull out assumptions, and finally judging the viability of early customers with the Committed vs. Interested Test. It's a fun start to a series where we'll build a business in real-time. 90% WrongHow to Live an Asymmetric LifeTackleboxIdea to Startup NewsletterIdea to Startup Bot 00:25 Intro - Starting a Startup Idea Live02:02 The Idea - Healthcare is changing05:58 Smooth Jazz06:30 90% Wrong07:52 Scary and Hard09:30 Worst First10:51 The Four Story Questions15:45 The Two hero's18:38 The End: I Hate Both Customers

Dr. Nicole Wahab is a lifelong educator and serial entrepreneur. Nicole's story is a symphony of resilience, echoing Tom Petty's "Won't Back Down," and serves as a testament to never yielding in the face of adversity, whether leading from the front of a classroom or the helm of a business venture. She illustrates her drive and entrepreneurial spirit, from founding a charter school to being the corporate executive of a sports company and starting her own technology integration business. The episode ventures into the post-Covid era's call for career reimagining, where adaptability is king, and the courage to redefine oneself is paramount. Learn more about Dr. Nicole Wahab.

Stephan Schambach hat in den 90ern Intershop gegründet, für Milliarden an die Börse gebracht und ein paar Tage später gesehen, wie der neue Markt und damit auch sein Baby abstürzt. Intershop gibt es bis heute, zwischenzeitlich hat Stephan jedoch Demandware gegründet, an die Börse gebracht und für mehrere Milliarden an Salesforce verkauft.Seit ca. 9 Jahren arbeitet er an Newstore und bringt damit die Apple Store Experience in die Stores anderer Top-Marken.Stephan liefert einen tiefen Einblick in seine unternehmerische Laufbahn und Erfahrungen. Stephan spricht auch über die Bedeutung von Unternehmertum und Innovation, besonders in der Technologie- und Softwarebranche, und betont die Notwendigkeit, sich auf globale Märkte zu konzentrieren, insbesondere in den USA. Ein globaler Player made in Europe ist seiner Meinung nach kaum machbar, aber nicht unmöglich.Was du lernst:Welche Unterschiede herrschen im Amerikanischen vs. deutschen Ökosystem, die den Erfolg deines Startups beeinflussen?Wie steht es um die deutsche Entrepreneurship-Education und wo gibt es Nachholbedarf?Welche grundlegenden Tipps solltest du als First Time-Founder beim Aufsetzen deines Boards beachten?Welche Qualitäten sollten gute Unternehmer mitbringen und wie passt man sich über die Jahre als Unternehmer neuen Marktgegebenheiten an?ALLES ZU UNICORN BAKERY:https://zez.am/unicornbakery Stephan SchambachLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanschambach NewStore: https://www.newstore.com Unicorn Bakery Whatsapp Broadcast:Hier erfährst du alles, was du als Gründer wissen musst: https://drp.li/jrq5S Unser WhatsApp Broadcast hält dich mit Einblicken in die Szene, News und Top-Inhalten auf dem Laufenden.Marker:(00:00:00) Was sollte man über deine Unternehmen und über Newstore wissen?(00:07:26) Wie seid ihr beim MVP vorgegangen und wie lange hat es gedauert, den ersten Kunden zu überzeugen?(00:13:10) Wie hast du dein Team bei Newstore aufgebaut, worauf hast du geachtet und wie hast du dein Founding Team incentiviert?(00:19:27) Was sind dir für Unterschiede zwischen dem amerikanischen und dem deutschen Ökosystem aufgefallen?(00:22:35) Welche Krisen musstet ihr schon meistern?(00:26:08) Welche Qualitäten sollten gute Unternehmer mitbringen und welche Probleme siehst du bei Entrepreneurship-Education?(00:32:58) Wieso bist du der Meinung, man könne keinen global relevanten Player aus Europa heraus gründen?(00:39:09) In welchen Bereichen musstest du dich beim Bau einer Firma über die Jahre an neue Gegebenheiten anpassen?(00:50:22) Remote Work vs. hybrid vs. office culture - wie stehst du dazu?(00:53:51) Wie validierst du Ideen und neue Geschäftsmodelle?(00:57:37) Worauf achtest du bei deiner Investorenwahl und wie aktiv managst du dein Board?(01:00:36) Was sind grundlegende Tipps für ein gut funktionierendes Board? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Diane Sabato always tells her entrepreneurship students that they need to find something they're passionate about - and one day that passion could turn into a side hustle and then a legitimate business.  One day while in the wholesale district in New York City, she came back with a bag full of scarves and realized that she too needed to follow her passion.Diane Sabato is a Professor of Business at Springfield Technical Community College and the owner of Orange Scarf.Forward with NACCE is hosted by CEO of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship Rebecca Corbin and is edited by Earfluence.

