Professional Documents
Culture Documents
ventures, professional practices and micro-enterprises. It is our firm belief that there are too
many fraudulent advisors taking advantage of the enthusiasm of new entrepreneurs or the
desperation of existing businesses to survive.
1. "Pay-As-You-Think": You may ask questions and/or obtain help featuring no long term
commitment. Initial consultations are free, however questions requiring research on the
part of The Entrepreneur's Advisor or consultations past the first hour can be obtained
using our unique Pay-As-You-Go program. This program is designed to minimize your
cash outlay but answer critical questions to keep you on the right track to success.
2. Project/Implementation Assistance : Includes planning, analysis, hands-on
implementation, turnarounds, growth and exit strategies, work flow analysis, client
management, blog setup/writing training and establishing a Web Presence.
3. Mentoring: The Entrepreneur's Advisor® is an approved mentor with Star-Tec
Technology Enterprise Center in St. Petersburg, Florida as well as The University of
Central Florida in Orlando. Mentoring is available on a monthly retainer basis. When you
choose a mentor relationship with us you are getting access to the full resources of The
Entrepreneur's Advisor®.
4. Board of Directors - Should your company meet our criteria we may accept a Board of
Director appointment.
1. Completing a financial budget from the ground up, including start up capital, cash flow
management and banking.
2. Researching and creating business and strategic plans. Do they have both the
education and the real world experience to help.
3. Their knowledge of Intellectual Capital, Intellectual Property and Intellectual Assets.
Includes their ability to develop new markets for IP.
4. Actual operations and sales experience at all levels especially the front lines. Start up
companies need real help not Ivory Tower armchair quarter backing.
5. Cleaning their own office. This may sound dumb, but you want someone not afraid to
get their hands dirty.
6. Customer service or exceeding customer expectations.
7. How they have created a fun work environment in the past. New companies can not
afford to have turnover and must have the right environment to attract great talent.
8. Handling adversity. Do they thrive on the challenge of a changing environment or do
they get discouraged when things don't go quite as well as planned?
9. Hiring and firing people or other HR related functions such as payroll, risk management
or benefit administration.
10. The use of technology. Whether it is the web for internet marketing or familiarity of
computers that enables them to help plan technology use.
The preceding list was not meant to be all inclusive, but it should help you define what you are
looking for. More importantly, the preceding list will eliminate the vast majority of people
looking for a percentage of your company for lame advice. With the Entrepreneur's Advisor®
your company gets the real deal.