Pitching

Follow this five page template to keep your pitch smart and focused.

When investors go quiet, it's not always your idea that's to blame.

Most founders think they have 18 months of runway — until a small change in spending throws the plan off course. Here is how to pressure-test your forecast before it's too late.

Retail giant Walmart is launching a new program to help small businesses sell more American-made products.

Throughout my journey, I've discovered that effective selling isn't about slick pitches — it's about understanding problems first and solving them with trust.

On this episode of "Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch," one contestant has a very good problem to solve.

Find out who flies high and who bottoms out on the new episode of "Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch."

An elevator pitch gives you one minute to convince potential investors to consider your business as a lucrative opportunity. As venture capitalist myself, here are a few helpful tips that'll catch an investor's attention and make them want to hear more.

Here's how entrepreneurs can effectively pitch their companies to potential customers and stakeholders.

If you want to see improvement, you have to put in the work.

In this episode, contestants come with great products — and investors come with tough questions.

If you've got big plans and big dreams, Swift's approach can be the game-changer.

You step into the elevator and find yourself alone with your dream client. The doors slide closed. You have 30 seconds. Could you intrigue them enough in those moments to make an impression that sparks interest?

Discover how to create and deliver a compelling business pitch to investors with five key steps.

By improving the start and finish of your pitch you can instantly help stand out from the crowd and increase your chance of raising venture capital.

Entrepreneurs need to ensure their company has sufficient capital. Raising funds is a fundamental way to do so.

You might be missing the most important part of persuasion.

Is there anything new to say about how to write a successful pitch? Maybe not. But this veteran PR pro has a handful of tactics she routinely employs to get client results.

A minute-by-minute approach to what to say and when to say it.

It's not hard to get customers to "yes" if you know what they need.

On the new episode of "Fix My Pitch," business coaches Anthony Sullivan and Tina Frey break down the ingredients of a knockout pitch.