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Business Plan 101

Introductory Concepts

Defining the term entrepreneur

Entrepreneurs are their own boss (1 clips)
Being an entrepreneur consumes your life (1 clips)
Entrepreneurs wear many hats (1 clips)
Being an entrepreneur takes confidence (1 clips)
Entrepreneurs tolerate risk (1 clips)
Entrepreneurs have to be passionate (1 clips)

Are entrepreneurs born or made?

Entrepreners are born (1 clips)
Entrepreneurs are made (1 clips)

Motivation for business planning

Business planning is important as a roadmap (1 clips)
Business planning matters as a process (1 clips)
Business plans are a work in progress (1 clips)
Business plans keep you focused (1 clips)

Business Ideas

Generating a business idea

Getting a good idea is not a linear process (1 clips)
Good ideas have a value proposition (1 clips)

Selecting the right idea

It's not really about the idea, but about execution (1 clips)
You have to be a champion of the idea (2 clips)

Business Plan - Overview

Business plan formats

Sometimes a plan is super simple (1 clips)
Sometimes a plan can be a sort of dashboard (1 clips)
Sometimes the plan is in a powerpoint format (1 clips)
One way or another you need to do the thinking (1 clips)
It is great to be able to write all versions - stay malleable (1 clips)

Investors as the audience

Investors have short attention spans (1 clips)
Investors get irritated if the plan is not easy to read (1 clips)
Investors review plans with a series of checkpoints in mind (1 clips)
Investors look for a strong team (1 clips)
Investors want to know payoff and that you understand potential problems (1 clips)

Bankers as the audience

Bankers like thorough projections (1 clips)
Bankers care about management (1 clips)
Plans are important to shape entrepreneur's thinking (1 clips)

Common mistakes

Plans that don't quickly engage the reader fail (1 clips)
Spelling/grammar mistakes hurt your credibility (1 clips)
You plan is your ambassador (1 clips)

After the ink is dry

Business plans are dynamic - keep revising (1 clips)
Even thought plan will change, it is invaluable to go through the process (1 clips)

Anatomy of a Business Plan

Executive Summary

Executive summaries need to be ONE page (1 clips)
Executive summaries have to be well-written (1 clips)

Mission and Vision

Mission statement helps you get on the same page (1 clips)
You have to know your business' "reason for being" (1 clips)
Mission helps serve as a litmus test in making decisions (1 clips)

Management Team

Management is the number one concern of investors (1 clips)
Highlighting accomplishments of team is essential (1 clips)
A strong Advisory Board strengthens a plan (1 clips)

Risk Assessment

The plan needs to address all types of risk (1 clips)

Business Description

Plan needs a clear description of the business (1 clips)
Must be able to describe the core opportunity (1 clips)

Product Description

Product description needs to be crystal clear (1 clips)

Market Analysis

Market size has to be quantified and investor will vet those numbers (1 clips)
Detailed market research helps your credibility (1 clips)
Value proposition has to be quantified (1 clips)
Your competitive advantage has to be sustainable (1 clips)
Customer testimonials can be powerful (1 clips)
Show you know how many customers are there who will actually buy (1 clips)

Business strategy

Your strategy has to be linked to the market validation (1 clips)
Business strategies evolve, but have a core (1 clips)

Plan of Operations

Operational realities are a base for the financial projections (1 clips)

Financial projections

Financials have to be built from the bottom up (1 clips)
Make sure salary estimates are accurate (1 clips)
Investors want to know your unit costs are accurate (1 clips)
Line items help show you understand your costs structure (1 clips)

Pitching the Plan

Preparation for pitches

Practice and preparation are crucial (1 clips)
Know your audience by listening carefully to pitch on target (1 clips)
Be prepared for interruptions in first few minutes (1 clips)
Dress well, but be yourself (1 clips)
Don't read your powerpoints -- it is a show! (1 clips)
When you fail, use it to refine your pitch (1 clips)

Content

Clearly state the compelling benefits at the very beginning (1 clips)
Anticipate the objection (1 clips)
Be fluid with the material (1 clips)
Keep it short (1 clips)

Credibility

They are betting on you, so be credible (1 clips)
Be consistent to build credibility (1 clips)

Handling questions

Ask for clarification if you don't understand the question (1 clips)
Don't answer a question if you don't know (1 clips)
Don't take things personally or get emotional (1 clips)

