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Prepping your deck -- Why you need a million-dollar pitch before you start a business -- The 5 slides you must have in your pitch deck -- How not to write a business presentation -- Death of the pitch deck: why real conversations matter -- 9 big mistakes that will scare investors away -- 10 tips to writing an amazing business plan -- How to get to the point with your elevator pitch -- Entrepreneur voices spotlight: interview with Patricia "Patti" Fletcher -- Reflection -- Planning your pitch -- Where to meet angel investors and how to pitch them when you do -- Improve your odds of getting funded with investor pattern matching -- 7 reasons to only pitch your business in person -- 5 reasons investors are ignoring your business and how to get their attention -- 8 tips for raising capital to fund your startup -- Entrepreneur voices spotlight : interview with Jeremy Bloom -- Your pitch will fail if you do these 3 things -- Going up? 5 steps to planning your perfect elevator pitch -- Reflection -- Riding the elevator -- 13 tips on how to deliver a pitch investors simply can't turn down -- The science of the first impression: 5 elements of a great first impression -- The 4 skills needed to make a great impression -- Top tips for the perfect elevator pitch -- 8 tips on giving a presentation like a pro -- Entrepreneur voices spotlight: interview with Scott Duffy -- Reflection -- Closing the deal -- How to earn attention and respect from a shark -- Avoid these 7 mistakes when pitching your business -- 5 things startup investors look for before investing -- 3 common VC conversations translated for you -- How to use psychology to get investors to close the deal -- What i learned from 400 meetings of pitching investors -- Entrepreneur voices spotlight: interview with Sally Outlaw -- Reflection -- Resources -- Reader's notes.

Introduction -- Going it alone : bootstrapping like a boss -- Doing it the old-fashioned way : using traditional lending institutions -- Tapping friends and family -- Winning grants, contests, and pitch slams -- Joining incubators and accelerators -- Crowdfunding like a champ -- Scouting the alternative lending landscape

Intro -- Copyright -- Contents -- Start Your Own Nonprofit Organization, 2nd Edition -- Title Page -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Saving the World by Being True to a Mission -- How Will You Save the World? -- Medical -- Education -- The Arts -- Service -- The IRS Categories -- Other IRS Startup Information -- The Numbers -- Size -- Let's Get Started! -- Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Nonprofit for Success -- Incorporating -- Writing Your Mission Statement -- Bylaws -- The All-Important 501(c)(3) Tax Status -- Tax Deductible -- Public Charity vs. Private Foundation -- The Founder's Role -- Board of Directors -- Executive Director -- Lining Up the Right Professionals -- Bookkeeper -- Accountant -- Lawyer -- Auditor -- Marketing -- Information Technology -- Other Professionals -- Location -- Homebased -- Renting Office Space -- Other Space Needs -- The Next Move -- Chapter 3: Choosing Your Board of Directors -- A Board's Purpose -- Executives -- President -- Vice President -- Treasurer -- Secretary -- The Rest of the Board -- Committees -- Educating Your Board with Information Packets -- Board Development -- Simple Workshops -- Consultants -- Board Retreats -- Executive Director Review -- Board Liability -- Youth Board -- All-Volunteer Organizations -- Fundraising -- Board Power -- Chapter 4: Finances Count, Even for a Nonprofit -- Financial Professionals -- Bookkeeper -- Accountant -- Financials for the Business Plan -- Writing a Business Plan -- Writing Grant Proposals -- Conducting a SWOT Analysis -- Startup Funds -- The Almighty Form 990 -- Separating the Organization's Finances from Your Own -- Debt, Both Good and Bad -- Managing Your Budgets -- The Small Numbers -- Donations -- Petty Cash -- The Board Treasurer -- Audit -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 5: The Executive Director's Role in the Nonprofit -- Founder as ED -- Hiring an ED.

Intro -- Copyright -- Import/Export Business: Fifth Edition -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Trading Around the Globe -- The International Adventurer -- Champagne and Caviar -- Import/Export-The Prequel -- Ice Chests to Siberia -- Back to the Future -- Counting Your Coconuts -- Crank-Up Costs -- The Rock of Gibraltar -- The Right Stuff -- The Trade Bug -- Spin-Off -- Here You Are -- Future Forecast -- Chapter 2: Import/Export 101 -- The Players -- More Players -- The Major Players -- I've Grown Accustomed -- Lend Me Your EAR -- Say "Cheese" -- That's APHIS, Not Aphids -- Guided Tour -- Swimming the Trade Channel -- The Rules -- Those Tetchy Trade Barriers -- Can We Quota You? -- The Buddy System -- World Tour -- Chapter 3: Keeping Tabs on Politics and the Global Economy -- Club WTO -- Free Trade Frenzy -- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) -- Republic of Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) -- Other Free Trade Agreements -- African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) -- War-What Is It Good For? -- Sanctions -- Global Recession -- Global Responses to the Crisis -- U.S. Response -- The European Union -- The Trade Hit Parade -- The United States of America -- BRIC by BRIC -- Sorting It Out -- Familiar Territory -- Canada -- Mexico -- A Cultured Voice -- Chapter 4: Tricks of the Trade for Startups -- Filling Your Trunk -- Computing Computer Costs -- Fax Facts -- Nosing Around the Net -- The Skinny on Software -- Lead Me On -- Phone Fun -- Mobile Phone Fun -- Stationery Style -- Stamps Around the World -- Traveling Trader -- All That Jazz -- Cranking It Up -- The Trader's Trunk -- Name That Business -- Newly Registered -- Structurally Sound -- Trading Places -- Attorney with ELAN -- Details, Details -- Chapter 5: Daily Operations -- Trading Particulars -- The Exporter at Work -- The Export Path -- The Pro's Pro Forma -- Documentation.

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