can get to the pitch. go ahead. i thought it was a six. you knew your stuff. the perron is you crammed a lot in there. this is a quick ride in the elevator. you have to highlight, something i advise companies on take two or three of the most engaging and interesting things. what i heard is you re talking about a healthy dessert, how much money you need. hook us in first with the food. all you re trying to do in an elevator pitch is pique our interest. what s the most impelling thing for investors out there. i ll give your product a ten. i ve been eating while you are talking. what is this one? this one is berry bombs. it is so good. yes. congratulations on that. they had good advice on the pitch. good luck with your company. leave those behind for us. exactly. we have more. thank you. if any of you out there have a company and you want feedback from our elevator pitch panel on your chances of getting interested investors, please
these days. i think the product definitely has promise and we can get to the pitch next. go ahead. i thought it was a 6. i think you knew your stuff. the problem is you crammed a lot in there, and this is a quick ride in the elevator. and i think you have to highlight something i advise companies on take the two or three most engaging most interesting things. what i heard in this pitch, you re trying to create a healthy dessert, talking about how much money you need what our rate of return is what the market looks like. it s a little overwhelming. you want to hook us first with the food and then walk us through. all you re trying to do in an elevator pitch environment like this is pique our interest to want to know more. what s the most compelling thing for investors out there. great advice. i m going to give your product a 10. i think i ve been eating while you guys are talking. what is this one? this is berry bombs. it is so good. congratulations on that. thank you. t
coming on the program. good luck with everything five years in. seems like you re doing well. yes. and thank you for being here. i m going to buy a bag. i m loving it. all right. any of you out there have a product or service and you want feedback from our elevator pitch panel on your chances of getting interested investors, send us an e-mail. the address is yourbusiness@msnbc.com. employees please include a short summary of what your company does and what you intend to do with that money. we look forward to rating your pitches and seeing some of you here on the show. thanks everyone so much for joining us today. if you want to learn more about the show click on our website. it s openforum.com/business. you ll find today s segments and content with a lot more information to help your business grow. you can also follow us on twitter. it s @msnbcyourbiz. coming up next week we see
get it up there. thank you for your advice. it s incredibly helpful. if any of you have a product or service and you want feedback from your elevator pitch panel, send us an e-mail. the address is your business@msnbc.com. include a short summary of what your company does how much money you re trying to raise and what you intend to do with the money. we look forward to reading your pitches and seeing some of you here on the show. it s now time to answer some of your business questions. so let s get michael and erica back in here to help us out. the first one is about sharing your story with customers. my question is has to do with marketing and when my clients are sharing about themselves and their story, what s that right balance of how much do they share with their community? i m going to start with you, michael. this is what you do. you help people tell their story. sure. i don t want to know if you re too busy frustrated political beliefs, none of that. here s the thing th
show. thank you for your feedback on this. if any of you out there have a product or service, you want feedback from our elevator pitch panel on your chances of getting interested investors, all you have to do is send us an e-mail. the address is yourbusiness@msnbc.com. tell us what your business does, houchb how much money you re trying to raise and what you re going to do. you never know someone might be watching you. it is time to answer your business questions. we re here to help you out. the first one is about getting insurance. so what are the kinds of insurances that a small business owner should think about when they re opening their business? good for her for asking. this is something that a lot of people forget about. what did you think about when you started your business? you know there s so many different insurance pieces that you have to think about. i really encourage all