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By Angelique O'Rourke From Bplans How much time you have to deliver a pitch to investors will have a big impact on how and what you’ll want to do and say. If you’re giving five-minute presentation followed by a Q&A, you will approach that a little differently than if you’re giving a one-minute presentation! So, how do you know what to include in a really short pitch? What about a 20-minute pitch? We’ve got you covered. In this article, I’ll [also] review tips from entrepreneurs who successfully pitched their businesses for funding.

From: Medium Communication matters. Here are a few ideas to help communicate product ideas effectively: Describe the problem you’re solving. Every product should have a reason for existence and a story for why people’s lives will be better after this product comes to the rescue. But before you can talk about the superior future you want to create, you should set the stage by describing the dismal present we currently living in. Envision the start of an infomercial, where people are stumbling around in black and white, wallowing in tears while cutting onions… because they don’t yet have the Slap Chop! Describe how many people have this problem. Now that you’ve broken it down to human terms, the next step is to expand this with market research to show just how large this problem is.

Get expert pitch advice from an entrepreneur who raised close to $1 million. Caroline Cummings shares her  pitch secrets, techniques, and tools in this free eBook, “How to Pitch and Get Funded.” What you will learn: The purpose of the pitch The importance of mentors and advisers How to deliver an elevator pitch How to deliver a video pitch How to deliver a one-page pitch Read more at Bplans

I'm sure a number of our clients could afford to practice their story or pitch. Here are few sites on developing an elevator pitch. www.wikipedia.com Elevator Pitch Youtube.com Elevator Pitch The Art of the Elevator Pitch www.businessknowhow.com By Robert Pagliarini of SeekingCapital.com The Perfect (Elevator) Pitch BusinessWeek.com by Aileen Pincus