12 Reasons to Follow-Up with Your Clients, Customers and ColleaguesWritten by Susan Dunn, MA, Personal and Professional Development Coach
And twelve reasons why not to take it personally if they don't return your call or email, miss an appointment, or fail to acknowledge your communication. In past month I have failed to respond to people for following reasons. In all cases, person recontacted me, for which I was grateful. So keep after your contacts, and don't assume it's personal if they don't get back to you ... or even that they got message.1.I could not get an email through to them. Either it was spam-blocked, or their server wasn't working, or something. Worst of all, my server didn't inform me it hadn't gone through. I only found out when they picked up phone and called me. 2.My telephone quit permitting me to retrieve old messages. Is it only I with these frequent technical problems? I doubt it. I listened once through to all messages, and then was going to go back and write down numbers and voila! Gone! 3.I forgot. It happens. 4.They transposed digits of their phone number in their email. Or I transposed digits in mine. 5.The person I had phone appointment with lived in China and wasn't aware of time change to daylight savings time in US.
| | "What is an Investor Ready Business Plan"Written by Howard Schwartz
A Business Plan, as all good entrepreneurs starting out in life should know is foundation, or rather a springboard, towards establishment and growth of a new business. A business plan is an essential tool for companies raising capital – and your business plan needs to be Investor Ready. What is an Investor Ready business plan? An investor ready business plan is a document that has been professionally prepared to meet needs of both Venture Capitalists and Angel investors. In your Business Plan, you should be able to see your own project through investor's eye. Your plan must be able to answer concerns of an investor. The investors, both VCs and angels, are risking their hard earned capital by investing in your venture in hope of long term returns that are worth many times their original investment. An Investor Ready Business Plan demonstrates to investors that you are an expert in your industry and that you have a clear mission. An entrepreneur addresses these needs by prepareing a comprehensive and detailed view of their business objectives and goals. Some important sections that address different concerns of investors are below: Management Investors invest in management - not just ideas. It is very important that you express your knowledge, passion and dedication to your business as best as you can. The competence of your team along with their experience levels and their commitment levels are also factors that investors look into before making their investment decisions. Customers It is important to communicate to investors that you understand needs and requirements of your customers and to articulate your marketing strategy within your business plan. Product/Service Description
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