Download or read book The Small Business Guide U S 2011 Edition written by Owen O. Daniels and published by The Small Business Zone. This book was released on 2010-11-22 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has 212 pages and consists of 36 chapters, 7 Appendices and an index. This is an excellent reference resource that covers every aspect of starting and running a small business. Ideal for the future Entrepreneur and Small Business owner. Entrepreneurs can pickup this book at any time and turn to the appropriate chapter and seek answers to questions. This is a practical and informative guide that provides actionable information. It tells you what to look for, where to find it, and provides several resources for each category of information. No other book on this subject provides you this kind of information. This book is published as an annual edition available on 1 December.
Download or read book The Unofficial Guide to Starting a Small Business written by Marcia Layton Turner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-24 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inside scoop . . .for when you want more than the official line Want to be your own boss but aren't quite sure how to make it happen? This savvy guide will show you the way. Now revised and updated to cover the latest regulations, techniques, and trends, it walks you step by step through the entire start-up process, from coming up with a business plan and lining up financing to setting up shop, marketing to your customer base, and dealing with accounting, taxes, insurance, and licenses. Packed with real-world tips and tricks that you won't find anywhere else, it delivers all the know-how you need to declare independence from the 9-to-5 world, launch your business--and watch the profits grow! * Vital Information on real-world entrepreneurship that other sources don't reveal. * Insider Secrets on how to secure financing and choose a winning location. * Money-Saving Techniques, including low-cost ways to market your business. * Time-Saving Tips for creating a business plan and handling legal and accounting basics. * The Latest Trends, including how to launch a profitable home- or Web-based business. * Handy Checklists and Charts to help you plan your start-up and succeed in the marketplace.
Download or read book Small Business Survival Guide written by Jason Reid and published by Course Technology. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents practical advice on getting a small business to grow, covering such topics as branding, marketing, sales, personnel management, customers, new technology, and business plans.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Best Practices for Small Business written by Brandon Toropov and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Illustrates how to make money and keep it with time-honored strategies • Insightful real-life anecdotes to illustrate key concepts
Download or read book The Small Business Guide U S 2012 Edition written by Latasia Brown and published by The Small Business Zone. This book was released on 2011-11-27 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "Must have" resource for the Entrepreneur. If you are thinking of starting a business or you've already started one, you must own this book. It brings actionable and real-time information to your fingertips. An excellent quick reference guide that points you in the right direction.
Download or read book The SBA Loan Book written by Charles H Green and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-12-18 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spurred by President Obama, the Small Business Association has stepped up its loan program to companies around the nation. But to receive an SBA-guaranteed loan, firms must navigate a complex course of processes, qualifications, documentation, and approvals. You need this new edition of Charles Green's invaluable book to chart the best way to apply for and get an SBA loan. Green wastes no time in showing: Why an SBA loan guarantee is a good option in tough economic times How to choose the right bank at a time when many banks have failed and credit is tight What the new rules and regulations say about the paperwork and documentation loan applicants must supply In today's turbulent economic climate, solid financial backing is the key to small business survival. And this fully updated guide to SBA loans will help you land it.
Download or read book Master Self Publishing 2012 Edition written by Latasia Brown and published by The Small Business Zone. This book was released on 2011-11-27 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are going to self-publish, this is a 'must have' book. An excellent "how-to-guide" that walks you through the steps of self-publishing. Self-publishing made easy by following the steps from cover-to-cover.
Download or read book The Wall Street Journal Complete Small Business Guidebook written by Colleen DeBaise and published by Three Rivers Press (CA). This book was released on 2009 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The country's most-trusted source for financial information offers business and lifestyle strategies that can help turn small-business dreams into sustainable successes.
Download or read book Project Management for Small Business written by Joseph PHILLIPS and published by AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. This book was released on 2011-11-07 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project management can help companies become more efficient and profitable. But classic project management models often prove too cumbersome for smaller businesses with limited staff resources, tight budgets, and next to no time to devote to learning complex methodologies. These smaller enterprises need the core principles and techniques of project management in a streamlined package. Project Management for Small Business offers simple, repeatable practices for planning, executing, and controlling projects in smaller environments in which one team member may wear multiple hats. Readers will learn how to: ò Define project requirements and scope ò Create a project schedule based on resource availability ò Estimate, budget, and control project costs ò Identify and minimize project risks ò Manage workflow ò Communicate effectively ò Control project change ò And more. Grounded in real-world experience, this practical guide skips the complicated theory and goes straight to the heart of what it really takes to make a project a success.
Download or read book The Girls Guide to Building a Million Dollar Business written by Susan Wilson Solovic and published by AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. This book was released on 2007-11-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solovic offers frank advice and hard-won lessons including: taking emotions out of the workplace - make business decisions based on what is best for the company, not on your personal feelings; thinking big and bold - believe that you can be successful and be willing to announce your intentions to the world; managing for growth - hire the right people and discover the best ways to keep them; and, never being afraid to take a chance - boost profits by taking financial risks.