Business Plan Competitions

Motivation

Competitions help you even if you don't win (1 clips)
Preparing for the competition forces you through planning process (1 clips)

Preparation

Knowing the judges help you pitch (1 clips)
Pitch to the objectives of the competition (1 clips)
Pay attention to tiny details of submission rules (1 clips)

Business Plan Judges

The judges look at so many plans the executive summary is crucial (1 clips)
If judges are technologists you must prepare for science-based questions (1 clips)
Experienced judges look for reasonableness (1 clips)

Winner anecdotes

Listening to previous winners provides good clues (1 clips)
Be able to show your technology position is protected (1 clips)

The World Is Flat

International Topics

Africa (13 clips)
Brazil (244 clips)
China (71 clips)
Globalization (14 clips)
India (31 clips)
International Topics - General (64 clips)

Career Corner

Education -Thoughts on Value of Undergraduate, Graduate and Continuing Education

Balancing Academic Life and A Startup (30 clips)
Continuing Education (5 clips)
Experience Can Be The Best Teacher (11 clips)
Making the Grade - Is A High GPA Important? (17 clips)
Pros and Cons of Getting A MBA (71 clips)
Skills To Take Away From the Undergraduate Experience (60 clips)
Thoughts on Pursuing a Law Degree (17 clips)

How Can I Look At The Want Ads When I Don't Know What I Want?

Choosing a Career (41 clips)
Choosing a First Work Experience (41 clips)
Entrepreneur Path Versus Corporate Path (23 clips)
Internships Can Open Your Eyes (29 clips)
Listening To Your Inner Voice (8 clips)
So You Want A Career In Banking or Finance? (42 clips)
So You Want A Career In Human Resources? (2 clips)
So You Want A Career In The Entertainment Industry? (11 clips)
So You Want To Be A Consultant? (46 clips)

Thoughts on Consulting (56 clips)

So You Want To Be A Lawyer? (12 clips)
So You Want To Be A Young Entrepreneur? (59 clips)
So You Want To Be In Marketing? (19 clips)
So You Want To Work At A Small Company? (4 clips)
So You Want To Work In A Not-For-Profit Environment? (11 clips)
So You Want To Work In An Accounting Firm? (9 clips)

Landing a Job

Best Foot Forward - Writing a Strong Resume (16 clips)
Creative Job Search Strategies (29 clips)
Dress For Success (25 clips)
I Love New York? - Choosing To Live In NYC (5 clips)
Internships Can Open Your Eyes (29 clips)
Interviewing Strategies (71 clips)
Making the Grade - Is A High GPA Important? (17 clips)
Mind Your Manners - Surviving Business Meals (38 clips)

Managing Your Career

Advice For Your First Job (15 clips)
Coaching Advice For Your Career (58 clips)
Entrepreneur Path Versus Corporate Path (23 clips)
Internships Can Open Your Eyes (29 clips)
Mentors - Entrepreneurs Discuss Role of Mentors (65 clips)
Networking - Building and Using a Network of People

Examples of Networking In Action (14 clips)
How To Develop A Network (42 clips)
Importance of Networking (35 clips)
Maintaining Your Network (10 clips)

Toot Your Own Horn Without Blowing It (25 clips)
Will An Engineering/Science Background Help Or Hurt In Business? (27 clips)
Women In Business - Special Considerations

Acting Like A Man Doesn't Really Work (8 clips)
Barriers - Are They Still There? (16 clips)
Be Ready For the Workplace - Stories of Stereotyping (10 clips)
Can You Have It All? : Balancing Work Life with Family (25 clips)
Strategic Career Advice for Women (24 clips)
What Skills /Behaviors Can Help You in the Workplace? (19 clips)

General Business Topics

Accounting, Economics and Finance

Cash Flow Is More Important Than Your Mother (37 clips)
Real-life Examples of Cash Flow Challenges (39 clips)

EBITDA (3 clips)
Economic Concepts (17 clips)
Economic Crisis (12 clips)
Executive Compensation (6 clips)
Fixed Costs (7 clips)
Fund Management (19 clips)
Goodwill (4 clips)
How To Bridge The GAAP And Understand Accounting (31 clips)
Interpreting The Crystal Ball - Projections and Forecasts (10 clips)
IPO (Initial Public Offering) (38 clips)
Joint Ventures (9 clips)
Overhead (13 clips)
Payroll - Challenges of Cutting The Checks (7 clips)
Sarbanes-Oxley - Pros and Cons of SOX Rules (13 clips)
Taxes (11 clips)
Variable Costs (7 clips)