Louis Janse van Rensburg, CEO of The Heavy Chef Foundation for more on The Heavy Chef Foundation, in partnership with xneelo's recently published The Heavy Chef E-commerce Entrepreneur Education Report and on how they aim to help entrepreneurs successfully run their online businesses.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Learning through entrepreneurship opens doors you cannot even imagine. Lisa from E Cubed, Elementary Entrepreneur Education is providing education for budding entrepreneurs- this is a true gift for children everywhere. It's possible to equip your child with a growth mindset and an entrepreneurial spirit- listen along as Lisa inspires me with her view on education and the future. Her vision, energy, educational background, and true love for teaching spills out throughout the interview. Be sure to check out E Cubed for your K-12 entrepreneur:www.elementaryentrepreneur.com

Philip Greenwald, CEO and founder of Tap, the NFC sticker for your phone that makes it easier than ever to share contact information with anyone, formerly technology advisor at Harvard Innovation Labs, join Ashlie Meredith to discuss startup theory, the future of work, and communication.

Full show notes and worksheets can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/landon-brandWhat You Will Learn In This Episode:How to create ideas your passionate aboutWhy to fund existing solutions rather than reinvent the wheelHow to find your first users & turn them into a passionate communityHow to use fun, identity, status to fuel extreme growth adoption in your productThe Magic of Public Benefit Corporations for mission driven startupsIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Don Bischof with The Don Landscaping discusses with The Turf Teacher the education he received at his local community college.

Don Bischof with The Don Landscaping discusses with The Turf Teacher the education he received at his local community college.

In this week's podcast I spoke with Dino Signore of The Signore Group and also the Edward Lowe Foundation. As Education Manager at the Edward Lowe Foundation, Dino creates and facilitates business retreats for Second Stage business owners. In his private practice, The Signore Group, Dino serves as a facilitation coach for multiple EOS Implementors and consults directly with second stage entrepreneurs and non-profit executive directors on the management challenges that stem from growth. As a professional facilitator, he has guided thousands of organizational leaders through more than 25,000 hours of facilitated learning experiences. To learn more about Dino you can visit http://www.signoregroup.com. If you would like to learn more about the Edward Lowe Foundation, please reach out to me directly and I can connect you with the right person! We would love to hear from you and awesome if you left us a 5-star review. Your feedback means the world to us, and we will be sure to send you a special thank you for your kind words. Don't forget to hit “subscribe” to automatically be notified when guest interviews and Express Tips drop every Tuesday and Friday. Interested in joining our monthly entrepreneur membership? Email Annette directly at yourock@ievolveconsulting.com to learn more. Keep evolving, entrepreneur. We are SO proud of you! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/annette-walter/support

There's a bit of Richard Branson in Ryan Trainor; a cheekiness, a realist, self-deprecating, humble, yet energetic, inspirational and a very successful serial entrepreneur with several gold-standard exits under his belt. Ryan is self-aware, really knows his skill set and has a storytelling ability that energises those close to him. He brings them along on a journey and can do that because he is genuine, warm and human. In this Disciplinn interview, brought to you by Edison Partners, you’ll learn that you can’t live the dreams if you can’t walk the talk. Ryan has backed himself in, again and again, as Ryan puts it he “gets himself into traffic.” Enjoy our discussion.

It is very popular to talk about diversifying income streams, especially intra-industry. For example, diversifying income streams can look like multiple products, programs or service lines inside of your own business. Many entrepreneurial leaders grow their businesses from the inside out AND have other interests, such as the stock market, commodities, and in this episode's guest's case, real estate. In this episode, Dr. Monikah and Amy interview real estate entrepreneur Neko Cheri to talk about diversifying your income streams OUTSIDE your industry and the steps to take to get knowledgeable and profitable as quickly as possible.

