Less than 1% of businesses ever attract funding, yet 100% of business owners think their business is a good investment.

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Don’t Start Your Own Business (Part 1)

Don’t Start Your Own Business (Part 1)

Don’t start your own business to retire. I have had the luxury of a few nice trips in my life and I have concluded that long vacations SUCK!   No matter what you may think, if you have the drive to build a business at a young age then you...
No More Lone Rangers

No More Lone Rangers

Through many of  our business blunders, we’ve learned one very obvious truth about business (and life) that is not always so obvious.  That true is this: “No one does it alone.” It marks a significant point in an entrepreneur’s maturity to “need” some help.  That’s hard to hear considering that...
Introduction to SA2

Introduction to SA2

Welcome to the re-launch of the Silicon Alley Accelerators website.  It is our stated purpose to create a blog based website to provide entrepreneurs and the start up community advice and resources on how to start, build, grow and get funding for new and established ventures. We are entrepreneurs, investors...
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Strategies for Writing a Business Plan

No business can succeed without a business plan.  No investor will consider investing in your business without analyzing your business plan.  The idea that a company can raise money without a business plan is fiction, and anyone who suggests otherwise does not understand the fundamental purpose and value that a business plan serves. Writing and...

Define Your Entrepreneurial Purpose

Have you ever wondered why one business is more successful than another?   Have you ever compared yourself or your company to another entrepreneur or start up?  Of course you have!  All entrepreneurs do.   It is very common that we ask these questions and others when our business is not growing as fast as...