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1. Slide 1: 10 tips for starting entrepreneurs Titel tekst “So youBeschrijving to build want slide your own business?” Barcamp Ghent 2 - 30/11/2008
2. Slide 2: Hi, my name is Bart.
3. Slide 3: I work at webagency Netlash. ... and at a few other companies:
4. Slide 4: You can ﬁnd me here: www.ondernemeringent.be www.netlash.com www.metatale.eu www.tagger.fm www.kopjekofﬁe.be www.planetgadget.be (Yes, that’s a lot of www’s)
5. Slide 5: Starting your own business 10 tips from my personal experience
6. Slide 6: Listen carefully...
7. Slide 7: * personal experience *
8. Slide 8: It might not apply to you. Or your business.
9. Slide 9: My 10 tips
10. Slide 10: 10 1. Your new best friend 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10.
11. Slide 12: Your accountant
12. Slide 13: 1. Your new best friend Your accountant Choose him carefully Make sure his ofﬁce is within a 15 minute drive Do not go for the cheapest!
13. Slide 14: 1. Your new best friend Your accountant And whatever you do...
14. Slide 15: 1. Your new best friend Your accountant And whatever you do... Do NOT take a friend or a member of your family as your accountant.
15. Slide 16: 1. Your new best friend Your accountant And whatever you do... Do NOT take a friend or a member of your family as your accountant. ... Just don’t.
16. Slide 17: 1. Your new best friend By extension Find yourself a good bank manager, and join that bank. The personal relationship with the bank manager is far more important than the brand of bank.
17. Slide 18: 10 1. Your new best friend 6. 2. Show me the money 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10.
18. Slide 19: Watch your cash-ﬂow
19. Slide 20: 2. Show me the money Watch your cash-ﬂow No matter how proﬁtable you are, if you run out of cash, it’s
20. Slide 21: 2. Show me the money Watch your cash-ﬂow No matter how proﬁtable you are, if you run out of cash, it’s GAME OVER
21. Slide 22: 2. Show me the money Billing Send out your bills asap Follow them up for payment Be ﬁrm but friendly! Ask advances
22. Slide 23: 2. Show me the money Oh, and should I mention: You HAVE to have a business model.
23. Slide 24: 10 1. Your new best friend 6. 2. Show me the money 7. 3. Be a ‘Mensch’ 8. 4. 9. 5. 10.
24. Slide 25: 3. Be a Mensch Mensch Mensch (Yiddish: ‫ מענטש‬mentsh) means \"a person of integrity and honor\" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensch
25. Slide 26: Build your rolodex
26. Slide 27: 3. Be a Mensch Networking Don’t network to build business The network of your network is far more important! “Pay it forward”
27. Slide 28: 10 1. Your new best friend 6. 2. Show me the money 7. 3. Be a ‘Mensch’ 8. 4. Be easy to work with 9. 5. 10.
28. Slide 29: Availability
29. Slide 30: 4. Be easy to work with Availability Answer your phone, answer your e-mail Reply to RFP’s within the hour! Be reliable, make good on your promises Communicate often and clearly
30. Slide 31: 10 1. Your new best friend 6. 2. Show me the money 7. 3. Be a ‘Mensch’ 8. 4. Be easy to work with 9. 5. Build alliances 10.
31. Slide 32: Cooperation
32. Slide 33: 5. Build alliances Cooperation More value-creation through cooperation Share your ideas Be open
33. Slide 34: 10 1. Your new best friend 6. Get a sparring partner 2. Show me the money 7. 3. Be a ‘Mensch’ 8. 4. Be easy to work with 9. 5. Build alliances 10.
34. Slide 35: Sparring partner
35. Slide 36: 6. Get a sparring partner Get a partner It’s very hard to build a bigger business on your own Find an opposite It’s like cycling...
36. Slide 37: 10 1. Your new best friend 6. Get a sparring partner 2. Show me the money 7. Find your niche 3. Be a ‘Mensch’ 8. 4. Be easy to work with 9. 5. Build alliances 10.
37. Slide 38: Say No!
38. Slide 39: 7. Find your niche Niche Create your own niche, and dominate it “Blue Ocean” It’s ok to say No - sometimes it can win you clients! Focus
39. Slide 40: 10 1. Your new best friend 6. Get a sparring partner 2. Show me the money 7. Find your niche 3. Be a ‘Mensch’ 8. Set your goals 4. Be easy to work with 9. 5. Build alliances 10.
40. Slide 41: Don’t steer - look
41. Slide 42: 8. Set your goals Launch your ‘torpedo’ Know what you want to be: consultant, entrepreneur or manager Deﬁne the numbers
42. Slide 43: 8. Set your goals SMART Speciﬁc Measurable Achievable Relevant Time Framed
43. Slide 44: 10 1. Your new best friend 6. Get a sparring partner 2. Show me the money 7. Find your niche 3. Be a ‘Mensch’ 8. Set your goals 4. Be easy to work with 9. Cherish your talents 5. Build alliances 10.
44. Slide 45: Precious diamonds
45. Slide 46: 9. Cherish your talents Diamonds Hire people that are smarter than you Hire for diversity Even the biggest diamond has to be cut - push them! Balance your 3P: People - Proﬁt - Planet
46. Slide 47: 10 1. Your new best friend 6. Get a sparring partner 2. Show me the money 7. Find your niche 3. Be a ‘Mensch’ 8. Set your goals 4. Be easy to work with 9. Cherish your talents 5. Build alliances 10. Follow your passion
47. Slide 48: You can not outsource passion.
48. Slide 49: Outsource passion?
49. Slide 50: You can not outsource passion. (Some people might not agree. Like pimps. And advertising agencies.)
50. Slide 51: 10. Follow your passion Passion There can only be 1 real drive for entrepreneurship: passion.
51. Slide 52: 10 1. Your new best friend 6. Get a sparring partner 2. Show me the money 7. Find your niche 3. Be a ‘Mensch’ 8. Set your goals 4. Be easy to work with 9. Cherish your talents 5. Build alliances 10. Follow your passion
52. Slide 53: 11. Free extra tip
53. Slide 54: Your home base
54. Slide 55: 11. Free extra tip Your home base An entrepreneur can only be succesful if his partner supports his plans. (I can only thank Gudrun, Wolf & Kobe that they do, and love them for it.)
55. Slide 56: 10 1. Your new best friend 6. Get a sparring partner 2. Show me the money 7. Find your niche 3. Be a ‘Mensch’ 8. Set your goals 4. Be easy to work with 9. Cherish your talents 5. Build alliances 10. Follow your passion
56. Slide 57: Start your own business!
57. Slide 59: Start your own business! It’s a rollercoaster, but a fun one.
58. Slide 60: And remember...
59. Slide 61: Don’t give up.
60. Slide 62: There’s only one difference between an amateur and a professional. The professional is an amateur that did not give up.
61. Slide 63: Questions?
62. Slide 64: Bart de Waele bart@netlash.com www.netlash.com www.ondernemeringent.be Barcamp Ghent 2 - 30/11/2008