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Today, we had the pleasure of talking to Michale Lane, Director of Success Resources Australia. Michael has been in the business of Entrepreneur Education with his company one of the most prestigious education companies in Australia. Michael has worked directly with some of the biggest entrepreneurs of our time - Tony Robbins, Gary Vee, Richard Branson, Grant Cardone, Sarah Blakely, Robert Kiyosaki and so much more. Today, let's dive in to some of the biggest tips and advice of Michael in running a business for many years, and how to overcome adversities.

In this episode, part 3 of a 3 part “mini-series” on Entrepreneurship, we discuss two very effective & unique co-curricular entrepreneurial programs affiliated with major universities. The first is open to any UC Berkeley affiliate from current undergraduate and graduate students ( first priority) to faculty and alumni and to select international companies with high potential. The second program is open only to Babson College undergrads. The discussion focused on the Berkeley Skydeck Incubator is a conversation with Caroline Winnett the Executive Drirector and Hayoung Park, an entrepreneur who shares his story about in the Babson eTower. Join us for a very interesting conversation!

This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is serial founder, educator, philanthropist, mentor, and venture capitalist, Danielle Strachman of the 1517 Fund. Her disruptive 20 million dollar venture fund in San Francisco offers 250 thousand dollar investments to teens and twenty something year old dropouts, makers, hackers, and scientists who embody conviction to go against the grain of societies one path for all through college. 1517 has proven this radical thesis with a portfolio of over 30 young founder startups, watching small 1k idea investments turn into Series B companies, and 17 year olds starting 5 person teams that scale to 400 employees and are making the best autonomous driving tech on the market.In this episode she talks about her journey in entrepreneurship of starting a school, working with Peter Thiel on the Theil Fellowship, how young founders can follow their passion and express that authentically, and what she believes the future of education looks like.Visit brandonstover.com/evolve for shownotes & resources with each episode.► Follow Me Online Here:Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram

Incubators and accelerators play a valuable role in the startup journey, especially in the early stages. Learn more about some of the programs available to founders based in Calgary and beyond. Interview date: August 19, 2019Featured Speakers:Katie Findlay, Manager of Trade at Calgary Economic Development, host of the Trade Accelerator Program for Southern AlbertaKevin Franco, Entrepreneur in Residence at Platform Calgary and Program Guide for JunctionHannah Cree, Senior Manager, Entrepreneur Education at ATB Financial and Strategy Lead for ATB XProgram Information:Trade Accelerator Program:The Trade Accelerator Program (TAP) is a hands-on accelerator that connects small to medium-sized businesses with the network, tools and knowledge they need to scale up, develop and execute an export plan. This program was created by the Toronto World Trade Centre and Toronto Region Board of Trade and hosted by Calgary Economic Development for all companies in Southern Alberta. Applications for Cohort 7 are now open. Cohort 7 will be held Nov 7-8, 18 and Dec 18, 2019. Open to businesses across Southern Alberta. Cohort 7 will be focused on technology and services. Email: kfindlay@calgaryeconomicdevelopment.comJunction:Platform Calgary’s Junction program is a full-time residency program that helps you build a strong foundation as an entrepreneur and sets you apart from the competition, providing you with an unfair advantage when approaching investors, partners and customers. Ultimately, it will prepare you to take full advantage of seed accelerators after graduation so you can hit the ground running.Applications are ongoing and the next program is tentatively set for January of 2020. Open to first time founders world-wide (founders outside of Canada can look at the Startup Visa program as well).Email: kevin.franco@platformcalgary.com ATB X: ATB X is the first crowdsourced, growth-focused program delivered by businesses, for businesses, through experts, connections and community. You choose what you need to level up your business and we introduce you to the Xperts—entrepreneurs, business owners and community partners—who know from experience how to run a business. They’ll share their wins, failures, tips and tools so you can grow your business faster through mentorship and weekly working sessions.Applications are now open for the Winter 2020 cohort. Open to all Alberta-based companies. Email: atbx@atb.com Join Calgary's Startup Community: Startup Calgary’s free Community Membership will help you stay on top of community events, resources and updates. Members receive exclusive discounts and a free downloadable version of our Startup Community 101 deck. You can sign up here.

