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Use AI and practical business wisdom to launch, perfect, and protect your startup. Avoid being road kill.

SDA: Sales • Delivery • Administration • ISBN‑13: 978‑1983614729

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Build on the Three Pillars

SDA is the operating system of sustainable growth.

Sales

Own your pipeline. Master outreach, follow‑up, and closing loops that compound.

Delivery

Ship value relentlessly. Process, quality, and customer outcomes over vanity metrics.

Administration

Build the back‑office that never drops a ball: finance, compliance, and ops.

Conversations & Appearances

Bradley Bartz shares lessons from a lifetime in the arena — stories of grit, timing, and humor that only come from doing the work. These are intimate exchanges, not performances.

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University & Accelerator Sessions

SDA for founders: Sales • Delivery • Administration

  • Real-world case stories and cold-call drills
  • Frameworks teams can use the next morning
  • Q&A-driven, conversational format

Executive & Board Retreats

Focused conversations that surface the next right move.

  • Custom agenda around your constraints
  • Soft-sale, insight-first approach
  • Outcomes over theatrics

Podcasts & Media

Candid, funny, and useful stories from four decades of building.

  • Founders’ war stories and teachable moments
  • Cold-calling to compliance and continuity
  • Always practical, never performative
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The Venture Business Manual is ready for its next chapter. We welcome inquiries from acquisition editors, literary agents, business educators, and partners for print, audio, and international editions.

Rights available • © 2018–2025 Bradley L. Bartz

The Venture Business Manual

The classic entrepreneur’s companion by Bradley L. Bartz. Sharpen your edge with field‑tested tactics—from cold calls and compliance to customer service and closing.

Shareware Free Version available. All Rights Reserved © 2018–2025 • ISBN‑10: 1983614726 • ISBN‑13: 978‑1983614729

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Table of Contents

A practical roadmap—from first calls to long‑term resilience.

  • Introductionp. 5
  • The Cold Callp. 11
  • Real Cold Call Storiesp. 15
  • Basic Admin: Banks, Reseller License, etc.p. 26
  • Business Name — If you must spell it, it sucksp. 29
  • Food, Shelter and Appropriate Attirep. 31
  • How Do I Keep Going?p. 35
  • The Six Minute Man — Your Lawyerp. 39
  • Compliance is a Two‑Way Streetp. 41
  • Websites, SEO and Suchp. 54
  • CRM and Office Automationp. 67
  • Writing a Business Planp. 79
  • If You Do It Yourself, Go Get a Jobp. 85
  • How to Pick a Business to Start?p. 83
  • The First Stepp. 88
  • Surround the Spacep. 89
  • Don't Cheatp. 97
  • Don't Negotiatep. 99
  • Education on Your Nichep. 101
  • The Rules of the Telephonep. 103
  • Customer Service Rulesp. 105
  • Networking, Trade Shows and Follow‑upp. 108
  • Don't Sell More Than You Can Deliver: Amyp. 112
  • Partners, Collaborators, Fans and Referralsp. 115
  • 50 Mistakes Before 50 — Own Up • Grow Upp. 118
  • The Soft Sale — Longevity Depends On This.p. 121
  • Key Resources: Will, Testament and Continuityp. 124
  • The Labor Board — When Employees Cheatp. 156
  • The Close (Always Be Closing ??)p. 181
  • The Author: About Bradley Lawrence Bartzp. 183