Question There are two partners. One partner has invested a large amount of cash. The other has invested strictly time, which if fairly valued would also be a large amount of cash. Is it reasonable, or acceptable to indicate the value of time invested in the form of a cash value as a “Startup Expense” [...]
Over on our Palo Alto Software Facebook page, Bernadette Njoku asked: I’m looking for advice on what small businesses do/should do to build themselves financially over time, e.g., what are some recommendations on what to do if sales come in, should they reinvest into the business, what percentage, are there any ratios, are there recommendations, [...]
Fresh off of reading dozens of business plans for venture competitions, business planning expert (and competition judge) Tim Berry shares his insight on what entrepreneurs get right and wrong in their business plans.
Tim Berry’s new video talks about the basics for a good Elevator Pitch in this month’s video. If you can’t view the video here, then check it out on our YouTube channel along with the rest of our business and marketing focused videos. Palo Alto Software’s YouTube Videos
President and Founder of Palo Alto Software, Tim Berry has a weekly feature on www.bplans.com called “Ask Tim”. In these weekly videos, Tim answers often asked questions that have been emailed to us or asked at the number of different conferences and lectures we attend all through the year. In this particular video, Tim talks [...]