Rick Coplin

Creating a business plan is one of the standard “must haves” for entrepreneurs. The single hardest thing about writing a business plan is making it useful to your business.

Your slide deck is ready. You’ve rehearsed your main points. It’s nearly show time. Don’t shoot yourself in the foot. Here are 10 statements that are sure to tank any investor…

Are you raising funds? You have a lot of competition. Whether you are in casual conversations, or you are pitching in a formal setting, you need to know what qualities…

Every entrepreneur I know has endured setbacks as they poured themselves into their startup. I’ve been there myself. You might be there now, headed for it, or recovering. Here’s how…

Entrepreneurs often believe that investors need to feel some pressure of demand to get them out of tire-kicking mode and into the driver’s seat. How you create that demand makes…

I had no idea what I was getting into when I joined a friend’s startup. I had a successful background in consulting and leading a technology group for a super-regional…

I am honored to be interviewed by Stacy Amaral Kauffman of the JenningsWire Podcast. We talk startups, success and failure, and 5 things that the most successful entrepreneurs do regularly.

I work with entrepreneurs regularly who have raised or plan to raise money from a friend or a family member. While this seems like an easy path to fueling your…

Raising money for your startup is a difficult, time-consuming process. Successful entrepreneurs know that gaining investors is just as dependent on what you don’t do, as what you do. Here…