The world needs more daydreamers. It’s okay to fail. How do we enable our girls? These are just a few of the ideas up for discussion with Col Jones, entrepreneur educator at Queensland University. Then there’s Sam, Girlpreneur, out there doing her way. I call it when theory meets practice. And it makes for interesting listening for the rest of us watching from the sidelines. As teachers, we know when we’re successful when our students are capable of creating their own opportunities for satisfaction. Sam’s done that but neither she nor I are sure how, or why, and that’s where Col comes in, naming more than a few of the qualities Sam and I take for granted in our small world, but ones we know are far harder to come by in educational institutions, that is, schools. Col lists the six attributes students can develop  through entrepreneur education; intellectually, close friendships, independence in value judgements, tolerance of ambiguity, an uncommon interest in the common place and a balanced sense of humour. Most of Col’s students are already passionate by the time they get to him and it’s his job to set up the environment for their future learning. He talks about entrepreneurial competencies and his students being able to create their own opportunities though their adaptive capacities. He also writes books on entrepreneurial education and is currently working on a manifesto on how to teach entrepreneurship. But the real secret, he says, is getting out of students’ ways, and creating a space where they can gain confidence in their abilities by walking in an entrepreneur’s shoes. This is not the first podcast chat I’ve enjoyed with Col and it won’t be the last. He’s even set me some homework, reading A Primer for the Philosophy of Education, by Samuel Rocha. I’ll try to get hold of Col’s manifesto for teaching entrepreneurship, too. You can find out more about Col, his books and his teaching https://www.teaching-entrepreneurship.com/ (here.) As for Sam, she’s promised she’ll join me on the podcast again but only if I give her the questions first. Go figure, my daughter lost for words. And I have the evidence to prove it. Thanks, Sam. Love you. xx

In the third and final part of our entrepreneur education focus, we talk to John Peterson and Michael Parsons from Best Practice, a company that provides Fortune 500 level business education, coaching and mentoring programs tailored to small and medium sized businesses. Best Practice founder John Peterson is a self-made serial entrepreneur who has been studying and teaching the craft of business for over 20 years. He has founded numerous companies, working across Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore, and consulted to many industries including accounting, advertising, IT, HR, legal and mining. Michael is a management consultant who has spent over 25 years helping Australasian businesses grow, focussing on people, process and performance. John and Michael discuss the biggest issues facing small business owners, succession planning, capital and cash flow, and the challenge of gaining further education while running a business. For more information about Best Practice, visit http://bestpracticeprogram.com.au This podcast is brought to you by KMT Partners. KMT is a leading accounting and wealth management advisory firm in South Australia, assisting you to emerge, renew, grow and build resilience in business, themes which are central to this podcast series. For more information visit http://KMTpartners.com.au Subscribe to our mailing list: https://kmtpartners.com.au/kmt-partners-podcast-sessions-join-our-mailing-list/ KMT on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KMTpartner/ KMT on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kmt-partners This podcast is hosted and produced by Andrew Montesi from Apiro Media http://apiropodcasts.com

In this episode we continue our theme of entrepreneurship education with Professor Noel Lindsay. Professor Lindsay heads up entrepreneurship at the University of Adelaide - as Pro Vice Chancellor of Entrepreneurship, Director of the Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC) and Academic Director of the University’s Singapore Operations. Despite his qualifications and achievements, Professor Lindsay initially dropped out of school to pursue business, which would provide a hands on foundation for his academic work later in life. We talk about his story, as well as the role of universities in entrepreneurship, global entrepreneurship trends, creating ecosystems, the global export of his eChallenge program and ThincLab incubator .. and much more. Find out more about entrepreneurship at University of Adelaide https://ecic.adelaide.edu.au/ This podcast is brought to you by KMT Partners. KMT is a leading accounting and wealth management advisory firm in South Australia, assisting you to emerge, renew, grow and build resilience in business, themes which are central to this podcast series. For more information visit http://KMTpartners.com.au Subscribe to our mailing list: https://kmtpartners.com.au/kmt-partners-podcast-sessions-join-our-mailing-list/ KMT on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KMTpartner/ KMT on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kmt-partners This podcast is hosted and produced by Andrew Montesi from Apiro Media http://apiropodcasts.com

