Q: The best way to thin chocolate is with the addition of a fat. The exact amount of oil you will need will depend on the thickness of your chocolate and your desired consistency. Start by stirring in just a little splash, then add more if you need to. Use an unflavored oil so you don't alter the taste of your dessert. Coconut and canola oils work nicely for this, and coconut oil in particular has a pleasing texture on the palate. This will work best if you add the oil to the chocolate before you heat it. However, you can add it afterwards if you need to. Paramount Crystals are made of vegetable oils, and they're popular with professional bakers because they're effective and easy to use. If you've never used them before, start with a tiny bit and add more as needed. Try adding about 1 teaspoon (4.9mL) of Paramount Crystals for every 1 cup (240mL) of chocolate. Because milk has a high fat content, it blends better into chocolate than water does. Start with about a capful of milk, then add more if needed. Just make sure you heat up the milk to about the same temperature as the chocolate before you add it, or else the chocolate will seize. Any milk will work, but whole milk will give you the richest result. You can also add warm cream to the chocolate for an even richer texture.
A: Add oil, butter, or shortening to thin a small amount of chocolate. Add Paramount Crystals if you need to thin a lot of chocolate. Pour in a little warm milk for a creamier chocolate.

Q: A cookie-cutter product doesn't make for successful entrepreneurship. You need to have a unique product to make it in the long run. Look at the market and carve out a niche for your business. Ask yourself what the value of your product is. Find a way for it to provide value that no other product can. A small innovation on an existing product is a great way to differentiate yourself. Your product isn't necessarily what has to be distinct. It can be the structure of your company or the way you go about fundraising and networking. Whatever it is, you have to do something different to make it as an entrepreneur. This is true in all aspects of your business. Failure to communicate is one of the main reasons businesses fail. Communicate the value of your company to investors and consumers and communicate on company matters with your partners. Maintain real dialogue with your clients. Communicate through whatever channel is best for them. If you don't keep a dialogue running, they might leave you. If your clients leave you, your company will fail. Be clear, concise, and compelling with your customers. You don't want to waste their time. There's no such thing as too much communication with your business partners. Keep them in the loop as much as you can. There will, of course, be some decisions that you should make unilaterally without communicating. Keep those to an absolute minimum though. Your business has to keep up with rapid changes in the market in order to maintain a competitive advantage. If you decide to change directions to keep up with a trend, do so quickly. Long, drawn-out changes will only hurt your business. See trends as an opportunity. As the saying goes, the trend is your friend. Organize your company so it can survive rapid changes. Be sure to communicate any changes to your clients and investors. A frequent cause of business failure is a breakdown from the top. The founder has a scandal or does something to lose the trust of their clients. A classic example of this is Lance Armstrong. Don't make the mistake of thinking your business can make up for your lack of character. Remember that investors are investing in you, not your company. Identify areas of weakness and work to correct them. If you have trouble relating to people, work on your communication skills. If you have a tendency for benders or illicit activities, you must stop them before you become an entrepreneur. Investors always do a background check. Do everything you can to be likable and respectable. Conduct yourself with dignity, and treat your business partners with respect. You don't have to do this right away, but if you want your company to be successful in the long run, you need to have a proven revenue stream. Look at what similar companies did to make a profit and use their business model as a blueprint. Don't worry if you aren't profitable at the beginning. You will rarely start off making a profit. Spend your money building up an infrastructure and creating a great product, and investors will keep you afloat. Emphasize to your investors that the profits will come. Make sure you have a realistic plan for how to do that though. It doesn't matter how good your product is, if you aren't making a profit, your investors will eventually lose faith and your business will fail. Have a plan from the beginning on how to make your company turn a profit. Once the profits start rolling in, it can be tempting to take them as a bonus for all your hard work. Resist that temptation. Reinvest your profits to build your company. Think about the long run. Most businesses fail, so you should do everything you can to make sure that doesn't happen to your business. To grow your company, invest profits in marketing and sales.
A: Differentiate your product from the market. Maintain constant communication. Keep your company up-to-date with industry trends. Avoid founder dysfunction by being treating your company, partners, and clients with the utmost respect. Be sure to lock down a profitable business model. Reinvest profits back in to the company.

Q: For the second phase, Balancing, you continue to restrict your intake of carbohydrates. You can consume about 25-30 grams of net carbs per day during the Balancing phase (a minimum of 12-15 grams of net carbs should come from vegetables), as long as your weight loss continues. You can begin to reintroduce some nutritious sweet foods like berries, as well as nuts and seeds. You should, however, continue to avoid foods with added sugar. Notice how these foods make you feel. Remove them from your diet if the negatives outweigh the positives. For the second phase, you should try to determine the amount of carbs you can have per day while not slowing your weight loss. This is known as your critical carbohydrate level (CCLL). Determining this during the Balancing phase will help you to maintain the Atkins Diet in its later phases. You may have to experiment to determine CCLL, by adjusting the amount of carbs that you eat. During the Balancing phase, you can continue to eat the same foods that were acceptable in the Induction phase. In addition, you can expand your meal options to include reintroduced foods. For instance: Try mixed nuts as a snack. Add berries and/or nuts to a salad for variety. Serve nutrient-rich foods like green beans and avocados as a side with your protein at lunch or dinner. You should continue eating according to the guidelines of the Balancing phase until you are about 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) from your ideal weight. If your weight loss stops, reduce your carb intake.
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Reintroduce certain foods. Determine your critical carbohydrate level. Expand your menu plan. Monitor your weight.