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John B. Vinturella
John B. Vinturella
featured author
Occupation:
Consultant
Profile:
John B. Vinturella,
Ph.D., has written books
on entrepreneurship and
small-business management
(see Amazon.com) and
maintains sites on
entrepreneurship
(jbv.com), Internet
marketing (ryie.com) and
personal finance
(semi-retirement.com).
Dr. Vinturella also
maintains blogs on
business
(secondfortune.blogspot.c
om) and on New Orleans'
recovery from hurricane
Katrina
(nobulletin.blogspot.com)
.
Location:
Metairie, LA, USA
Website:
Competitive Edge
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How not to Raise Traditional Capital... How to Raise "Guerilla" Capital
We have compiled a list of some practices which seem sure to kill your chances to attract investors. Ignore these lessons at your peril.
* Poor market research, weak business pl... More...
By John B. Vinturella,
Metairie, LA, USA - September 8th, 2006
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How do venture capitalists rate proposals?
Most venture capital firms concentrate primarily on the competence and character of the proposing firm's management. They feel that even mediocre products can be successfully manuf... More...
By John B. Vinturella,
Metairie, LA, USA - September 8th, 2006
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How are our chances for venture capital?
Many of today's new ventures, particularly Internet startups with their enormous cash requirements, high risk, and high potential return, require approaching the venture capital ma... More...
By John B. Vinturella,
Metairie, LA, USA - September 8th, 2006
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How to convince a lender...
In making loan requests, entrepreneurs tend to be confident that they will meet or exceed what they consider conservative financial projections. They then have trouble understandin... More...
By John B. Vinturella,
Metairie, LA, USA - September 8th, 2006
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Defining your Company's Competitive Edge
Small businesses are not scale models of big businesses; they are characterized by resource poverty and dependence on a fairly localized market. Their greater vulnerability to the ... More...
By John B. Vinturella,
Metairie, LA, USA - September 8th, 2006
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8 steps to getting your inventory under control
Back when I owned an inventory-based business, one of my better customers had a clever barb in his repertoire. If we were out of anything he needed in his order, he would say "You ... More...
By John B. Vinturella,
Metairie, LA, USA - September 8th, 2006
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Evaluating Business Planning Software
Once a business idea is selected, it is highly recommended that we sharpen the concept by a detailed planning process. The result of this step is a comprehensive business plan, wit... More...
By John B. Vinturella,
Metairie, LA, USA - September 8th, 2006
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Before you buy a Franchise...
A franchise is a continuing relationship between a franchisor and a franchisee in which the franchisor's knowledge, image, success, manufacturing, and marketing techniques are supp... More...
By John B. Vinturella,
Metairie, LA, USA - September 8th, 2006
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Venture Capital: The Art of the Deal
Start-ups and early stage companies are generally not attractive to institutional investors. Even in today's favorable climate, start-ups are basically just too risky for these sou... More...
By John B. Vinturella,
Metairie, LA, USA - September 8th, 2006
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Before you buy a Business...
One alternative to starting a business "from scratch" is to buy an existing business. To some extent, buying a business is less risky because its operating history provides meaning... More...
By John B. Vinturella,
Metairie, LA, USA - September 8th, 2006
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Should I Incorporate?
The most common business structures are proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. A proprietorship is simply a one-owner business. It is the most prevalent form (on the orde... More...
By John B. Vinturella,
Metairie, LA, USA - September 8th, 2006
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6 Questions Investors Will Ask
Investors, which can include wealthy individuals, strategic alliances, financial institutions, venture capital firms, stock brokerage houses, etc., want to know, among other things... More...
By John B. Vinturella,
Metairie, LA, USA - September 8th, 2006
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