15 Jan
Cmypitch.com is an Online Community for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners
Posted in Business by video 18 CommentsQuestion about business
What is a business that can not be enhanced by the internet called?I am doing a research paper in which I am going to discuss E-commerce and internet businesses versus anti-internet businesses only that is not a real word. So please DON'T give me an obvious and idiotic answer like "business." I am looking for businesses that do/can not use the internet to greatly benefit themselves. THANK YOU!!
THANK YOU, AFTER DOING SOME WORK I REMEMBERED BRICK-AND-MORTAR BUSINESSES.
cmypitch.com is an online community for entrepreneurs and business owners. Using video, it connects businesses to sources of funding, information, advice, opportunities and services.
It has three main groups of users: 1. business owners; 2. investors; and 3. business service providers. Through video, businesses can present their ideas and companies with real impact. Investors can get an instant feel for the people behind an idea or a company. Service providers can differentiate their services to a targeted group.
The community focuses on different stages of the business life cycle, and within each one, business people can network, build their contacts, share ideas and interact with like-minded individuals. cmypitch.com is unique for the following reasons:
o It is the first site in the UK to use video as a platform to connect entrepreneurs seeking funding for their business with investors.
o It provides a niche business directory with 60,000 suppliers for business owners. Each supplier can upgrade their listing to a cmypitch premium listing and market themselves to the targeted cmypitch community.
o Through ‘Entrepreneur TV’ cmypitch.com interviews and showcases the most successful entrepreneurs in their fields.
o The dynamic user-generated information centre, seeded by cmypitch.com and further populated by directory members, provides fantastic insights and relevant information about the business and entrepreneurial world.
1. Business Owners: entrepreneurs, start-ups and small & medium businesses
In the UK alone, approximately 500,000 people start a business each year, and join approximately four million who already run small and mid sized companies. cmypitch.com will support these businesses by connecting them to sources of funding, advice, opportunities and services. Business owners looking for equity funding of £25,000 or more, post two-minute video ‘pitches’ on cmypitch.com, presenting their propositions to potential investors. Investors can review the videos online, filtering them according to market sector, location, and the size of investment required. Think Dragons’ Den meets YouTube, but only for serious investment opportunities.
Easy and affordable access to good professional advice is crucial to business success. With the ‘Tailored Advice’ feature, businesses can post a short video outlining their business issue and can be contacted by professional consultants within the business directory offering tailored consultancy on how to address the problem.
‘Entrepreneur TV’ shows interviews with successful entrepreneurs to help aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners learn from their experiences. Interviewees to date include: Kwik-Fit founder, Sir Tom Farmer Champneys boss, Stephen Purdew YO Sushi! founder, Simon Woodroffe Formula One’s Eddie Jordan Glasses Direct founder, Jamie Murray Wells Serial entrepreneur and presenter of Risking it All, Martin Webb Red Letter Days founder and former ‘Dragon’, Rachael Elnaugh Founder of eSpotting and star of Millionaires Mission , Seb Bishop Travel industry entrepreneur, Ray Nolan
There are three channels where business people and entrepreneurs can research a wide range of opportunities, depending on their areas of interest: franchising, business opportunities (where people can earn additional income without a large upfront cost) and businesses for sale. Businesses for Sale focuses on mid-market businesses (valued at over £250,000).
Users can access the business directory, which includes a list of 60,000 suppliers and professional advisors across more than 20 service categories, such as accountants, banks, lawyers and marketing agencies. Users can either search the directory themselves or post a request (lead) for a supplier or consultant to call them back.
Within each community area of the site, users can access blogs, participate in forums, join groups, and keep up to date with all the relevant events. Community members can create personal and business profiles and build their contacts and referral network.
cmypitch.com is the first site to offer video profiles of emerging and interesting start-up companies – a great way for new businesses to raise their profile. The cmypitch.com team is constantly on the look out for exciting start-ups to profile, such as Kindo.com, Amuso.com, Plebble.com, W-41.com, Findsyou.com, Lastseason.com, Mucho Mas and Findatvexpert.com.
cmypitch.com also features classified advertisements for start-ups looking to assemble a new team. Businesses can post a video to attract potential employees, mentors and nonexecutives. Candidates can receive email alerts where a posting matches their criteria.
