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The “Every Thing But the Kitchen Sink” Business Startup Program for New Entrepreneurs Who Want a No Muss, No Fuss Business Start-Up

The Virtual Incubator Business Startup Program is the only system to turn your good idea into a great business…ready to start making money in less than 90 days!

 

Hi, this is Jeff Williams. I’m the chief business startup coach for Virtual Incubator. For the past thirty years I’ve been working with Gen X and Boomer individuals like you to guide them to find great satisfaction and attractive reward as the owners of their own independent business enterprises. In the process of working with more than 2,500 individuals on their business startup plans, the following are some of the issues I’ve heard over and over again. Some – perhaps all of them – may sound familiar to you.

First and foremost, you want to center your business around work you really enjoy doing. If your corporate career was like mine was, you’ve held a number of different jobs, often with different employers. Some assignments have been fantastic, most just average, and one or two have been dreadful. You’ve “been there, done that” with unceasing pressure to perform in work that doesn’t excite you, for which you receive few rewards, and from which you can be fired on a moment’s notice.

You’re nowhere near ready to stop working altogether, but you’re very ready to work at a more relaxed pace. Unfortunately, those of us who are over 50 are increasingly being made to feel unappreciated and unneeded in the corporate world. But, you still feel very energetic and know that you’ve accumulated a diverse set of work and life skills. You want to continue to “be in the action” but you’d like to slow things down a bit…schedule your work life around your leisure life.

Although the thought of actually running your own business excites you, you have no desire to create a “big corporate thing”. Instead, as effortlessly as you can you want to bring your business to life in such a way that you can successfully manage it, part-time, full-time, or just sometime.

You’d sure like to boost your monthly income, and avoid tapping any of your retirement assets for awhile longer if you can. You find very attractive the thought that you are the primary determinant of how much income you can make…no more 3% annual salary increases; arbitrary bonus awards; or dead-end jobs with no opportunity for promotion…just a personal income limited only by how much effort you want to put into your business.

Ok, if the above fits you, you’re in the right place and please keep reading.

Your Good Idea + A Smart Plan =
A Great Business

 

You just want to get into business doing what you’re really good at doing – I know this. But, if your new business is going to produce your desired income and be fun to run you need more than just a good idea. You also need…

A marketing strategy that identifies your desired customer and how to sell them. You need a written plan that clearly describes your desired customers and how you’ll find them and convince them to buy from you.

A top-notch business identity all the way from a killer logo to a traffic-stopping website. You’ll need the services of an expert graphic designer and website developer to achieve this.

A well-organized business that meets all legal requirements. Once you “open the doors for business” the last thing that you want to receive is a threatening letter from some government agency telling you that your business isn’t properly set up. Remember, you want to work in a more relaxed way and you don’t want any unexpected hassles from the government.

A sound financial plan that assures profitable sales and reliable collection of what you are owed. To create and maintain such a system requires smart use of accounting software and likely the assistance of a local accounting professional.

The Ultimate Source of
Business Start-Up Help

 

Over the last three decades, I’ve presented my street-smart business start-up planning system to clients over 50 who have gone into all sorts of businesses. It’s an approach that works consistently to get new businesses successfully launched. The Virtual Incubator Business Startup Program starts with your experience in your chosen business and applies a reliable step-by-step process to assure that you create a smart business strategy and a well-organized action plan. As a result…

You always know what you need to do…

You know in what order to do it…

You know how to keep it going once you start it…

And you’ll love being your own boss!

Let’s see some immediate client benefits.

You cut down your planning time substantially by organizing your business organization using our eight weekly planning modules, designed to guide you to complete more than 30 key business planning decisions and tasks.

You use a totally mobile planning process. You have immediate and unlimited access to our online planning tools that help you understand each decision to be made and each task to be completed. The tools are totally portable…you can work on your business planning from anywhere you can reach the Web.

You boost your management knowledge immediately by accessing dozens of smart management tips and techniques drawn from our thirty years of business startup coaching.

You learn first-hand what bumps to avoid by sharing in my and my coaching team’s personal experience in launching Bizstarters.com, which I started just before my 50th birthday.

