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The IDEA Stage is the process of solidifying a business idea into an executable business plan. Typically this is done by one or more of the startup founders  for no salary, since funding is unavailable. 

The focus at this stage should be market research and gathering data that will allow the startup founders to steer the new business startup into a differentiated market niche where resistance to market entry will be the lowest and sales can be achieved most easily ("low hanging fruit").  By going after a narrowly targeted customer profile or specific customer list who have a visible pain they can more easily get companies to take the extra risk of dealing with a startup company. With a low monthly expense ("burn rate") the startup founder should take time and learn as much as possible before taking on additional costs. Startup funding at this stage usually comes from personal savings and a concurrent real job.

The frustration here is that more startup expertise is needed than the small team usually has.  Access to Startup Professionals on as as-required basis is a solution to this dilemma.  Many business model options should be explored with the idea that starting with one business model, and later switching to another model may preserve the founders ownership by reducing total capital needs.

When is this stage done? When you have your complete "go to market strategy" figured out and a skeleton business plan in place. This means you have strategies for marketing, sales, product development, finance and operations.  Even still, you should expect to make constant adjustments. Any company startup should be quick to adjust constantly as new information comes in from the market and potential customers.

Company Startup Stage of Development - Stage 1 - Idea

MARKET ANALYSIS SERVICE

 

If you are planning to start a business you will need to know as much as possible about the market as you write your business plan.  We will do a professional search to find the answers to questions like these:

• Who is my customer?
• What is the projected market opportunity?
• Is this market growing or declining?
• Who would be my competitors?
• What marketing strategies are being used today?
• Are there any other factors which will affect success, such as impending legislation?

$1000.00

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Products Designed Specifically for Stage 1

 

EARLY STAGE STARTUP STARTER KIT 

• Sample Microsoft PowerPoint investor presentation which outlines all the required topics you must address before you build a business plan.
• Several sample Business Plans from real startups to use as templates for yours.
• Sample Microsoft Excel financial model which outlines the typical costs, revenues, and calculations investors expect to have factored into financial projections.
• A collection of authoritative articles and additional documentation on key considerations, strategies, and methodologies for successfully starting a business.                      $100.00