Intellectual Property

Copyrights (14 clips)
Licensing, Ownership and Infringement (38 clips)
Patents (62 clips)
Secrecy and Safeguarding (18 clips)
Tradenames, Trademarks and Brandnames (23 clips)

International Topics

Africa (13 clips)
Brazil (244 clips)
China (71 clips)
Globalization (14 clips)
India (31 clips)
International Topics - General (64 clips)

Legal Corporate Structures

Board of Advisors (17 clips)
Board of Directors (14 clips)
Legal Structuring and Formation - Minimizing Liability and Taxes (19 clips)
Non-Profits and Charitable Organizations (51 clips)

Marketing

Advertising

Ad Campaigns and Strategies (24 clips)
Advertising Investment and Return (8 clips)
Internet Marketing and Advertising (15 clips)
Logos - When One Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words (21 clips)
Press, Publicity and Promotion (25 clips)

Branding

Logos - When One Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words (21 clips)
Managing A Brand (25 clips)
Real-world Brand Examples (34 clips)
What Is A Brand And Why Is It So Important? (21 clips)

Customer Interaction

Customer Service and Relationship Management (30 clips)
Finding and Understanding Your Target Customers (45 clips)
Importance of Customer Feedback (15 clips)

Merchandising (5 clips)
Sales

Challenges and Surprises in Selling (13 clips)
Importance of Developing Sales Experience (15 clips)
Pricing Strategies (26 clips)
Sales Strategies (34 clips)

Trade Shows (13 clips)
Marketing Strategies

Affinity Marketing (4 clips)
Direct Marketing (4 clips)
Focus Groups (11 clips)
Guerilla Marketing (3 clips)
Internet Marketing and Advertising (15 clips)
Market Research (20 clips)
Marketing Plans (8 clips)
Packaging (26 clips)
Real-world Marketing Strategies (33 clips)
Shelf Space and Slotting (15 clips)
Surveys (23 clips)
Target Markets (18 clips)
What Is Marketing? (7 clips)

Operations

Distribution (2 clips)

Shelf Space and Slotting (15 clips)

Franchising (8 clips)
Product Development

Innovation and New Product Development (11 clips)
Product Development Processes and Considerations (24 clips)
Product Liability (7 clips)
Product Mix (6 clips)
Real World Examples of New Product Development (10 clips)
The Customer Is Always Right When It Comes To New Product Development (10 clips)

Product Liability (7 clips)

People Issues (HR/OB)

Challenges of Being a Leader (11 clips)
Followership (5 clips)
Leadership - General (40 clips)
Leading a Team (15 clips)
Managing versus Leading (9 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders Are Compassionate (5 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders Are Self-Aware (7 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders Care About The Team (21 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders Communicate Well (9 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders Have Courage and Take Risks (3 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders Have Strength of Character (14 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders Have Vision and Passion (20 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders See Mistakes As Learning Opportunities (7 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders Work Hard and Get Their Hands Dirty (5 clips)

Management and Leadership Differences: Men vs. Women (15 clips)
Managing People (1 clips)

Challenges of Being a Manager (37 clips)
Firing Employees (13 clips)
Hiring Employees (39 clips)
Human Resources Issues (25 clips)
Investing in and Growing Employees (23 clips)
Managing versus Leading (9 clips)
Motivating and Retaining Employees (37 clips)

Negotiating

Hard Skills Needed For Effective Negotiating (19 clips)
Negotiating - Win-Win Versus Win-Lose (11 clips)
Negotiation - Does Gender Play A Role? (7 clips)
Soft Skills Needed For Effective Negotiating (31 clips)

Teamwork

Get the Right People On The Bus - Importance of Building a Strong Team (28 clips)
Leading a Team (15 clips)
No Man Is An Island - Arguments For A Team Approach (14 clips)
Team Building Strategies (29 clips)

Time Management (25 clips)