2.Investors
For investors, including the UK’s 18,000* angel investors, cmypitch.com makes the task of identifying investment opportunities much quicker, simpler and more effective. They can save valuable time by reviewing online two-minute video pitches, allowing them to not only assess the business opportunity but also the people behind the proposition – something that usually requires a time-consuming, face-to-face meeting. Pitches can be filtered by size, market sector, location and rating, and investors can receive email alerts when a new pitch is added to the site that matches their preferred criteria. Investors can also view opportunities in the business for sale channel. *source EISA (Enterprise investment Scheme Association)
3. Business service providers
cmypitch.com gives service providers fast and affordable access to a targeted business community across the UK. With a premium listing, suppliers can advertise in the directory using video to communicate more directly with their potential customers. They can market themselves across the site by uploading resources to the Information Centre and respond to requests submitted to the Tailored Advice section. In addition, they can answer leads that match their requirements based on location, sector and company size. Leads from businesses are sent directly into their cmypitch inbox where they can be managed easily. Banks can direct start-up companies to cmypitch.com knowing that it is a reliable and credible source of information that will help them start or grow a business. They can also refer businesses to cmypitch.com to apply for funding.
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Chev
on January 15 2010
Hi,
i have found a site to be usefull, just check this out
guzen
on January 15 2010
Well Said!!
JJ
on January 15 2010
you've got it back to front. First you look for a niche in the market that needs to be addressed or you note a shortage of demand. If you are not addressing these keep your money in your pocket.
Business opportunities come from hobbies expanded, new technology (e.g. become the Blue Ray expert), niche markets e.g. something a cultural group wants or needs, changes in law create opportunities for experts to emerge, changes in demographics e,g, more children in the area.
Look around. Ask people around you.
How to start will depend on the idea – some businesses start part time until they get enough customers to move on – some start as web based businesses and others just have to bite the bullet and go bigtime. Whatever you do please do a business plan before you start – work out the details on profitability, time needed to make it work etc before you commit any money to the idea.
Need a great business plan format try. http://www.australiansmallbusiness.com.au/Easy-Business-Plan-Pack-p-16143.html
nacao
on January 15 2010
China is really taking this advice to heart. Even now the Chinese government is investing heavily in the African oil and minerals sector, using their expertise to help African countries upgrade their infrastructure (roads, electricity, pipelines etc.), and providing cheap capital for African countries to exploit and grow, thereby making many friends and allies in the process. China is helping them grow, gaining strong geopolitical influence and privileged access to growing markets.
Ken
on January 15 2010
You need to keep accurate records when running a business. This will be your best defense if you ever get audited.
For IRS purposes, you need to make a profit every 3 out of 5 years to have the IRS prove that you are not running a business. Otherwise, it is up to you to prove that you are running a business and not doing a hobby. You can prove that you are running a business by keeping your business accounts and personal accounts separate.
You can write off any legitimate business expense including dinners with clients, car expenses, equipment, etc.
Having a separate checking account and credit card is a good idea. However, it isn't necessary. You can comingle your business and personal expenses using your personal accounts. But, if you do this, then it will be harder for you to prove that you are running a business.
For your revenues, you don't need a corporate account to make you deposits. You just need to make the deposits in your separate account that you use for business.
You can read Publication 334 for more information.
Mikelo
on January 16 2010
How about a book store, if you are looking retail?
I cant say if it would work in your town, you need to do marketing research to see what would succeed in your town.
Also in business .. Location, Location, Location is VERY important to success .. not only do you need the right business, you need the right location ..
Passion, YES .. you do have to work long hours but passion because you believe in what you are doing.
I work from home and have the utmost compassion and belief for what I do, I believe that is what brings me success ..
If you don't like books, don't like to read .. then a book store probably wont make sense. Did deep .. Only you know what you really want to do.
