Welcome to Vision2Biz.Com

Do you have an idea for a new business you'd like to start? Is it time to escape the cubicle and pursue your passion?

Tough economic times actually open more doors than ever.

Customers are looking for alternatives. Competitors have cut their marketing budgets and have laid off staff.

Rent is cheap, labor is cheap and the Internet empowers you in many significant ways.

Here we're talking about taking those very first steps to start your own business,  Right Here. Right Now.

Here you'll get connected to new ideas and helpful techniques, timely articles, podcasts, YouTube videos, and links to a range of useful "how-to" resources. Join the conversation and connect with other early-stage entrepreneurs to share tactics and support.

You can comment on any post you read by clicking on the Post A Comment link at the bottom of each post. You can share any post with your colleagues by clicking on Email Article located at the bottom of each post.

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It's time to move from your Vision 2 Real Business!

David Samuel
Publisher - Vision2Biz.com

Thursday
21Jan2010

How to create your unique value proposition

DateThursday, January 21, 2010 at 8:16AM

Do you remember life before FedEx? If you wanted to get a document or small package from Point "A" to Point "B" you had a few choices. You could engage a shipping company such as UPS, or you could do what most did, and engage the Post Office. Sending  a letter by the Post Office cost less than a dollar. Along comes this new company who offers to transport your parcel for $15! But the catch is that they will guarantee that the parcel arrives at it's Point "B" by the next day, regardless of where the Point "A" may be. 

Their promise to the customer, articulated in their catch-phrase "when it absolutely positively has to be there by 10am the next day", is the best example I know of a strong value proposition.

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Wednesday
13Jan2010

Great advice for start-ups - in 3 words!

DateWednesday, January 13, 2010 at 8:11AM

I encountered this great list of advice to early-stage entrepreneurs produced by Dharmesh Shah, co-author of one of the best new books on the market: Inbound Marketing.

Early-stage entrepreneurs tend to get lots of advice from lots of people, some good advice, some harmful advice. It's important to weigh these inputs carefully, but be open to new ideas and insights from credible sources who are interested in your success.

In the pages of this blog, we've talked a lot about the important priorities in starting your business. Things like:

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Friday
08Jan2010

The 5 things you can do THIS MONTH to help your business start-up

DateFriday, January 8, 2010 at 10:03PM

Happy New Year, V2B! I hope that you had a great Christmas holiday. Welcome to 2010. A new year and a new decade. I don't really believe in "New Years Resolutions" because most people make unrealistic promises to themselves that crash and burn by February. I do believe that concrete annual planning is important, and in that context I humbly offer a few thoughts to you as an early stage entrepreneur.

If you've been thinking about starting your business, here are 5 things that you can/should do THIS MONTH, that have nothing to do with the specifics of the business, but have everything to do with helping the vision2biz launch succeed:

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Wednesday
09Dec2009

10 critical questions to answer BEFORE writing the comprehensive business plan

DateWednesday, December 9, 2009 at 7:26AM

Most new entrepreneurs try to take a leap from a generalized business vision straight to a formal business plan. That leap misses some critical thinking about the business and about their own fitness and readiness for entrepreneurship. I'd suggest that there are some basic challenges and thoughts that need to be addressed BEFORE you are ready to construct your detailed, investor-ready business plan. The following are 10 questions to guide your thinking about these ideas.

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Monday
07Dec2009

More women over 55 are starting businesses. Here's why they succeed

DateMonday, December 7, 2009 at 7:19AM

In my previous post, Accidental Entrepreneur?, I talked about the success path for late-in-life entrepreneurs. Well here is further validation of those ideas with a specific focus on women 55 and older.

Blogger Kaya Singer (Silver Vixens: For Women of a Certain Age), describes why these women are succeeding, and why you can succeed.

http://www.silvervixens.com/articles/awakening/no!+you%E2%80%99re+not+crazy!

This is a must-read for my female readers! Let me know what you think of these ideas!

 

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