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What People Are Saying About This Book:
Inc.
magazine's April 1994 cover story, "Search of the Small Business
Bible," selected three Oasis Press® books among its Top 40 of start-up
guides and business books. Start Your Business: A Beginner's Guide
was judged to be one of the best.
If you have ever wished there was a simple series of questions and
checklists to follow so you could start your business right... your
wish has just been granted!
Named
as Inc. Magazine's Top 40 books in their search for the best small
business guide. Now this bestseller has new information and is up to
date for the new century!
Each year, more than 400,000 new businesses are started in the United
States. Of those 400,000 new business owners, many probably wondered
if they had taken care of all the legal requirements and done all the
preplanning necessary to getting their business off on the right foot.
So how do you ensure you complete all the necessary preplanning for
your new business? Well, you can spend a lot of time on the telephone
or in the library, or you can read Start Your Business and get
an all-in-one resource for learning about general start-up
requirements and preplanning activities!
This newly revised, user-friendly workbook is uniquely designed to
help beginning business owners realize what needs to be done and what
should be done before opening their doors. With its checklist format
and easy-to-read text, you can easily check off the activities you
feel you need to complete and it encourages you to consider optional
activities that will only strengthen your position in the marketplace.
One of the book's main benefits is its Plan of Action worksheets that
will help you organize and track all the activities necessary for a
strong start up. In addition, Start Your Business will help
you:
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Make all
required government filings;
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Determine if you need start-up financing and if so, where to get it;
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Develop
sound marketing and sales strategies;
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Hire
employees correctly and more efficiently;
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Realize
the preplanning necessary for production;
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Consider
ways to make your business environment-friendly while complying with
environmental laws;
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Write a
business plan; and
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Decide
if buying an existing business or franchise is for you.
The
book's numerous checklists are complemented by:
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Eight
Plan of Action worksheets;
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A
glossary that defines business terms and jargon;
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A
listing of the state directors' offices for the Small Business
Development Centers (SBDCs) Network; and
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Informal
tips and advice from various business sources and experts.
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Contents |
Preface
How to Use this Book |
| Chapter 1: Getting
Off on the Right Foot - Start-UP Issues |
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Chapter 2: Money Matters |
| Chapter 3: Marketing
Strategies |
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Chapter 4: If Your Business Will Have Employees |
| Chapter 5: Production
and Management |
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Chapter 6: Environmental Options and Laws |
| Chapter 7: Writing a
Start-Up Business Plan |
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Chapter 8: Buying a Business or Franchise |
| Appendix A: Glossary |
Appendix B: List of Small Business Development Center State
Directors' Offices |
| Appendix C: List of
National and State Business Publications |
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Appendix D: Small Business Web Sites |
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About the Author
The
Editors of The Oasis Press have edited and researched more than 90
titles directed to the small business market over the past ten years.
With their vast resource library, connections with experts in the
business world, and contacts with state and federal government
agencies, they have compiled and written this unique workbook to add
to The Oasis Press® Successful Business Library, which already boasts
more than 50 small business books. |
