Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business: How to Launch and Grow a Business from Concept to Cash

Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business: How to Launch and Grow a Business from Concept to Cash

by Michael Parrish DuDell
Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business: How to Launch and Grow a Business from Concept to Cash

Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business: How to Launch and Grow a Business from Concept to Cash

by Michael Parrish DuDell

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Overview

From the ABC hit show "Shark Tank," this book-filled with practical advice and introductions from the Sharks themselves-will be the ultimate resource for anyone thinking about starting a business or growing the one they have. Full of tips for navigating the confusing world of entrepreneurship, the book will intersperse words of wisdom with inspirational stories from the show. Throughout the book, readers will learn how to: Determine whether they're compatible with the life of a small business owner, shape a marketable idea and craft a business model around it, plan for a launch, run a business without breaking the bank (or burning themselves out), create a growth plan that will help them handle and harness success, and pitch an idea or business plan like a pro. Responding to the fans' curiosity about past show contestants, readers will also find approximately 10 "Where Are They Now" boxes in which they learn what happened to some of the most asked-about and/or most popular guests ever to try their luck in front of the Sharks-and what they learned in the process.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781401306205
Publisher: Disney Press
Publication date: 11/05/2013
Series: Digital Picture Book
Sold by: DISNEY PUBLISHING WORLDWIDE -EBKS
Format: eBook
Pages: 304
Sales rank: 774,150
File size: 6 MB

About the Author

Michael Parrish DuDell is an author (Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business), speaker, and entrepreneur. Before founding his current company race + vine, Michael was the editor of ecomagination.com--GE's cleantech and sustainable innovation site--as well as the host of ecomagination.com's web series Green Room Live. Prior to that, Michael served as managing editor of The Domino Project--a publishing company started by marketing guru Seth Godin and powered by Amazon.com. Michael has spoken for and consulted with companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500s, including such well-known organizations as American Express, L'Oreal, Kraft, Visa, and many more. He is a One Young World Ambassador, a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and an advisor to numerous companies, including the New York Tech MeetUp--the largest tech organization in New York. Learn more at MichaelParrishDuDell.com or on Twitter @notoriousMPD.

Table of Contents

Foreword Mark Burnett viii

Introduction 1

Part 1 To Be or Not To Be … An Entrepreneur

Catching the Entrepreneurial Fever Lori Grenier 7

Chapter 1 Small Business 101 9

Chapter 2 What's Your EQ (Entrepreneurial Quotient)? 21

Chapter 3 Your Big Idea 35

Shark Tale: Travis Perry, ChordBuddy (Season 3) 52

Part 2 Setting Up Shop

The Unlikely Entrepreneur Robert Herjavec 57

Chapter 4 Finding Your Customers 59

Chapter 5 Getting Down to Business 71

Chapter 6 Making It Official 85

Shark Tale: Moshe Weiss, SoundBender (Season 4) 98

Part 3 Money Matters

The Art of Success Kevin O'Leary 103

Chapter 7 Knowing Your Numbers 105

Chapter 8 Understanding Financing 115

Shark Tale: Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac, Cousins Maine lobster (Season 4) 126

Part 4 Open for Business

The 100th Road-Daymond John 131

Chapter 9 Up and Running 133

Chapter 10 Mastering Marketing 147

Chapter 11 Learning to Sell 165

Shark Tale: Rick Hopper, ReadeREST (Season 3) 181

Part 5 Taking it to the Next Level

The Power of Failure-Barbara Corcoran 187

Chapter 12 You Can't Do It Alone: Building the Right Team 189

Chapter 13 Leading the Charge 203

Chapter 14 The Smart Way to Grow 217

Shark Tale: Lani Lazzari, Simple Sugars (Season 4) 230

Part 6 A Dip in the Tank: Behind-The-Scenes To Shark Tank

It Only Takes One Mark Cuban 235

Chapter 15 Swirruning with the Sharks: A Roundtable Q&A 237

Shark Tale: Tracey Noonan and Danielle Desroches, Wicked Good Cupcakes (Season 4) 255

Final Words 259

Tools and Resources 261

My Small Business Jump Start Plan 261

From Idea to Incorporation: A Flowchart 263

Talk the Talk: Small Business Terms to Know 265

Online Resources 268

Books to Read 274

Notes 277

About the Author 285

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