You save thousands of dollars in expenses by utilizing the many money-saving tips we share with you throughout your business planning work.

You can easily access well-vetted service professionals such as a graphic designer, website developer and Web copywriter.

You are guided by your very own expert business start-up coach as you launch your business…and for six months after your business launch..

 

Get Help to Start Any Kind of Business

 

Our hundreds of Virtual Incubator clients have started a wide variety of businesses, including:

Consulting Firms. These individuals learn how to best showcase their special knowledge in order to attract top-notch clients who pay top-level consulting fees.

Business Service Providers. With the major outsourcing effort by corporations this category is red-hot right now, as just about every business service you can imagine is being performed by independent contractors today. We show you how to grab a share of this business.

Consumer Service Providers. With many two-income households today, people have less and less time to complete even basic home and life-maintenance functions, such as cutting the grass, shopping for clothing and gifts, planning family events…and many more. We help service providers find the most demanded service categories, so that with a little word of mouth the business almost sells itself!

Web Store Sellers. This is a great way to “get your feet wet” on selling products over the Internet. It’s not unusual to see a motivated online seller go from  a couple-evenings-a-week to a Power Seller in just months. We help them create a solid business plan to guide them as they grow.

Retail Food Service Operators. Success in running  a restaurant or fast-food outlet absolutely demands practical experience in food service. But it also requires a carefully thought-out marketing plan and tight financial control, which we help train our clients to perform.

Wholesale Sellers. More and more large manufacturers are selling almost exclusively through wholesalers, particularly to smaller customers. Learn how to maintain a strong posture when dealing with suppliers and customers who are often many times larger than you are.

Industrial Distributors. There is a lot of money to be made distributing the thousands of industrial parts needed and offering repair service on industrial equipment. Our clients who specialize in this business category learn how to organize their business so that it can grow with tight control on the growth of overhead costs.

Product Manufacturers. There are substantial financial and operational challenges to bringing a new manufacturing company to life. So, we show our client who are interested in making and selling a product how to use contract manufacturing, offshore production and joint marketing agreements.

 

Why Should You Consider Enrolling in The
Virtual Incubator Program?

 

Reason #1: You’ll quickly complete more than  30 important business planning decisions and tasks by following the process your Virtual Incubator coach shares with you. We’ve organized each decision and task into a week-by-week planning calendar you download, print out and keep on your desk as you work through the program. .

Reason #2: This program has been specially designed for the first-time business owner. Each decision is clearly explained to you first via our online planning tool, and then by your Virtual Incubator coach. You don’t learn what to do….you do it!

Reason #3: Program creator Jeff Williams has personally tested each and every planning step. Jeff launched two successful businesses after age 50 and has personally guided hundreds of new entrepreneurs to launch fun and rewarding new businesses. Your Virtual Incubator coach will show you how to best use today’s business technology…without overwhelming you with tech jargon.

Reason #4: You’ll be connected to a network of top-notch business startup service experts. Jeff has learned during his corporate career, and he bets you have also, that the mark of a truly successful manager is that he knows when to delegate work to others. We’ve carefully thought through each and every decision in the program and asked ourselves: “Will this decision get done more quickly and professionally if outside help is used?” Where the answer is yes, we’ve vetted a service professional to do the work for your new business.

 

Share What Our Clients Say

Making the transition from being a corporate webmaster to my own website design company seemed almost impossible until I found Jeff and his Virtual Incubator program. Within a few weeks, I was in business and I’m proud to say that I now enjoy an attractive annual income from my business.

Crystal Jurczynski

Owner, Crystal Point Consulting

After I was downsized it seemed like a good time to launch a consulting business. But, I didn’t have a clear idea how to get started. I met Jeff at an outplacement meeting and when he explained his step-by-step startup process, I immediately enrolled in Virtual Incubator. In less than three months Jeff and I launched what has become a very profitable business.

Ken Proskie

CEO, Compass Health & Safety

I know the graphic design business well, but when I decided to add training workshops I didn’t realize all the important tasks I needed to take care of. Jeff and his Virtual Incubator program helped me successfully launch my new line of workshops.

