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Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting  Free Vector LaunchPad™ Bringing smart ideas to light. ©Free Vector LLC 2010.  All Rights Reserved
Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting  Look!  Green Shoots! The economy is turning the corner . . . ©Free Vector LLC 2010.  All Rights Reserved
Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting  Look!  Green Shoots! Global merger and acquisition activity is on track to rise 36 percent, to $3.04 trillion in 2011, the highest amount since 2007. Thomson Reuters and Freeman Consulting Services ©Free Vector LLC 2010.  All Rights Reserved
Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting  Look!  Green Shoots! Business startups in 2009 reached their highest level in 14 years – even exceeding the number of startups during the peak 1999-2000 technology boom.  Kauffman Index on Entrepreneurial Activity, 2009 ©Free Vector LLC 2010.  All Rights Reserved
Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting  Look!  Green Shoots! Small businesses added the largest amount of workers in three years in November,  well ahead of what analysts had forecast. ADP Employer Services ©Free Vector LLC 2010.  All Rights Reserved
Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting  Look!  Grey Hair! The fastest growing segment for entrepreneurship in America is in the 55-64 age group, with people over 55 almost twice as likely to found successful companies than those between the age of 20 to 34. Kauffman Index on Entrepreneurial Activity, 2009 ©Free Vector LLC 2010.  All Rights Reserved
Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting  Look!  Grey Hair! Older entrepreneurs have higher success rates when they start companies. . . they have accumulated expertise in their technological fields, have deep knowledge of their customers’ needs, and have years of developing a network of supporters. VivakWadwah, Duke University ©Free Vector LLC 2010.  All Rights Reserved
Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting  Little In, Lots  Out? The cost and psychological barriers to exploring new business opportunities are eroding due to innovations in technology, social media, and fundamental shifts in the way business is getting done.  The general gist of a LILO opportunity is to essentially find a good idea,  jump in and get your hands dirty. . .  ©Free Vector LLC 2010.  All Rights Reserved
Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting  Little In, Lots  Out? “The cost of failure is cheap. It’s so low, you can swing the bat way more times. . . In a bad economy, no one really notices or cares about more failure. That creates a better environment for risk-taking, which is the only way innovation occurs.”    Joi Ito, Tech Investor ©Free Vector LLC 2010.  All Rights Reserved
Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting  Objective: “Ramen Profitability” The objective with the LILO approach:  can you achieve proof of concept on a shoestring budget?  If yes, keep going.  If no, move on to the next idea . . . ©Free Vector LLC 2010.  All Rights Reserved
Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting  Services for  Start-Ups Free Vector LaunchPad™ services are a fixed price offering designed to take an opportunity from idea to proof of concept quickly. ©Free Vector LLC 2010.  All Rights Reserved
Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting  Services for  Start-Ups Free Vector LaunchPad™ services include business formation and a business plan; domain name, website and email; SEO, SEM and social media integration; and hosted infrastructure technologies to run and manage your business. ©Free Vector LLC 2010.  All Rights Reserved
Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting  Services for  Small-Business Existing businesses can also take advantage of Free Vector LaunchPad™ services  to help identify and launch new revenue streams, increase brand awareness and web presence, and reduce operating costs by taking advantage of hosted infrastructure technologies. ©Free Vector LLC 2010.  All Rights Reserved
Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting  Free Vector Advisors In addition to our services for start-ups, entrepreneurs and small business, we also provide business advisory services in connection with mergers, acquisitions and other complex transactions, coaching and mentoring services, and interim “C-Level” management engagements. ©Free Vector LLC 2010.  All Rights Reserved
Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting  Thank You! to learn more . . . Visit our website:or call (425) 310-2800 www.freevectoradvisors.com ©Free Vector LLC 2010.  All Rights Reserved

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Business Strategies and Services for Start-Ups and Entrepreneurs

  • 1. Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting Free Vector LaunchPad™ Bringing smart ideas to light. ©Free Vector LLC 2010. All Rights Reserved
  • 2. Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting Look! Green Shoots! The economy is turning the corner . . . ©Free Vector LLC 2010. All Rights Reserved
  • 3. Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting Look! Green Shoots! Global merger and acquisition activity is on track to rise 36 percent, to $3.04 trillion in 2011, the highest amount since 2007. Thomson Reuters and Freeman Consulting Services ©Free Vector LLC 2010. All Rights Reserved
  • 4. Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting Look! Green Shoots! Business startups in 2009 reached their highest level in 14 years – even exceeding the number of startups during the peak 1999-2000 technology boom. Kauffman Index on Entrepreneurial Activity, 2009 ©Free Vector LLC 2010. All Rights Reserved
  • 5. Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting Look! Green Shoots! Small businesses added the largest amount of workers in three years in November, well ahead of what analysts had forecast. ADP Employer Services ©Free Vector LLC 2010. All Rights Reserved
  • 6. Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting Look! Grey Hair! The fastest growing segment for entrepreneurship in America is in the 55-64 age group, with people over 55 almost twice as likely to found successful companies than those between the age of 20 to 34. Kauffman Index on Entrepreneurial Activity, 2009 ©Free Vector LLC 2010. All Rights Reserved
  • 7. Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting Look! Grey Hair! Older entrepreneurs have higher success rates when they start companies. . . they have accumulated expertise in their technological fields, have deep knowledge of their customers’ needs, and have years of developing a network of supporters. VivakWadwah, Duke University ©Free Vector LLC 2010. All Rights Reserved
  • 8. Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting Little In, Lots Out? The cost and psychological barriers to exploring new business opportunities are eroding due to innovations in technology, social media, and fundamental shifts in the way business is getting done. The general gist of a LILO opportunity is to essentially find a good idea,  jump in and get your hands dirty. . . ©Free Vector LLC 2010. All Rights Reserved
  • 9. Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting Little In, Lots Out? “The cost of failure is cheap. It’s so low, you can swing the bat way more times. . . In a bad economy, no one really notices or cares about more failure. That creates a better environment for risk-taking, which is the only way innovation occurs.” Joi Ito, Tech Investor ©Free Vector LLC 2010. All Rights Reserved
  • 10. Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting Objective: “Ramen Profitability” The objective with the LILO approach: can you achieve proof of concept on a shoestring budget? If yes, keep going. If no, move on to the next idea . . . ©Free Vector LLC 2010. All Rights Reserved
  • 11. Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting Services for Start-Ups Free Vector LaunchPad™ services are a fixed price offering designed to take an opportunity from idea to proof of concept quickly. ©Free Vector LLC 2010. All Rights Reserved
  • 12. Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting Services for Start-Ups Free Vector LaunchPad™ services include business formation and a business plan; domain name, website and email; SEO, SEM and social media integration; and hosted infrastructure technologies to run and manage your business. ©Free Vector LLC 2010. All Rights Reserved
  • 13. Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting Services for Small-Business Existing businesses can also take advantage of Free Vector LaunchPad™ services to help identify and launch new revenue streams, increase brand awareness and web presence, and reduce operating costs by taking advantage of hosted infrastructure technologies. ©Free Vector LLC 2010. All Rights Reserved
  • 14. Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting Free Vector Advisors In addition to our services for start-ups, entrepreneurs and small business, we also provide business advisory services in connection with mergers, acquisitions and other complex transactions, coaching and mentoring services, and interim “C-Level” management engagements. ©Free Vector LLC 2010. All Rights Reserved
  • 15. Free Vector Advisors Business Strategy Consulting Thank You! to learn more . . . Visit our website:or call (425) 310-2800 www.freevectoradvisors.com ©Free Vector LLC 2010. All Rights Reserved