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== Steps to Success ==
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<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-77a0cc06-714a-ab01-db69-0f9802424df4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Build a list of connections and entities with funding and support for start-ups. Use these resources throughout the process of starting a company. Ex) Local utility companies with immediate impact grants.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-77a0cc06-714a-ab01-db69-0f9802424df4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make a business model. (Canvanizer: Canvas model: Stakeholders, costs, business plan, etc.)</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-77a0cc06-714a-ab01-db69-0f9802424df4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Verify value and costs via interviews (100 at least): Focus Groups</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-77a0cc06-714a-ab01-db69-0f9802424df4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make a business plan. - 5-year financial gains.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-77a0cc06-714a-ab01-db69-0f9802424df4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Connect funding sources to a business plan. - Crowdfunding? Then look at the dominant successes in crowdfunding. -Kickstarter, IndyGoGo, Rocket, etc. - Have a good video less than 2 minutes long (Who are you, why, how do you make money, who is your team - No spelling errors).</span></span></li>
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