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Karen Rands - Q & A
Question - How do I know if I am ready for funding?
Answer - Although the capital investment market is reported to be tight, millions of dollars are being invested everyday in sound businesses that are packaged and prepared properly. It is very difficult for a start up company to receive funding, although not impossible. The first step is to review your business strategy and operations and give you a courtesy recommendation. This can happen in person or over the phone.
Question - How do I know if I am ready for funding?
Answer - Three out of four companies never receive funding. You need to have an independent party that either is an investor or works with investors to review your business plan, investor presentation and documents for review, they will be able to determine your "readiness" to meet with investors and increase the likelihood of investor interest. Even if you believe you are "ready", you need to ensure that your message is clear and the investor community can easily determine the likelihood of a return on their investment.
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Jim DeBetta
Founder of the Academy for Entrepreneurs
Jim DeBetta's experience has massed millions of dollars within the retail selling world. Jim's experience has reached far and wide working with various products, retailers, manufactures, and factories. He knew it was time to help those that had a product in mind or ready for production and founded the Academy for Entrepreneurs.
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Ron Reardon
Patent Agent
Ron helps you to understand the importance of a good patent search. This could potentially save you from money as well as protect you from possible patent infringement.
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Jeff Haugen
Marketing Research Expert
He has consulted to businesses in a wide range of industries from inventors to Fortune 100 companies. His work is based on thorough market research consisting of investigative research, secondary research, surveys and focus groups.
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Joe McVoy
Retail Sales Expert
Joe McVoy has been a successful entrepreneur who has started, built and sold businesses for 29 years. He invented and marketed $45 Million of his own products to major retail chains like Wal-Mart and Target.
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JoAnn Hines
Packaging Expert
A packaging consultant with more than 30 years of global packaging experience and expertise, she has a comprehensive command of the power of branding, design and merchandising through packaging and how it can influence the consumer.
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Bradley Crose
Trademark Expert
Brad Crose primarily practices in patent and trademark prosecution. He has prosecuted patent applications in a number of fields including computer vision, interactive imaging, optical networking, critically-timed video applications, timing recovery, colorless multiplexing, clock and data recovery circuits, mechanical devices, and much more.
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T.J. DoVale
Patent & Trademark Attorney / Entrepreneur
T.J. is a partner at the law firm of FSB Legal Counsel. He is also an inventor with two patents of his own. T.J.’s focus is helping companies and inventors navigate the maze of patents and trademarks.
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Joyce Bone
Millionaire Moms
Joyce has built a business which helps entrepreneurial women master the art of raising a business and a family at the same time. Her goal is to help as many women as possible create their ideal lives!
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Stephen Key
Invention Licensing Expert
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Todd Brabender
Public Relations Expert
Todd Brabender is the President of Spread The News Public Relations, Inc. His business specializes in generating widespread media exposure for innovative products and services all over North America.
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Larry Villanueva
Patent Attorney
Larry is a Partner/Shareholder at Gardner Graff which focuses on the legal matters of intellectual property.
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Steve Greenberg
Product Expert
Steve Greenberg is an invention groupie and author of the best-selling book "Gadget Nation." With an ongoing career talking about new inventions on national TV, Steve is an expert in all things Gadget!
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Tony Erwin
Alternative Financing Expert
Tony is the owner and President of Skyrocket Financial Solutions LLC. and provides business finance consulting to customers to Skyrocket their business through access to capital, cash flow solutions and equipment financing.
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Jeff Sweeney
Manufacturing Strategist
As Executive VP and Chief Marketing Officer, Jeff Sweeney heads up business development efforts for East West Manufacturing. As co-founder of the company, Jeff’s focus is on the customer--from identifying companies in need of offshore manufacturing services to managing the customer-service and logistics functions at East West.
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Bonnie Griffin Kaake
Marketing Strategist
Bonnie Griffin Kaake has more than 25 years of marketing and marketing management experience. She is President/CEO of Innovative Consulting Group (ICG) which was founded in 1996.
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Jay Johnson
Branding & Advertising Expert
Founder of Five Minute Productions, Jay has been helping small companies build brands from identity creation to e-Commerce website development for over a decade.
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Karen Rands
Funding Expert
Founder of (LaunchFN) Karen Rands has been helping people connect with funding allowing them to build the business of their dreams.
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Edie Tolchin
Sourcing, Manufacturing and Import Expert
Edith G. Tolchin, “The Sourcing Lady” (SM), “invented” EGT Global Trading in 1997, with a goal to link U.S. inventors with Asian manufacturers, to provide an exclusive import service for sourcing, quality control, production testing and safety issues, manufacturing, international financing, air/ocean shipping, customs clearance arrangements, and dock-to-door delivery.
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