FAQ for the Short Attention Span

FAQ for the Short Attention Span

The Seven Most Frequent Questions We Hear (in no particular order) 1. What is ActSeed? ActSeed is an...
40+ Years of Small Businesses Experience Reflected in Our Technology

40+ Years of Small Businesses Experience Reflected in Our Technology

Helping you prepare for the investor gauntlet.  Helping you find and land investors.  Helping you find...
You Are a Valuable Part of New Business Creation & We Need You

You Are a Valuable Part of New Business Creation & We Need You

Summary: Find well-prepared seed stage investment opportunities. 15 minutes to set up your ActSeed membership. No...
ActSeed: What We Give You Now & What Follows

ActSeed: What We Give You Now & What Follows

Smell the Sizzle now.  Taste the Steak soon. First, welcome to ActSeed!  By reading this, you’re...

FAQ for the Short Attention Span

Featured — March 8, 2010 at 12:24 pm
The Seven Most Frequent Questions We Hear (in no particular order) 1. What is ActSeed? ActSeed is an online business service and professional community dedicated to helping seed (early) stage companies. The mission of ActSeed is to: Bring together all relevant individuals and resources that are dedicated to new business creation and seed stage growth into a dynamic community, Provide a scored/rated profiling...

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Funding Matters

How ActSeed Approaches Funding Matters

To understand where our mind is when we think about investment and funding, it’s helpful if we tell you where we’ve...
Oct 4, 2009 17:54

Labor Trends

No One Is Going to Pay You Just to Show Up

“Though unemployment is at a 25‑year high, work will eventually return. But it won’t look the same. No one is going...
Oct 12, 2009 12:08

Tips, Tools, Services

Tip: Read “Trust Agents” by Brogan & Smith

Tip: Read “Trust Agents” by Brogan & Smith
Back in December 2009, a good friend and fellow entrepreneur - Tom Leddo – recommended a book, called “Trust...
Feb 5, 2010 5:49

Planning & Preparation

Operational Metrics and the Financial Plan

Operational Metrics and the Financial Plan
Part Four of a Five-Part Series by ActSeed’s Dan Jacobson In my previous article I provided an approach for creating...
Feb 2, 2010 12:17

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FAQ for the Short Attention Span

FAQ for the Short Attention Span
The Seven Most Frequent Questions We Hear (in no particular order) 1. What is ActSeed? ActSeed is an online business service and professional community dedicated to helping seed (early) stage companies. The mission of ActSeed is to: Bring together all relevant individuals and resources that are dedicated...
March 8th, 2010 | Featured | Read More

40+ Years of Small Businesses Experience Reflected in Our Technology

40+ Years of Small Businesses Experience Reflected in Our Technology
Helping you prepare for the investor gauntlet.  Helping you find and land investors.  Helping you find talented workers, services. Helping you find local pro-small business programs. Helping you prepare for the market.  Helping you prepare for competition and rapid growth.  This post tells you...
March 7th, 2010 | Featured | Read More

You Are a Valuable Part of New Business Creation & We Need You

You Are a Valuable Part of New Business Creation & We Need You
Summary: Find well-prepared seed stage investment opportunities. 15 minutes to set up your ActSeed membership. No fees. Spam controlled. Register here. No reason not to. You are a valuable part of new business creation and this community needs you. People, plan, execution and intensity. Good ideas...
March 5th, 2010 | Featured | Read More

RECRUITING FOUNDING MEMBERS

The ActSeed Community Platform is nearing completion.  We will soon be inviting a limited number of beta users to join us as Founding Members of the ActSeed Community.  In 2010, we will open our application to everyone.  If you’re interested in being a Founding Member, please email us at FoundingMember@ActSeed.com.
March 4th, 2010 | Headline | Read More

Tip: Read “Trust Agents” by Brogan & Smith

Tip: Read “Trust Agents” by Brogan & Smith
Back in December 2009, a good friend and fellow entrepreneur - Tom Leddo – recommended a book, called “Trust Agents“. This book is an excellent introduction to social media from both a conceptual and a practical application standpoint. Tom thought it might be too remedial for me,...
February 5th, 2010 | Tips, Tools, Services | Read More

Operational Metrics and the Financial Plan

Operational Metrics and the Financial Plan
Part Four of a Five-Part Series by ActSeed’s Dan Jacobson In my previous article I provided an approach for creating integrated functional strategies and goals.  This article describes how to use these functional strategies and goals as the input to define operational metrics and create a financial...
February 2nd, 2010 | Planning & Preparation | Read More

Strategy and Goal Setting By Function

Strategy and Goal Setting By Function
Part Three of a Five-Part Series by ActSeed’s Dan Jacobson In my previous article I highlighted the importance of a structured planning process.  This article includes tips on the mechanics for creating strategy and setting goals by business function.  This exercise will create the level of...
January 17th, 2010 | Planning & Preparation | Read More

Organizing the Process and Assessing Your Environment

Organizing the Process and Assessing Your Environment
Part Two of a Five-Part Series by ActSeed’s Dan Jacobson  In my previous article I highlighted the importance of understanding the needs and interests of your audience targets.  The next step is putting a process in place to develop and iterate your plan, including assessment of your business...
December 7th, 2009 | Planning & Preparation | Read More

Business Planning: What’s New? A 5-Part Series

Business Planning: What’s New? A 5-Part Series
“Results-Driven” Business Planning – New Perspectives for Success As more Americans seek to create new businesses later in their career they might benefit from a refresher on the all important business plan.  I’m writing this series of articles to guide people who have prepared some form of...
November 17th, 2009 | Planning & Preparation | Read More

ActSeed: What We Give You Now & What Follows

ActSeed: What We Give You Now & What Follows
Smell the Sizzle now.  Taste the Steak soon. First, welcome to ActSeed!  By reading this, you’re already participating in an innovative “community of common interest” that is dedicated to helping prepare great business ideas and connect the founders of those ideas with other people...
November 15th, 2009 | Featured | Read More