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Product DescriptionYOUR ROAD MAP to BUSINESS SUCCESS From the editors of Entrepreneur magazine, this bestselling business startup book has helped hundreds of thousands of readers start their own businesses. Revised, expanded and updated, the 4th edition will help you save time and money, minimize mistakes and maximize profits. Our practical, easy-to-follow advice takes you step by step through the startup journey and guides you through the first three years of business ownership. You’ll find the comprehensive, in-depth information you need to bring your business to life, plus dozens of work sheets and checklists you can use to measure your progress along the way. HERE’S MORE OF WHAT YOU’LL FIND INSIDE: HOW TO get business ideas and pinpoint your target market SECRETS OF successful marketing, from building a brand and promoting your business online to free and low-cost promotion ideas and effective selling techniques HOW TO harness the power of the internet to simplify startup and increase your chances of business success CREATIVE WAYS to finance startup and growth HOW TO take advantage of the latest technology to set up an efficient business on a budget PLUS: Contact information and websites for hundreds of resources, including startup assistance sources, government offices and small-business-friendly banks
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March 9th, 2010 at 6:28 am
This one has all the answers!
Rating: 5 / 5
March 9th, 2010 at 7:37 am
This book is very general but it covers a wide range of areas. I enjoyed reading this book and it is something that I can refer to over and over again.
Rating: 4 / 5
March 9th, 2010 at 7:52 am
This book is a great book for someone who is getting started trying to green their lives. The book explains some ingrediants to stay away from in beauty products but then recommends brands that violate the rules. I think that if you are going to recommend products you should give suggestions about the absolute best to mid range so that people have a wide range of options to choose from. I do appreciate the personal testimonials and the honesty though!
Rating: 4 / 5
March 9th, 2010 at 10:41 am
This is the greatest Business-startup book that i have read. It gave wonderful insight into the world of business and provided several case-files. I reccomend this to anyone thinking about or are in the process of starting a business.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 9th, 2010 at 11:24 am
This is a great book in that it is big enough (about 800 pages) and written by enough people (the staff of Engrepreneur Magazine), and has been around long enough (this is the third edition) that it can cover nearly every aspect of the formation of a business.
There is so much information here that a lot of it will not be helpful to you — so skip over those parts. For instance, consider location. They have a chapter on locating your business. I wanted to work at home in a small town in the remote west. I picked the location and then picked the type of business that I could do to meet these other requirements. If, on the other hand, you are thinking retail, your location requirements are different.
Two comments I’d stress a bit stronger than they do, as in it can’t be stressed strongly enough.
1. Cut your ‘nut’ (the amount of money you have to have each month) to the absolute minimum so during the start up phase you don’t have such a high burden to carry. Buying a new house, a couple of new cars and having a couple of kids in college would put quite a burden on a new business.
2. Buy used equipment first. They talk about computers. I needed a new one. Well not new, but another one. I found one at a thrift shop for $75, added $20 worth of used memory from e-Bay and have one that is just as functional as the newest ones.
Overall, an excellent overview of what you’re about to get into.
Rating: 5 / 5