1. STARTING YOUR OWN
BUSINESS
By: John Saadeh

2. AGENDA
1. Right Idea
2. Testing the concept
3. Business Plan
4. Acquiring Resources
5. Conclusion

4. HOMEWORK
1. Interview consumers
2. Identify problems with products
3. Read books
4. Work experience
5. Business model

5. TESTING THE CONCEPT ALSO KNOW
AS FEASIBILITY STUDY

6. FEASIBILITY STUDY
1. Demand for the product
2. Competition
3. Materials needed
4. Cost
5. Profit

8. BUSINESS PLAN
1. Action Plan
2. Road Map
3. Sales Tool

9. Funding
1. Debt Financing
2. Grants
3. Equity Financing

10. 1.

11. 2. GRANTS

12. 3. EQUITY FINANCING
A. Family Investors
B. Private Investor
C. Strategic Investors

13. A. FAMILY INVESTOR

14. B. PRIVATE INVESTOR

15. C. STRATEGIC INVESTOR

16. SUMMARY
+ Feasibility
Study
+
+ =

18. CONCLUSION

19. REFERENCES
• Wolfe, Lahle. What is a feasibility study? Retrieved from about.com.
http://womeninbusiness.about.com/od/businessplans/a/feasibilitystud.htm
• Guidelines for a small-scale fruit and vegetable processors. Agriculture and
consumer protection . 2.3 Conducting a feasibility study.
http://www.fao.org/docrep/W6864E/w6864e09.htm
• Stephen R. Lawrence, College of business and administration, University of
Colorado, 1997, 1999. Purpose of a Business Plan.
http://web.gsm.uci.edu/depts/entrepreneurship/purpose_of_a_business_plan.ht
m
• Financing Options For Small Business: Finding The Right Funding. Copyright ©
2013 StartupNation, LLC Retrieved from startupnation.com.
http://www.startupnation.com/business-
articles/890/1/AT_FindingFundingThatsRight.asp

20. CITATIONS FOR PHOTOS
• Ideas Graphic http://techaloo.com/the-idea-for-a-startup-the-most-
crucial-point-isnt-it/
• Money Graphic http://www.lietaer.com/2010/09/what-is-money/
• Debt Financing http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/update/2008-
07_financing_photovoltaics.html
• Grants Graphic
http://www.gofreegovernmentmoney.com/grants_process
• Family Investors Graphic http://pencilink.blogspot.com/2008/04/uncle-
scrooge-4-carl-barks-art-cover.html
• Private investor Graphic
http://patriotbusinesssolutions.com/?page_id=1511
• Strategic investor Graphic
http://kattykwong.wordpress.com/category/for-sellers/