Our next few episodes focus on entrepreneurship education, which is somewhat contentious, because a lot of discourse around the topic is built on stories of the ‘self-made founder', 'university drop out' and learning as you go. So, we’re investigating this issue of education for entrepreneurs and business owners, starting with a conversation with Professor Fredric Kropp. Fredric has been professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at Middlebury Institute of International Studies in California and also at the University of Adelaide. He also spent 20 years working with consulting firms, specialising in forecasting, marketing and policy analysis. He was educated at Northeastern University in Boston, University of Southern California and University of Oregon. We talk about key attributes of successful entrepreneurs, key fundamentals for teaching entrepreneurship, the emergence of social entrepreneurship and much more. Entrepreneurship at University of Adelaide https://ecic.adelaide.edu.au/ This podcast is brought to you by KMT Partners. KMT is a leading accounting and wealth management advisory firm in South Australia, assisting you to emerge, renew, grow and build resilience in business, themes which are central to this podcast series. For more information visit http://KMTpartners.com.au Subscribe to our mailing list: https://kmtpartners.com.au/kmt-partners-podcast-sessions-join-our-mailing-list/ KMT on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KMTpartner/ KMT on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kmt-partners This podcast is hosted and produced by Andrew Montesi from Apiro Media http://apiropodcasts.com

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/L-muWEy2Y1E Learn to buy a business at http://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Go to my blog and sign up for my emails at http://www.DavidCBarnett.com Related article: I had a chat with a Chicago executive who was looking for an opportunity to buy a ‘good sized’ business with about $500K EBITDA. He was having troubles making a deal. It seems that every time he found a good business, someone else arrived on the scene to outbid him. What gives? Why do these other buyers seem to want to over-pay for these businesses? The problem is that at this revenue level, the financial buyer (person who wants an income and job) begins to run into the strategic buyers. In this case; the PIGS and the PEGS. These are the Private Investment Groups and Private Equity Groups. There is a reason they’re willing to pay more. They’ve got plans for these businesses. Learn what it is in this video I made. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/L-muWEy2Y1E Learn more about how to buy businesses at www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com where you can access tons of information and enroll in my online course. In fact, it’s so awesome that in the years since I’ve been doing the online course and the live workshop, not a single person has taken me up on my money-back guaranteee. (The course is a great value and yes, it comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee!) You can see how my whole buyer system works in this video from a few weeks ago: https://youtu.be/ooixMSaFf6Y Please remember to like and share this article, it’s the only way the people who run the internet have of knowing if the content is any good or not. The more you share, the more likely someone who needs this information will be able to find it. Go to www.DavidCBarnett.com and sign up for my weekly e-mail to receive my videos three days before they go public as well as other exclusive offers. Easy unsubscribe at any time as I use MailChimp. I’m coming to Moncton, NB on March 30 and Toronto on May 10. Seats are already filling up. Find all my live events here: http://davidbarnett.eventbrite.ca . The Centre for Entrepreneur Education and Development in Halifax will be having me do two workshops in Halifax, NS on April 10. Visit http://www.CEED.ca for more info. Thanks and I’ll see you next time.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/YH8WzjkDU-A Sign up for my mailing list and get these videos first here: http://www.DavidCBarnett.com Learn to better manage a small business here: http://www.EasySmallBizSystems.com Related Article: Eugene wants me to talk about how small business debt makes a business more volatile and if his assumption is correct. Great question… because it’s not. Small business owners take on debt to do one thing, boost returns somehow. This has the effect of magnifying the returns on equity. All awesome! Of course, if a money-losing business were to finance losses via debt, that would be just stupid. Watch my video and learn how/when small businesses should have debt and find out who I see get into the most trouble, the most often. (and who’s to blame) Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/YH8WzjkDU-A Learn to get into business the lower-risk way at www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com where you can access tons of information and enroll in my online course. In fact, it’s so awesome that most of the people who enroll also sign up for my follow-up mentoring program to help them prepare to actually do a deal. (The course works out to about $20/hr. and comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee!) You can see how my whole buyer system works in this video from a few weeks ago: https://youtu.be/ooixMSaFf6Y Please remember to like and share this article, it’s the only way the people who run the internet have of knowing if the content is any good or not. The more you share, the more likely someone who needs this information will be able to find it. Go to www.DavidCBarnett.com and sign up for my weekly e-mail to receive my videos three days before they go public as well as other exclusive offers. Easy unsubscribe at any time as I use MailChimp. I’m coming to Moncton, NB on March 30 and Toronto on May 10. Seats are already filling up. Find all my live events here: http://davidbarnett.eventbrite.ca . The Centre for Entrepreneur Education and Development in Halifax will be having me do two workshops in Halifax, NS on April 10. Visit http://www.CEED.ca for more info. Thanks and I’ll see you next time.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/mCTH7UmJfLw go to http://www.DavidCBarnett.com to sign up for my email list Visit http://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com to enroll in my buyer's program. Related article: Sam wants to know what kind of online business I would choose to start. Easy answer since I’ve already started an online business. I’d start one where I wrote and sold books and online courses. The reason: time leverage. The problem, of course, is that I’ve been working on my online business for years and its only now starting to truly pay me the way I deserve. There is an easier way to get into an online business and make money right away. I share it here in this video: https://youtu.be/mCTH7UmJfLw Learn how to buy a business (online or real-world) at www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com where you can access tons of information and enroll in my online course. In fact, it’s so awesome that most of the people who enroll also sign up for my follow-up mentoring program to help them prepare to actually do a deal. (The course works out to about $20/hr. and comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee!) You can see how my whole buyer system works in this video from a few weeks ago: https://youtu.be/ooixMSaFf6Y Please remember to like and share this article, it’s the only way the people who run the internet have of knowing if the content is any good or not. The more you share, the more likely someone who needs this information will be able to find it. Go to www.DavidCBarnett.com and sign up for my weekly e-mail to receive my videos three days before they go public as well as other exclusive offers. Easy unsubscribe at any time as I use MailChimp. I’m coming to Moncton, NB on March 30 and Toronto on May 10. Seats are already filling up. Find all my live events here: http://davidbarnett.eventbrite.ca . The Centre for Entrepreneur Education and Development in Halifax will be having me do two workshops in Halifax, NS on April 10. Visit http://www.CEED.ca for more info. Thanks and I’ll see you next time.

