1. INVEST IN FOUNDER READINESSStrengthen your business foundation and boost funder confidence by continuously building your communication, leadership, and industry-specific skills with the D-SOURCE Founder Readiness Guide.
2. CULTIVATE AN AUTHENTIC IDEABuild a business you believe in by connecting your passions, talents, and purpose with the help of the D-SOURCE Idea Cultivation Guide.
3. EVALUATE YOUR PROFITABILITYStrengthen your pricing strategy, boost your profit margins, and prove your business’s sustainability with the D-SOURCE Profitability Testing Workbook.
4. ASSESS YOUR MARKETABILITYConnect with real customers, strengthen your marketing, and build a sustainable brand with the D-SOURCE Market Testing Guide.
5. BUILD & ORGANIZE YOUR FINANCIALSBuild a stronger, more fundable business by learning to track, read, and leverage your financials with clear balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and reconciled cash flow reports.
6. LEGALLY ESTABLISH & ORGANIZEProtect your business, stay fundable, and unlock growth opportunities by keeping your legal registrations, licenses, and financial paperwork up to date.
7. CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE BUSINESS PLANNINGBuild a fundable, strategic business plan based on real numbers, clear growth goals, and customer-driven strategies with the D-SOURCE One-Page Planning Guides.
8. CONDUCT FINANCIAL PLANNINGBuild realistic, fundable growth strategies by leading with strong financial projections using the D-SOURCE Comprehensive Financial Projections Workbook.
9. BUILD RETAIL READINESSProtect your investment and launch successfully by using the D-SOURCE Retail Readiness Guides to evaluate your property, contractors, and project costs before you build or lease.
10. FIND & WIN THE RIGHT FUNDERSIncrease your chances of winning funding by targeting the right grantmakers and lenders with the D-SOURCE Funder’s Toolkit for small business success.