Strategy

Brainstorming (14 clips)
Creating Value (12 clips)
Decision Making (12 clips)
Porter's Five Forces Model (2 clips)
Strategic Partnerships and Strategic Alliances (9 clips)
Strategy and Strategic Thinking (13 clips)
SWOT Analysis (4 clips)

Technology

Social Media and Social Networking (29 clips)
Virtual Worlds (7 clips)

Industry-Specific Issues

Design Industry

Designers As Entrepreneurs (51 clips)
Fine Arts Entrepreneurs (21 clips)
Retail - Working In Retail Fashion (17 clips)

Engineering

Engineers As Entrepreneurs (32 clips)

Will An Engineering/Science Background Help Or Hurt In Business? (27 clips)

Entertainment Industry

Face The Music - Challenges in the Music and Entertainment Industries (14 clips)

Hospitality Industry

Food For Thought - When Food Products Jump From Test Kitchen To Retail (27 clips)
Hospitality Industry Trends and Issues (13 clips)
Maitre D'emons - Challenges of Being a Restaurant Entrepreneur (12 clips)

Science and Technology

Scientists As Entrepreneurs (18 clips)

Will An Engineering/Science Background Help Or Hurt In Business? (27 clips)

Technology Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship (20 clips)

Case Studies

TerraCycle: Turning Poop To Profit (6 clips)
Wal-Mart: Box Store Bully or Gentle Giant? (24 clips)
Women In Business - Special Considerations

Acting Like A Man Doesn't Really Work (8 clips)
Barriers - Are They Still There? (16 clips)
Be Ready For the Workplace - Stories of Stereotyping (10 clips)
Can You Have It All? : Balancing Work Life with Family (25 clips)
Strategic Career Advice for Women (24 clips)
What Skills /Behaviors Can Help You in the Workplace? (19 clips)

Life Science Ventures

Biotechnology and Pharma From 30,000 Feet (25 clips)
I Should Have Taken Accounting - Building a Startup Despite a Science Background (16 clips)
Invention to Venture - Making the Transition From Academia To Business (20 clips)
The Ivory Tower of Doom - Navigating the University Tech Transfer Process (38 clips)

Invention To Venture (I2V) Series

Cornell University Hosted I2V Series

March 9, 2007

David Rickerby - Intellectual Property and Licensing (15 clips)
Mark Wilson - Broken Rules of Commercialization (15 clips)
Theresa Mazzullo - Finding The Money (19 clips)

Harvard University Hosted I2V Series

April 4, 2006

Bryan Pearce - Beyond Borders: Ernst & Young Life Science Report (9 clips)
Dana Callow - Validating Your Idea (19 clips)
Janice Bourque - Financing and Capital Structure (6 clips)
John Santini - The Entrepreneurs' Perspective (20 clips)
Kevin Jarrell - The Entrepreneurs' Perspective (13 clips)
Laurie Halloran - Trends In Life Sciences (17 clips)
Paul McManus - Building The Venture Team (11 clips)
Richard Ramko - Beyond Borders: Ernst & Young Life Science Report (11 clips)
Saurabh Saha - Trends in Life Sciences (11 clips)
Susan Ward - Building The Venture Team (6 clips)

June 2, 2005

Session 1 - Ernst & Young Life Science Report (20 clips)
Session 2 - New Opportunities (18 clips)
Session 3 - University Perspectives in Technology Licensing (9 clips)
Session 4 - Entrepreneurs' Perspective (9 clips)
Session 5 - Building the Venture Team (18 clips)
Session 6 - Planning the Capital Structure (12 clips)
Session 7 - Financing Life Sciences (8 clips)

University of Vermont Hosted I2V Series

April 21, 2006

David Potter - Bringing Vermont Life Science Companies To Market (4 clips)
Helen Lockhart - Issues in Intellectual Property Licensing (11 clips)
John Abele - What Is Technology Entrepreneurship Anyway? (7 clips)
Larry Meier - Issues in Intellectual Property Licensing (10 clips)

Life As An Entrepreneur

Challenges of Being an Entrepreneur (11 clips)

Being Jack-of-all-Trades and Then Having To Delegate (18 clips)
Enormous Amount of Sweat Equity Needed (7 clips)
Handling People Issues and Being Ultimately Responsible For the Business (9 clips)
Handling Risk, Worries and Setbacks (10 clips)
Loneliness and Isolation (3 clips)
Perpetual Pursuit of Funding and Developing Credibility (9 clips)