Denise Laurin

Owner, Make a Living Creatively

 

How Your
Virtual Incubator Coach
Guides You to Launch Your Business…
In Less than 90 Days

 

You Craft Your Marketing Plan & Marketing System

Your plan will guide you. During a series of tele-coaching sessions your Virtual Incubator coach will guide you to craft a written strategy plan that includes:

  • Your financial and non-financial goals for your first year in business.
  • The main problem you will solve…and your unique solution
  • A description of how you will outshine your competitors.
  • Your target customer description.
  • Your selling story presenting all the benefits of buying from you.
  • Your pricing/fee structure and projected first year revenue by product or service offered.

Your identity will shine. Our expert graphic design team will craft a logo design that catches the viewer’s attention. We will use this on your website as well as creating a business card design. We will print business cards and ship them directly to you.

You’ll take the Web world by storm. Our expert website development team will create a traffic-stopping website for your business. And we will set up a business email address through your new website so you present the most professional identity.

We’ll get your website visitors to buy. Your website design gets visitor to stop and read. Your selling copy gets them to buy. Our expert website copywriting team will interview you by phone to understand your desired selling story…then they will translate this into the copy style most effective in the web world.

You’ll have a prominent home on social media. Our social media design team will design and write copy for your LinkedIn business page, through which you can regularly publish compelling content to reinforce your reputation as an expert in your line of business.

Step 1

You Protect Your Business
and Yourself 

In just a few steps you set up your business legally. Our expert business registration team will guide you through an easy-to-follow online registration process to protect your personal and business assets by establishing your business as a Limited Liability Company (LLC), a form of corporate-like legal protection.

You’ll keep the IRS happy. Our support team will obtain for your business a Federal Employers Identification Number (FEIN) through which the IRS identifies your new business.

We’ll discuss other legal needs. You may wish to use a formal written contract for selling through your business. If so, we will guide you to obtain the necessary document.

We’ll review your insurance needs. Most new businesses are well covered by the liability portion of the business owners homeowners insurance policy. But some businesses, such as IT consultants, may also wish to obtain Errors & Omissions insurance. If so, we will help you find appropriate coverage.

Step 2

You Plan for Maximum Profit
and Manage Your Money

Price for maximum profit. Being aware of your competitor’s pricing is important in setting your pricing. But, your business may offer unique benefits that permit you to successfully charge more than your competitors. We’ll help you evaluate your market position and its affect on you price/fee-setting.

Know where your money is. The success of your business doesn’t come solely from pricing profitably. You also must keep track of money coming and going out your business. To do so you need to keep reliable financial records. We will assist you in acquiring and installing QuickBooks accounting software to aid you recording where all money came from and went to.

Find sources of money. Many of our startup clients are able to successfully operate their business the first year with a total investment of under $10,000. Most provide this funding from personal savings, home equity loans, or family-provided loans. But, if you and your Virtual Incubator coach assess that you will need a significantly larger amount of cash, he willl work with you to explore lending options.

Step 3

You Manage Your Space, Operations & Personnel Needs

Review your space needs. Most of out startup clients choose to run their businesses from a home office. Their den or basement space is sufficient for their space needs. But, for some of our clients, such as distributors and manufacturers substantial additional outside space is required. Your Virtual Incubator coach will help you assess your special space needs and guide you in your search for appropriate space.

Examine your human support requirements. Your Virtual Incubator coach will train you in a variety of management tasks. But, there are a number of specialized tasks we strongly recommend that you delegate to outside expert contractors. These include:

  • Graphic Design
  • Website Design & Maintenance
  • Web selling copywriting
  • Social media content sharing
  • Tax planning and tax return preparation
  • Bookkeeping

Your Virtual Incubator coach will assist you in finding suitable contractors (some are already in the Virtual Incubator support network) and arranging relationships with them.

Evaluate Supplier and Process Needs. For distributors and manufacturers in particular finding appropriate component, parts and services vendors is critical to success. Often these suppliers are much larger in size than your new business which can present challenges as they may “make you jump through hoops” to work with them. Your Virtual Incubator coach is very experienced in finding appropriate suppliers and properly contracting with them.

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