Sign up for the online course here: www.EasySmallBizSystems.com Learn more about buying, selling and managing businesses here: http://www.DavidCBarnett.com Related Article: Would people really want to pay money to buy the life of a busy entrepreneur? Today I’m cleaning up from the second blizzard in five days. Canada is awesome. I still wanted to take the time to write my weekly e-mail though because being stuck inside has give me the chance to do more work on my latest project. You know, most small business owners spend all day working in their business managing staff and serving customers. They don’t get many chances for a break. If these people suddenly had to sell their business, do you think anyone would be willing to pay money for the privilege of being tied down to a business that required non-stop attention? I’ve seen it too many times. You see, I've been helping people for years to sell their companies and oftentimes I need to work with them first to make it sellable. This usually means fixing broken business practices, implementing organizational structures, job descriptions and workflow management. It’s impossible for a business to grow and for the owner to step away if the basic framework of the business as a money-making machine is not built. That stuff sounds hard and time consuming, but it doesn't have to be. Over the years I've actually developed a 13-step process to make it easy to systematize a business - even while continuing to manage the day-to-day operations. It doesn't take a special consultant or a team of professionals. It just requires a plan. Right now I’ve started recording the modules for my new online course called Build a Business That People Will Want To Buy. See the introduction module here: https://youtu.be/j2I7dhXp7eo This program will be helpful to business owners and to new entrepreneurs starting up or those who wish to buy a business some day. If you’re really looking forward to this information and you’d like to join me and others in a live session you can sign yourself up for my March 30th event in Moncton, NB here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/build-a-business-that-people-will-want-to-buy-live-moncton-nb-tickets-31835795722 Go to www.DavidCBarnett.com and sign up for my weekly e-mail to receive my videos three days before they go public as well as other exclusive offers. Easy unsubscribe at any time as I use MailChimp. I’m coming to Saint John, NB on March 1st and April 10 in Mississauga, ON. Seats are already filling up. Find all my live events here: http://davidbarnett.eventbrite.ca . The Centre for Entrepreneur Education and Development in Halifax will be having me do two workshops in Halifax, NS on April 10. Visit https://ceed.ca/calendar/ for more info. Thanks and I’ll see you next time.

