Wednesday, March 21, 2012

What's Your Elevator Pitch?

What’s Your Elevator Pitch

An “Elevator Pitch” is a concise, carefully planned, and well-practiced description about your company that investor/customer should be able to understand in the time it would take to ride up an elevator.

Attention grabbing – What can you say within a minute to make investors/customers want to hear more!!!!!


Your Elevator Pitch must answer these questions:

·         What is your product or service? Brief description
·         Who is your market? Who are you selling to? What industry is it? How large is the market?
·         What is your revenue model? How do you expect to make money?
·         Who is behind the company? Tell them a little about you and your team’s Background and achievements. Who’s on your team?
·         Who is your competition? Everyone has competition
·         What is your competitive advantage? How is your different and what is your advantage
               over the competition????
·         What is your hook? A statement or question that would want someone to hear more.

Length:   About 150-225 words  - 60 seconds or less

Passion:  If you don’t believe in it – investors/customers won’t either

A request: What are you looking for? Investors, customers, etc…..






Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Survey Says..............

Are you interesting in participating in the Minority Networking Exchange Kickball League?
Other games will be open for discuss also.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Roller Skating Rink Name

I have almost completed my 2nd draft of my business plan. I want to open a Roller Skating Ring (Multiple Purpose Center) to the city of Pittsburgh.

I have most of my research complete. However, I haven't decided on a name I like.

Do you've any suggestions on what the name should be?

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

What's your biggest Fear?

Do you've a dream of being a business owner? Would you like to leave the comfort of your employment to become Entrepreneur? What are you waiting on? What is stopping you from fulfilling your dream? (Feel free to respond to these questions on this blog)

Vernard

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Building a Winning Team

Successful entrepreneurs almost always have a winning team. Who is on your team? The Minority Networking Exchange will soon be announcing members of it's team. The members are experts in the following fields: Law, Business Development, Social Events, Microbusiness/Start Up, Graphic Design, Marketing/PR, Booking Keeping, Accounting and more......

Small Business Solutions

http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/ is a great resource for entrepreneurs looking for affordable ways to design and host a website. They've variety of other products that they offer.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Who's on your winning team?

Who's on your wining team?


Do you've a mentor? A lawyer? Accountant? Consultant? Great Employees?


Who's on your winning team?

Who is helping you become a successful Entrepreneur?