Defining An Entrepreneur

Defining Entrepreneur As Being Your Own Boss (16 clips)
Defining Entrepreneur As Creative, Adaptable and Flexible (21 clips)
Defining Entrepreneur As Creator, Builder and Visionary (39 clips)
Defining Entrepreneur As One Who Takes Ownership and Control (16 clips)
Defining Entrepreneur As Opportunity Finder (14 clips)
Defining Entrepreneur As Passionate and Determined (45 clips)
Defining Entrepreneur As Risk Taker (43 clips)
Defining Entrepreneur As Set of Skills - Not A Career (6 clips)
Entrepreneurs - Are They Born or Made? (16 clips)
Intrapreneur - Defined (7 clips)
Social Entrepreneurship

Social Entrepreneur - Definition (23 clips)
Transferring Social Values To A Business Model (36 clips)

Personality Traits

Perseverance (11 clips)
Success - defined (34 clips)
Successful Entrepreneurs and Businesspeople Have...

Ability to Take Risks (9 clips)
Communication Skills (22 clips)
Flexibility and Ability to Make Decisions (12 clips)
Integrity and Credibility (7 clips)
Intellectual Curiosity (5 clips)
Listening Skills (12 clips)
Passion and Vision (20 clips)
Plans and Goals (2 clips)
Preparation (10 clips)
Sense of Humor (6 clips)
Strong People Skills (5 clips)
Tenacity and Strong Work Ethics (16 clips)

Rewards Of Being an Entrepreneur (1 clips)

Rewards of Entrepreneurship (32 clips)
Serial Entrepreneurs and Serial Entrepreneurship (4 clips)

Young Entrepreneurs

Balancing Academic Life and A Startup (30 clips)
Young Entrepreneurs - advice for young professionals (32 clips)

Personal Business Decisions

Balance - Finding Balance Between Professional and Personal Life

Choosing Balance Over Money or Power (10 clips)
Listening To Your Inner Voice (8 clips)
Marry The Right Person (7 clips)
Strategies For Achieving A Balance (67 clips)
Thoughts on Stay-At-Home Parents (15 clips)
When Equilibrium Is Hard To Achieve (21 clips)
Work and Family (40 clips)
Work and Relationships (15 clips)
Work-Life Balance Wake Up Calls (9 clips)
Working Moms - Thoughts on Juggling Career and Family (24 clips)

Education -Thoughts on Value of Undergraduate, Graduate and Continuing Education

Balancing Academic Life and A Startup (30 clips)
Continuing Education (5 clips)
Experience Can Be The Best Teacher (11 clips)
Making the Grade - Is A High GPA Important? (17 clips)
Pros and Cons of Getting A MBA (71 clips)
Skills To Take Away From the Undergraduate Experience (60 clips)
Thoughts on Pursuing a Law Degree (17 clips)

Failure

Failure - It's Not The End of The World (25 clips)
Learning and Recovering From Mistakes (66 clips)
Oops! Real-life Examples of Bad Business Decisions (24 clips)
Quotes On Failures and Mistakes (20 clips)
Shoot Your Dogs Early - When To Cut Your Losses And Walk Away (5 clips)

Health Issues

Health Issues - Balancing health, stress and work demands (31 clips)

Parents (1 clips)

Parental Influence (52 clips)

Startup Business Planning

Business Plans

Business Plan Competitions (16 clips)
Business Planning Is About The Process And Not The Plan (19 clips)
Business Plans - Waste of Time or Sound Investment? (61 clips)
Business Plans - What makes a strong one?

Strong B-Plans Are Clear, Clean, Concise and Critiqued (18 clips)
Strong B-Plans Aren't As Important As The People Behind Them (15 clips)
Strong B-Plans Get The Value Proposition Right (26 clips)
Strong B-Plans Have Realistic Financials That Tie Together (12 clips)
Strong B-Plans Have Solid Research and Industry Understanding (14 clips)
Strong B-Plans Tell An Inspiring Story (5 clips)

Quotes on Business Planning (14 clips)
SWOT Analysis (4 clips)

