Comments on: My entrepreneurial scorecard http://www.davecrainonline.com/my-entrepreneurial-scorecard.html Positive. Growth. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:19:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: My Entrepreneurial Scorecard | Manufacturing Success http://www.davecrainonline.com/my-entrepreneurial-scorecard.html/comment-page-1#comment-1398 My Entrepreneurial Scorecard | Manufacturing Success Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:31:05 +0000 http://www.davecrainonline.com/?p=1339#comment-1398 [...] Note: You can read a more in-depth article on this topic on Dave's personal [...] [...] Note: You can read a more in-depth article on this topic on Dave's personal [...]

]]> By: Dave http://www.davecrainonline.com/my-entrepreneurial-scorecard.html/comment-page-1#comment-1394 Dave Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:25:03 +0000 http://www.davecrainonline.com/?p=1339#comment-1394 Hi Scott - thanks for the comment. It was good to catch up via phone the other day as well. I hope our conversation helped and I wish you the best of luck on your funding search. It is a challenge for ANY early stage entrepreneur. Hi Scott – thanks for the comment. It was good to catch up via phone the other day as well. I hope our conversation helped and I wish you the best of luck on your funding search. It is a challenge for ANY early stage entrepreneur.

]]> By: Scott Blakley http://www.davecrainonline.com/my-entrepreneurial-scorecard.html/comment-page-1#comment-1392 Scott Blakley Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:50:16 +0000 http://www.davecrainonline.com/?p=1339#comment-1392 Dave, I like your scoreboard. I am a start up called LiveWell Home Safety slutions, LLC. We sell fashionable home safety equipment to seniors and multi-generational households to foster independent living in and around the home: Unique grab bars and other daily asistive living aids. A challenge for my business is that while I have all the above, a fantastic business model, a target market that just keeps growing over the next 30 years, a great experienced team, profits, passion, patent pending IP and most importantly pending annual sales orders from a national retialer of $3 million to $6 million, so far I've found that Cleveland financing sources only recognize "High Tech", "BioTEch" etc as larger opportunities. My business is ready to take off right now as customers are excited about buying my products - the problem is funding the business. I have 1.5 years sweat equity and well over $80K in the busniness. There are a few business models that have everything investors might want, but if they are not high tech they don't get reviewed. Dave,

I like your scoreboard. I am a start up called LiveWell Home Safety slutions, LLC. We sell fashionable home safety equipment to seniors and multi-generational households to foster independent living in and around the home: Unique grab bars and other daily asistive living aids.

A challenge for my business is that while I have all the above, a fantastic business model, a target market that just keeps growing over the next 30 years, a great experienced team, profits, passion, patent pending IP and most importantly pending annual sales orders from a national retialer of $3 million to $6 million, so far I’ve found that Cleveland financing sources only recognize “High Tech”, “BioTEch” etc as larger opportunities.

My business is ready to take off right now as customers are excited about buying my products – the problem is funding the business. I have 1.5 years sweat equity and well over $80K in the busniness.

There are a few business models that have everything investors might want, but if they are not high tech they don’t get reviewed.

]]> By: Dave http://www.davecrainonline.com/my-entrepreneurial-scorecard.html/comment-page-1#comment-1384 Dave Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:10:07 +0000 http://www.davecrainonline.com/?p=1339#comment-1384 Simon - good to hear from you. It <strong>has</strong> been a while for me. I'm enjoying the summer and have done a couple projects on the side. I'm looking forward to getting back to writing soon. Good luck on all your new ventures. Simon – good to hear from you. It has been a while for me. I’m enjoying the summer and have done a couple projects on the side. I’m looking forward to getting back to writing soon.

Good luck on all your new ventures.

]]> By: Simon Stapleton http://www.davecrainonline.com/my-entrepreneurial-scorecard.html/comment-page-1#comment-1383 Simon Stapleton Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:27:02 +0000 http://www.davecrainonline.com/?p=1339#comment-1383 Hi Dave. Long time man! I like this approach as it allows for the subjective weighting of personal factors. We're human, and we have to be interested and passionate about which opportunities we take on, or leave alone. Since January, I've been involved in a number of entrepreneurial activities and it's been a rollercoaster ride, and I'm learning that how I feel about something in the early stages is very important and influential on how successful it eventually becomes. Hi Dave. Long time man! I like this approach as it allows for the subjective weighting of personal factors. We’re human, and we have to be interested and passionate about which opportunities we take on, or leave alone.

Since January, I’ve been involved in a number of entrepreneurial activities and it’s been a rollercoaster ride, and I’m learning that how I feel about something in the early stages is very important and influential on how successful it eventually becomes.

]]> By: Dave http://www.davecrainonline.com/my-entrepreneurial-scorecard.html/comment-page-1#comment-1372 Dave Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:45:51 +0000 http://www.davecrainonline.com/?p=1339#comment-1372 Jeanette - great to hear from you. Congratulations on the impending one year anniversary. Jeanette – great to hear from you. Congratulations on the impending one year anniversary.

]]> By: Jeanette http://www.davecrainonline.com/my-entrepreneurial-scorecard.html/comment-page-1#comment-1371 Jeanette Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:01:21 +0000 http://www.davecrainonline.com/?p=1339#comment-1371 Love the post Dave! As my current business reaches its first anniversary I looked back to see what worked and what didn't. I look forward to see where I am going with this and my focus is two-fold. First how to get more referral partners who will bring me qualified customers because qualified customers mean income. Secondly, how will I increase my profits? Your post is in line with my thoughts. I am not celebrating my first anniversary yet but I am celebrating the fact that my business has made it a year. It had both good and bad months. I am now examining my past moves in order to make my future moves even more profitable. Keep up the good work over there and I will keep the repairs going on over here! Best Regards, Jeanette Love the post Dave!

As my current business reaches its first anniversary I looked back to see what worked and what didn’t. I look forward to see where I am going with this and my focus is two-fold. First how to get more referral partners who will bring me qualified customers because qualified customers mean income. Secondly, how will I increase my profits?

Your post is in line with my thoughts. I am not celebrating my first anniversary yet but I am celebrating the fact that my business has made it a year. It had both good and bad months. I am now examining my past moves in order to make my future moves even more profitable.

Keep up the good work over there and I will keep the repairs going on over here!

Best Regards,

Jeanette

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