Gestation activities undertaken and indicators of start-up during study period
| Obusi | Monika | Sebastien | Pamela | Lisa | Lietus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nascent activity | ||||||
| Devoted 35+ hours/week on business | ||||||
| Arranged childcare | ||||||
| Saved money to invest | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Asked for funding | ||||||
| Established credit with suppliers | X | |||||
| Invested own money | X | X | ||||
| Hired employees/managers | ||||||
| Organized team | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Prepared business plan | X | X | X | |||
| Developed model or procedures of product/service | X | X | X | X | ||
| Applied for copyright, patent, trademark | ||||||
| Purchased, rented or leased major equipment | ||||||
| Defined market opportunity | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Developed financials | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Started marketing and promotion | X | X | ||||
| Purchased raw materials, supplies | X | X | ||||
| Took a class on starting a business | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Opened business bank account | X | |||||
| Start-up indicators | ||||||
| Received money, income or fees | X | X | ||||
| Positive cash flow | X | X | ||||
| Paid managers who are owners a salary | ||||||
| Filed taxes | ||||||
| Business phone listing | ||||||
| Business phone line | ||||||
| Obusi | Monika | Sebastien | Pamela | Lisa | Lietus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devoted 35+ hours/week on business | ||||||
| Arranged childcare | ||||||
| Saved money to invest | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Asked for funding | ||||||
| Established credit with suppliers | X | |||||
| Invested own money | X | X | ||||
| Hired employees/managers | ||||||
| Organized team | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Prepared business plan | X | X | X | |||
| Developed model or procedures of product/service | X | X | X | X | ||
| Applied for copyright, patent, trademark | ||||||
| Purchased, rented or leased major equipment | ||||||
| Defined market opportunity | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Developed financials | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Started marketing and promotion | X | X | ||||
| Purchased raw materials, supplies | X | X | ||||
| Took a class on starting a business | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Opened business bank account | X | |||||
| Received money, income or fees | X | X | ||||
| Positive cash flow | X | X | ||||
| Paid managers who are owners a salary | ||||||
| Filed taxes | ||||||
| Business phone listing | ||||||
| Business phone line | ||||||
Note(s): Activities and indicators drawn from Reynolds (2000)