Tell the story of your idea for a new business or nonprofit concept. Then practice, practice, practice.
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Time for a big picture view. Think about how your pitch is a solution to a problem — the second of five steps and videos in our How-to-Pitch video series.
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Who is going to buy the new product you're pitching? Ruffed Outdoors decided to target hard-core hunters always looking for better gear — just like them.
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Create a model to keep track of every input and output point, advises Hunter Swisher, a co-founder of Phospholutions, which made its first sale in October 2016.
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Project your revenue, costs and profits three years out to show you've thought through the finances. Dr. Mark Gagnon walks you through it.
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People who can pitch their ideas and themselves stand out to employers. The Ag Springboard student business pitch contest can help you polish your skills to get a great job, even create your own job.
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