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Category: <span>Start Up</span>

How to Turn Your Great Idea into a Business Part 4

January 14, 2014 jbdcolley

So far in this Video Series we have considered six topics around the subject of How to Turn Your Great…

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How to Turn Your Great Idea into a Business Part 3

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Well, here is Part Three – I hope you are enjoying my Videos so far! In this video I want…

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How to Turn Your Great Idea into a Business Part 2

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In this, the second video in the series, I want to move on and take a look at the Business…

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How to Turn Your Great Idea into a Business Part 1

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This Week I want to share a short four part Video Course with you. In this Video, I want to…

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Raising Venture Capital? Before you do, take a look at my Course!

February 7, 2013 jbdcolley

  Are you raising Venture Capital? If you are you might like to meet up with me and spend a…

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Posted in: Courses, Raising Capital, Start Up Filed under: Start Up Course

Should Start Ups have a CFO?

September 6, 2012 jbdcolley

  If you are following a lean start up philosophy, the cost of a full time CFO may seem like…

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The Financial Times Asks an Expert!

April 30, 2012 jbdcolley

  I am very grateful to Jonathan Moules, the Enterprise Correspondent of the Financial Times, for asking me to contribute…

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Posted in: Engagement, Start Up Filed under: Business Development

Can you tell your PEs from your VCs? Part 3

February 27, 2012 jbdcolley

  In the first two parts of this series, I have discussed how to tell the different types of Venture…

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Posted in: Raising Capital, Start Up Filed under: Business Development, Venture Capital

Can you tell your PEs from your VCs? Part 2

February 23, 2012 jbdcolley

  In the first Part of this series I examined the  different types of Venture Capital and Private Equity firms.…

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Posted in: Raising Capital, Start Up Filed under: Business Development, Corporate Strategy, Venture Capital

Can you tell your PEs from your VCs? Part 1

February 20, 2012 jbdcolley

  Can you tell the difference between a Private Equity firm and a Venture Capital firm? Before you start to…

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Posted in: Raising Capital, Start Up Filed under: Business Development, Venture Capital

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