Creating a Business Plan Harvard Business Press Boston, Massachusetts ISBN-13: 978-1-4221-6687-1 Creating a Business Plan Pocket Mentor Series The Pocket Mentor Series offers immediate solutions to common challenges managers face on the job every day. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools, self-tests, and real-life examples to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and hone critical skills. Whether you’re at your desk, in a meeting, or on the road, these portable
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Yaanom Beyebi is a firm with the desire or intention of venturing into the manufacturing sector in Ghana. As we are told the market is promising and lucrative nevertheless very competitive. However, before anyone can enter into any business venture, it is very essential to study the market and have an in-depth understanding about how the industry operates. This is done by analyzing all the factors affecting the business internally and externally in order to know what strategy to adopt to stay competitive
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1. Why are investors excited about Netscape? What is Netscape’s business model? What must Netscape accomplish if it is going to be successful in the long run? What are the risks Netscape faces? Marc Andreessen, along with the other founders of Mosaic, accomplished what other Internet providers before failed to do: they created a Web browser that did not require the user to have expertise in HTML coding. Mosaic’s user-friendly click-and-point interface allowed for a wider customer base. After purchasing
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Study Chapter 1: The role of capital market intermediaries in the dot-com crash of 2000 1. What is the intended role of each of the institutions and intermediaries discussed in the case for the effective functioning of capital markets? i. Venture Capitalist: provides capital for the company in the early stage of development and ensures company to have a good management team and sustainable business. VC demand high return on investment and sells stock usually to public through IPO. ii
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Weak IPO market to hurt venture capital industry NEW DELHI: The current level of IPO activity in India as well as the world is "low" to support the health of the venture capital industry , says a study . The survey which was conducted by Deloitte in conjunction with the Venture Capital Associations of India, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, US and the UK said that high returns generated by IPOs are critical for the sustainence of a healthy venture capital industry. "Clearly
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There has been a flood of capital being poured into technology firms at a rate that have some fearing another bubble is ready to burst and a repeat of the “dot.bomb era” of a decade ago may soon repeat. How valid is this concern? Using the recent LinkedIn initial public offering as an example, the shares soared on first day of trading last week from $45 per share to over $94, that’s 100% plus increase (this too followed a last minute decision to raise the initial offering price from around $35 to
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The Dot-Com Crash 1. What is the intended role of each of the institutions and intermediaries discussed in the case for the effective functioning of capital markets? Venture Capitalists VCs have several intended roles in order for capital markets to function effectively. First of all, VCs provide needed financing for startup companies and, also, build strong platform for further financing. Since it is difficult for new companies to raise capital in public markets, VCs are necessary intermediaries
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Kismet Inc. Case Stuart Trier, and Aaron Anticic founded Kismet Inc. in February of 2002. Kismet is a small distributor of tools and hobby products, based out of Hamilton, ON. They sell their merchandise at both their small store located at the front of their warehouse in Hamilton, and through tool shows that they set-up at various locations across Ontario. The majority of their revenue is obtained via their tool shows, in which they sell their merchandise at reduced costs to the consumer. Trier
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Study When starting a new venture you will almost certainly need to prepare a Business Plan. However there is little point in investing days and days of effort in preparing a full plan, without first clarifying your thinking. Undertaking some initial feasibility activities will help you assess whether the idea has sufficient potential to warrant the investment of your further time and effort. The Business Plan is the full detailed blueprint for launching a new business or venture and securing funding
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This case mainly describes the dot-com bubble and discusses the underlying causes of the bubble burst. It was primarily caused due to the speculation by intermediaries such as investors, accountants, lawyers, regulatory bodies, investment banks, venture capitalists, and money management firms of the value of the rapidly growing Internet sector and e-business. These intermediaries wanted big ideas more than a solid business plan from a company. The IPOs of internet companies emerged with ferocity
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