Learn to buy a business the smart way. Take my 9 hour online self study program at http://www.businessbuyeradvantage.com Learn to sell a business at http://www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com Related article: 27-Year-Old Want to Buy a Business from a Baby Boomer I received an e-mail from Vincent, a 27-year-old go-getter who wants to know what he needs to do to buy a business from a retiring baby boomer. Some of my advice isn’t very sexy… Live below your means and save money. Most first-time buyers need down payments and have to pay closing costs and this money almost always comes from savings. Build your credit. Learn to use credit wisely and qualify for larger and larger facilities personally. You may need to use the credit when you make your deal. Perhaps buy a house if it makes sense for you. Choose the right industry. You need to pick an industry with a many potential target companies. I’ve got these and a few more points in this video I recorded the other day. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/SAIiek5ZQz4 Most importantly though for Vincent, learn what you’re doing before you go looking for a deal! Learn how to buy a business at www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com where you can access tons of information and enroll in my online course. In fact, it’s such a great value that it really should be shipped in one of those Wal-Mart ‘Great Value’ packages. (The course works out to about $20/hr. and comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee!) You can see how my whole buyer system works in this video from a few weeks ago: https://youtu.be/ooixMSaFf6Y Please remember to like and share this article, it’s the only way the people who run the internet have of knowing if the content is any good or not. The more you share, the more likely someone who needs this information will be able to find it. Go to www.DavidCBarnett.com and sign up for my weekly e-mail to receive my videos three days before they go public as well as other exclusive offers. Easy unsubscribe at any time as I use MailChimp. I’m coming to Saint John, NB on March 1st. Seats are already filling up. Find all my live events here: http://davidbarnett.eventbrite.ca . The Centre for Entrepreneur Education and Development in Halifax will be having me do two workshops in Halifax, NS on April 10. Visit www.CEEED.ca for more info. Thanks and I’ll see you next time.

http://www.FranchiseWarnings.com http://www.DavidCBarnett.com Related Article: Bruce and Sara want to know about whether I think its smarter to buy a new franchise or an old one and how this compares to a startup. Wow, there is so much to cover on this topic that I wrote a book about it in 2015. Franchise Warnings is available as a .pdf at www.FranchiseWarnings.com or from Amazon.com or Amazon.ca. The big message I try to get across to people is that starting a new franchise is just as risky as a new startup because you’re still relying on being able to draw customers away from established competitors. Some franchisors like to say that the success rates of franchises are better than those of startups. For example: 90% of startups are closed within 5 years while far more franchises are still operating. There are some big reasons why those franchises would still be operating even if they were losing money. I explore several of these in my book and a big one in this video: https://youtu.be/Fi6f2fknDR0 My advice though is always the same; buy something that already has sales and profits. This way there is no question that people will buy from the business... they already are. Learn how to buy a business at www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com where you can access tons of information and enroll in my online course. In fact, it’s so awesome that people all over the world buy it even if their local currency makes it seem expensive. (The course works out to about $20/hr. and comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee!) You can see how my whole buyer system works in this video from a few weeks ago: https://youtu.be/ooixMSaFf6Y Please remember to like and share this article, it’s the only way the people who run the internet have of knowing if the content is any good or not. The more you share, the more likely someone who needs this information will be able to find it. Go to www.DavidCBarnett.com and sign up for my weekly e-mail to receive my videos three days before they go public as well as other exclusive offers. Easy unsubscribe at any time as I use MailChimp. I’m coming to Saint John, NB on March 1st, Moncton, NB on March 30 and Toronto on May 10. Seats are already filling up. Find all my live events here: http://davidbarnett.eventbrite.ca . The Centre for Entrepreneur Education and Development in Halifax will be having me do two workshops in Halifax, NS on April 10. Visit http://www.CEED.ca for more info. Thanks and I’ll see you next time.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/8pVgc2u07pU http://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com http://www.DavidCBarnett.com Related Article: Jolson wants to know how to convince a bank to make a loan for him to buy a business. The problem is that the seller has not been declaring all the revenue and the financials look awful. What is a prospective buyer to do? Great question… I love these kinds of sellers. Why? Because they’ve made their businesses un-bankable by their tax-swindling ways. The only way they’re going to be able to sell their business is if the financing is provided in a different way which can be great news if you’re a buyer. Let’s face it, banks can be difficult and time-consuming to deal with. I always prefer to do a deal without them when I can. Learn more about what I mean in the video I recorded to respond to Jolson. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/8pVgc2u07pU Learn more about how to buy these types of businesses at www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com where you can access tons of information and enroll in my online course. In fact, it’s so awesome that most of the people who enroll also sign up for my follow-up mentoring program to help them prepare to actually do a deal. (The course is a great value and comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee!) You can see how my whole buyer system works in this video from a few weeks ago: https://youtu.be/ooixMSaFf6Y Please remember to like and share this article, it’s the only way the people who run the internet have of knowing if the content is any good or not. The more you share, the more likely someone who needs this information will be able to find it. Go to www.DavidCBarnett.com and sign up for my weekly e-mail to receive my videos three days before they go public as well as other exclusive offers. Easy unsubscribe at any time as I use MailChimp. I’m coming to Moncton, NB on March 30 and Toronto on May 10. Seats are already filling up. Find all my live events here: http://davidbarnett.eventbrite.ca . The Centre for Entrepreneur Education and Development in Halifax will be having me do two workshops in Halifax, NS on April 10. Visit http://www.CEED.ca for more info. Thanks and I’ll see you next time.