GL!
rails
on January 16 2010
The Africa of put the white man out and let the chinese in and embrace the muslim and now they want some chinese out and the muslims are slaughtering the black africans and as always the rich forget the poor that is world wide
earthlink
on January 16 2010
My reasoning may hold very little significance on HERE,but at least people like you are reading it.Whatever you may think might be better, doesn’t change the fact the TALK IS CHEAP!!! I LOVE NGOZI FOR WHAT SHE STANDS FOR,BUT IF SHE REALLY IS DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE OTHER CROOKS THERE HAS TO BE SOME OBVIOUS RESULTS FOR WHAT SHE STANDS FOR!WE DON’T NEED ANY MORE TALKS,and I don’t need anymore talks with you,SINCE YOU SEEM NOT TO REALIZE THAT ANY TALK WITH NO RESULT IS OBVIOUSLY CHEAP.GOODLUCK & BYE
Wayne R.
on January 17 2010
Yes, the courses you speak of will help you to become a Business Analyst.
A BA can be on the client side or the IT side. If on the client side, they are interfacing with work group domains that process the work and review what they need. They generate requirements and then work with the IT side to update or generate processes and applications to fullfil the business needs.
If you're a BA on the IT side of the house, then you're taking all the requirements and developing processes and application solutions. Your job is to work with the client to generate a business solutions document (there are many names for it) and get signoff. Then, you need to make sure that solution becomes reality by working with systems analysts, programmers, and testers. You're generally responsible for the delivery of the solution. Although, if the solution revolves around process changes with other work group domains, you normally work with a PM (Project Manager). Never the less, you have end to end responsibilities for the IT delivery to insure the client gets what they need (and paying for).
With the offshoring of work to cheap labor, to remain associated with software development, the BA role is a good profession.
psychic
on January 17 2010
Sorry Mrs Ngozi, you’re well educated, but Nigeria is a s***hole. The corruption is deeper than a black hole. Maybe, just maybe, if Nigeria started with something as little as (um… i don’t know) STABLE ELECTRICITY???
I don’t know how a nation is meant to develop, let alone tackle corruption if the electricity is constantly being switched off on random daily basis. Start with a stable power supply and then i’ll take you seriously.
jpro
on January 17 2010
Your reasoning is fairly weak. Ngozi explained it well and I think a lot of people understand, because I sure did.
What you need to come to terms with is that your views hold extremely little significance here.
truth
on January 17 2010
You have just proven my point.Two sentences to show that you have nothing more useful to say and I suppose this discussion ended when I said BYE Earlier.Wishing you Goodluck and hope you somehow get out of your IGNORANCE,DENIAL,ARROGANCE,AND SELF HATE.I STAND BY MY OPINION,NIGERIAN GOVT.OUGHT TO DO MORE!!! IF THAT ANNOYS YOU WELL GET OVER IT AND STOP PRETENDING THAT THEY ARE DOING ENOUGH.I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU FIND A LIBRARY AND EDUCATE YOURSELF A LITTLE MORE.SINCE BUYING BOOKS MAYBE EXPENSIVE.
The Invisible Woman
on January 17 2010
The requirements vary according to your state. Call the business license office for your county and just ask them if you need a business license to operate an internet store. I live in Georgia, and in my county, you do.
corpo
on January 18 2010
You’re an idiot.
Shut up and get out.
cooolioooo
on January 18 2010
business school is the right field to study, if you choose your college carefully, some have an entrepreneurship track/program
SarahR
on January 18 2010
Hiiiiiii..
I think you have to choose the Marketing section in Human Resource Management(HRM) because in marketing you get the nice job in the good reputed company on a high post..
Austinite
on January 18 2010
You can't post a Proposal for Sale of Business here. It is a comprehensive document similar to a business plan with dozens to hundreds of pages. Contact a broker like VR Business Brokers and see if you can get help. Yours is a unique business driven by personal contacts and is not easily sold.
urbantool
on January 18 2010
chinnyization, you have brashfully expressed your thoughts (and I dare say without proper reason). I agree with Bladen12345 that your argument is very weak. You obviously have misunderstood Ngozi; she is making a point on the power of foreign direct investment. I am sure that she pointed out that african governments have their failings, but her aim is to illustrate the wisdom of higher FDI as a better means of aiding africa as opposed to ‘Charity Aid’.