Components of the Business Plan

Business Plan Components - General (19 clips)
Business Plan Components - Executive Summary (11 clips)
Business Plan Components - Competitive Advantage (34 clips)
Business Plan Components - Market Research and Analysis (26 clips)
Business Plan Components - Management Teams (19 clips)
Business Plan Components - Plan of Operations (6 clips)
Business Plan Components - Financials (14 clips)
Business Plan Components - Mission Statements (13 clips)

Creativity

Creativity and the Creative Process (27 clips)

Execution (1 clips)

Execution - Moving a Business Plan From Idea to Reality (28 clips)

Funding - Aspects Related to Business Planning

Challenges Encountered During The Funding Process (20 clips)
Deciding on Debt - Choosing Debt As A Method for Funding (6 clips)
Evaluate Your Options - Sources of Capital For Funding (49 clips)
Funding A Startup With Bubblegum and Baling Wire (29 clips)
Using Venture Capital As A Funding Source (24 clips)

Incubators (28 clips)
IPO (Initial Public Offering) (38 clips)
Pitching the Plan

Elevator Pitch (8 clips)
Making the Pitch - Advice From Both Sides of the Table (37 clips)
Pitching to Investors - Sample Pitches (48 clips)

Are All Venture Capitalists Evil? (13 clips)
General Information and Overview of VC Industry (30 clips)
Thicken Your Skin and Know Your Numbers - Advice For Dealing With VCs (15 clips)
Using Venture Capital As A Funding Source (24 clips)
Venture Capital From The Entrepreneur Perspective (29 clips)
Venture Capital From The VC Perspective (36 clips)

Idea Generation (3 clips)

Brainstorming (14 clips)
Idea Generation and Filtering (37 clips)
SWOT Analysis (4 clips)

Innovation

Barriers to Entry (10 clips)
Thoughts on Innovation (51 clips)

Intellectual Property

Copyrights (14 clips)
Licensing, Ownership and Infringement (38 clips)
Patents (62 clips)
Secrecy and Safeguarding (18 clips)
Tradenames, Trademarks and Brandnames (23 clips)

Legal Corporate Structures

Board of Advisors (17 clips)
Board of Directors (14 clips)
Legal Structuring and Formation - Minimizing Liability and Taxes (19 clips)
Non-Profits and Charitable Organizations (51 clips)

Ownership

All In The Family - Thoughts on Family Businesses (39 clips)
Ownership - General Issues (14 clips)

Partnerships

Benefits of Having a Partnership (28 clips)
Challenges and Pitfalls in Partnerships (20 clips)
Friends and Family As Business Partners - Recipe For Success or Disaster? (26 clips)
Joint Ventures (9 clips)
Outlining Responsibilities, Equity and Dissolution (16 clips)
Trust Me, I'm Your Partner! (9 clips)

Risk

Ability to Take Risks (9 clips)
Ambiguity Tolerance (14 clips)
Calculated Risks (12 clips)
Defining Entrepreneur As Risk Taker (43 clips)
Risk and the Agricultural Industry (12 clips)
Risk Takers vs. Risk Averse (15 clips)
Risk Taking Is Easier When You Have Less To Lose (11 clips)
Taking The Leap - Embracing The Risk Of A Startup (24 clips)

Startups

Incubators (28 clips)
Motivation To Build A Startup (36 clips)
Taking The Leap - Embracing The Risk Of A Startup (24 clips)

Special Topics

Cornell

Loud Her Praises Tell - Alumni Discuss How Cornell Prepared Them For Life (77 clips)

Diversity Issues

Diversity In The Workplace (53 clips)

Ethical Issues

But Can You Look Yourself In The Mirror? : The Importance of Integrity (28 clips)
Examples of Ethical Issues and Challenges In The Workplace (46 clips)
Reputation Is Your Foundation (13 clips)

Gender Issues

Dealing With Gender-Based Discrimination (35 clips)
Do You Have To Act Like A Man To Get To The Boardroom? (13 clips)
Management and Leadership Differences: Men vs. Women (15 clips)
Old Boys Network - Thing of the Past or Still Going Strong? (11 clips)
There's No Crying In Baseball: Women, Assertiveness, Self-Esteem and Negotiation (31 clips)
Working Moms - Thoughts on Juggling Career and Family (24 clips)

Generational Issues

Generation Y (8 clips)

Humor

Humorous and Memorable Stories About The Journey (17 clips)

Sense of Humor (6 clips)