Watch this on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/Zzt7xznT7fU Sign up to my email list at http://www.DavidCBarnett.com Learn to buy a business at http://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com Related article: Greg sent me a great question; Once we have a price for the business, how do we break down that price among the different things being bought? Great question. We call this the price allocation and it’s necessary to do when you buy or sell a business as an asset sale. The way that you allocate the purchase price can have direct tax consequences for the selling entity at the time of sale... or for the buyer in the years to come after the purchase. It’s often one of the facets of the negotiation that the buyer and seller don’t realize they need to get figured out sooner rather than later. I’ve seen the price allocation cause delayed closings and has almost stopped a deal. Especially if it’s left until the last minute. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/Zzt7xznT7fU Learn more about price allocation and how to buy businesses at www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com where you can access tons of information and enroll in my online course. Student satisfaction from my program is 100%. Everyone who’s taken it is happy. How do I know? It features a 30 day money-back guarantee which nobody has ever asked for. There’s no risk at all for you to enroll. You can see how my whole buyer system works in this video from a few weeks ago: https://youtu.be/ooixMSaFf6Y Please remember to like and share this article, it’s the only way the people who run the internet have of knowing if the content is any good or not. The more you share, the more likely someone who needs this information will be able to find it. Go to www.DavidCBarnett.com and sign up for my weekly e-mail. Easy unsubscribe at any time as I use MailChimp and I’m not interested in harassing people for who don’t want to hear from me. I’m coming to Toronto on May 10, 2017. Seats are already filling up. Find my current and future live events here: http://davidbarnett.eventbrite.ca . The Centre for Entrepreneur Education and Development in Halifax will be having me do two workshops in Halifax, NS on April 10. Visit http://www.CEED.ca for more info. Thanks and I’ll see you next time.

Warren Apel had a good life. Nice job, leadership position in a school, living in Amsterdam.  But for Warren, he was itching for a change. While he did not leave Amsterdam, he did decide to take a year off and become a full time entrepreneur working on his own SAAS (Software as a service) site called Scholastico.Warren discusses his decision to go full time entrepreneur, where it has taken him and some advice for those of us interested in pursuing a similar path. Connect With Warren @warrenABio Warren Apel, is an Apple Distinguished Educator and Google for Education Certified Innovator. Prior to founding Scholastico, he worked as a teacher, technology director, and school leader for 17 years at international schools in Amsterdam, India and Egypt.

Ian Wynne is the Founder and CEO of Mythical Media, & Founder of The Super Human Project. Additionally he has helped create a free virtual university for the Merchant Services industry called Merchant University.  Ian sits on the boards of a number of Start Up companies in an advisory role for revenue modeling and marketing.Ian has helped companies generate millions in additional revenue working with Fortune 500 companies and start up’s.    Ian embraces the life of Entrepreneurship and more  importantly the role that constant development, growth  and learning plays in each of our lives. Ian is sought  after for consulting and coaching in order to help  businesses grow and achieve financial results through  proven practices in generating revenue and creating  engaged customers.   We combine technology and psychology in a new learning  methodology called Unlimited Cognitive Processing.   www.TheSuperHumanproject.com   Ask about hisThe 1Percent event