Download or read book How Small business Trades Worldwide written by John Wiley Spiers and published by John Spiers Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Rational Guide to Building Small Business Credit written by Barbara Weltman and published by Mann Publishing Group. This book was released on 2007 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small businesses figure importantly in the American economy, yet few resources exist for small business owners looking to build their credit. In The Rational Guide to Building Small Business Credit, Barbara Weltman offers an indispensable new guide that clearly explains how to build and maintain a credit profile for your company. This book covers the fundamentals of credit building, including the five C's of credit analysis and how to register your D-U-N-S(r) number with Dunn & Bradstreet. Advanced concepts include re-establishing poor credit, working with the government, and running credit checks on your customers.This book uses a rational, no-nonsense approach to give you the information you need to proactively manage your credit!
Download or read book Business Plans that Work A Guide for Small Business 2 E written by Andrew Zacharakis and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-03-18 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn your great idea into BIG PROFITS with a powerful, persuasive business plan! With any endeavor, good planning is the key to good results—especially in the launch of a new business or product. Business Plans That Work gives you an easy-to-follow template for conceptualizing, writing, focusing, and revising a business plan that converts your business idea into financial profit. A virtual blueprint for entrepreneurial success, this new edition of the popular entrepreneur’s guide provides all the tools you need to communicate the value of your idea to investors and attract key talent, and create a plan you can turn to throughout the entire process of starting and running a business. You’ll learn how to: Determine what to include in each plan, why, and for whom Secure the capital you need to get the project off the ground Assess opportunities and risks involved in your project Avoid common pitfalls that cost money, time, and effort With Business Plans That Work, you have everything you need to create winning strategies for development, sales, marketing, operations, distribution, and everything else successful ventures are founded on.
Download or read book The Ultimate Small Business Marketing Book written by Dee Blick and published by FilamentPublishing Ltd. This book was released on 2011 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written for you if you want to get to grips with your marketing but you need a helping hand. It's packed with powerful tips, proven tools and many real-life examples and case studies. If you're looking for commonsense marketing advice that you can implement immediately, you'll find it on every page. You'll learn how to: plan and review your marketing activities, write brilliant copy that generates sales, write sales letters that sells, effectively troubleshoot when your marketing is not delivering, make your website a magnet for visitors and loads more! Dee Blick is a respected business author and a multi-award winning Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Dee has 27 years marketing experience gained working with small businesses from all sectors. She is internally renowned for her practical approach to small business marketing and for getting results on the smallest of marketing budgets. Dee has also built a reputation as a formidable marketing troubleshooter. A speaker, columnist and small business marketing practioner, Dee is also the author of 'Powerful Marketing on a Shoestring Budget for Small Businesses'. Yorkshire born and bred, Dee lives with her husband and two sons in Sussex.
Download or read book 201 Great Ideas for Your Small Business written by Jane Applegate and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated edition of this very popular and successful small business book The first edition of 201 Great Ideas for Your Small Business was hailed by management guru and author Tom Peters as "Brilliantly researched. Brilliantly written. A gem of priceless value on almost every page. Read. Inhale. Absorb. Great Stuff!" In this completely updated third edition of 201 Great Ideas for Your Small Business, renowned small-business expert and consultant Jane Applegate shares new, powerful, creative, simple, and proven approaches for building a better small business. Details how business owners can use online marketing and social networking more effectively Offers timely strategies for thriving in challenging economic times Includes scores of real-life success stories and all-new interviews with small-business owners, experts, and VIP's including Guy Kawasaki, Kay Koplovitz, and Michael Bloomberg It may be small, but your business is a big deal to you, your customers, and employees. 201 Great Ideas provides lively, practical strategies to help you manage, grow, and promote your business.
Download or read book Good Small Business Guide 2013 7th Edition written by Bloomsbury Publishing and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-06-30 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully updated for this 7th annual edition, the Good Small Business Guide 2013 is packed with essential advice for small business owners or budding entrepreneurs. Offering help on all aspects of starting, running and growing a small business, including: planning, setting up or acquiring a business, getting to grips with figures, marketing, selling online, and managing yourself and others. Containing over 140 easy-to-read articles and an extensive information directory this fully updated guide offers help on all aspects of starting and growing a small business. Features a foreword from the National Chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses.
Download or read book The SBA Loan Book written by Charles H Green and published by Adams Media. This book was released on 2005-06-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The SBA Loan Book, 2nd Edition provides you with step-by-step instructions on how to maneuver through the complex maze of eligibility, qualification, and approval needed to get SBA financing. This edition includes the most up-to-date information on policy changes including Revision E, the 504 program, and the SBA Express program. The SBA Loan Book, 2nd Edition gives you answers to your most important questions, including how to: Increase your chances of getting a loan Fill out a loan application Present yourself to lenders Consider your options for SBA-guaranteed loans Close your loan fast In addition, you'll learn how to appeal a lender's denial, as well as how to approach a loan request if you've previously filed bankruptcy. The SBA Loan Book, 2nd Edition also includes the latest resources and forms. AUTHOR: Charles H. Green is a vice president with Sunrise Bank, one of the leading SBA lending banks in the nation. He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, and Bloomberg Business News. He lives in Atlanta, GA.