Inspiration

Inspirational Clips (24 clips)

Quotable

Quotes For Women By Women (16 clips)
Quotes on Business Planning (14 clips)
Quotes on Cash and Funding (18 clips)
Quotes on Entrepreneurship (20 clips)
Quotes on Ethics (19 clips)
Quotes On Failures and Mistakes (20 clips)
Quotes on Leadership (22 clips)
Quotes on Networking (14 clips)
Quotes on Sales and Selling (19 clips)
Quotes on Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship (13 clips)
Quotes on Teamwork (12 clips)

Spotlighted

Spotlight on Bootstrapping (12 clips)
Spotlight on Business Planning (11 clips)
Spotlight on Defining Entrepreneurs (10 clips)
Spotlight on Making The Pitch (11 clips)
Spotlight on Negotiation (12 clips)
Spotlight on Partnerships (10 clips)
Spotlight on Sales (10 clips)
Spotlight on Social Entrepreneurship (10 clips)
Spotlight on Value Propositions (8 clips)
Spotlight on Venture Capital (10 clips)

Sustainability and Sustainable Entreprise

Base of the Pyramid (BOP)

Base of the Pyramid (BOP) - Definition (73 clips)
BOP - Product/Technology Innovation (7 clips)
Business Model Innovation (11 clips)
Microfinance (46 clips)

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility Definition (36 clips)
Fair Trade (22 clips)
Giving Back - At the Personal and Corporate Level (13 clips)
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving (29 clips)
Profitability and Social Responsibility (22 clips)
Socially Responsible Investing (9 clips)
Triple Bottom Line (15 clips)
Urban Reinvestment (4 clips)

Environmental Management

Alternative and Renewable Energy (22 clips)
Carbon Credits (12 clips)
Climate Change (8 clips)
Eco-Efficiency (1 clips)
Full Cost Accounting (2 clips)
Green Building (3 clips)
Green Design (8 clips)
Greening (5 clips)
Recycling (5 clips)
Waste Reduction (5 clips)

Quotes on Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship (13 clips)
Social Entrepreneurship

Social Entrepreneur - Definition (23 clips)
Transferring Social Values To A Business Model (36 clips)

Sustainability - Definition (22 clips)
Sustainable Innovation

Carbon Credits (12 clips)
Fair Trade (22 clips)
Leapfrog Technology (2 clips)
Sustainable Innovation - Definition (7 clips)

Videos

Video Montage Collections (8 clips)

Companion Clips

Textbook - Entrepreneurial Small Business by Jerome Katz and Richard Green

Part 1: Entrepreneurs, Ideas, and Plans: The Basis of Small Business

1. Small Business: Its Opportunities and Rewards (6 clips)
2. Small Business Ethics: A Key To Long-Term Success (8 clips)
3. Small Business Entrepreneurs: Characteristics and Competencies (7 clips)
4. Small Business Ideas: Creativity, Opportunity and Feasibility (6 clips)
5. Small Business Entry: Paths To Part-Time Entrepreneurship (7 clips)
6. Small Business Entry: Paths To Full-Time Entrepreneruship (6 clips)
7. Small Business Strategies: Imitation with a Twist (6 clips)
8. Business Plans: Seeing Audiences and Your Business Clearly (5 clips)

Part 2: Marketing in the Small Business

09. Small Business Marketing: Product and Pricing Strategies (14 clips)
10, Small Business Promotion: Capturing the Eyes of Your Market (7 clips)
11. Small Business Distribution and Location (6 clips)
12. Marketing Plans: Saying How You'll Get Sales (5 clips)

Part 3: Cash, Accounting and Finance in the Small Business

13. Small Business Accounting: Protecting and Evaluating Performance (4 clips)
14. Cash: Lifeblood of the Business (4 clips)
15. Small Business Finance: Using Equity, Debt and gifts (4 clips)
16. Small Business Protection: Risk Management and Insurance (3 clips)
17. Assets: Inventory and Operations Management (5 clips)

Part 4: Management and Organization in the Small Business

18. Legal Issues: Recognizing Your Small Business Needs (7 clips)
19. Human Resource Management: Small Business Considerations (7 clips)
20. Achieving Success in the Small Business (6 clips)

Entrepreneurship Across The Curriculum

Advertising and Graphic Design (1 clips)
Art (5 clips)
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