Customer Reviews

How to Start, Run, and Stay in Business, 2nd Edition

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

The book is well written and laid out well. It is fairly easy to follow and understand. However, I have significant business experience and personally found the information a little too basic. This book does give a good general overview of running a business, but lacks depth.

I already had an earlier version of this book, and chose to buy the upgraded version on the Kindle. I originally got this book as a required text book in college (art school). It's very straight forward and easy to understand (even for an artist mind), and flexible enough to be applied to any business type. If you need a great thorough starter guide, this is the one. I used this as my jumping off reference point, then expanded my needs to other books as necessary.

Without any business experience,I started a business from scratch in 1990. I bought one of these books at that time. I have built it to a $2m company since then. This book helped me a lot when it came to understanding the ratios and the things the bank wanted. The personnel section was helpful. There is a wealth of info in this book about a wide range of business subjects. Yes, it's a bit elementary at times, but often that's what a new business owner needs.

If you are looking to start a business and are unsure of where to begin, this book is an excellent tool! With information about every aspect of starting and running your business, not only will this book help you prepare yourself for success, it can also be used as an excellent resource guide. I would recommend this book to anyone. It's definitely a life saver.

I'm giving this book a 3-star because this was meant to be a gift for my brother that has his own business. I scanned through the pages and there were some good stuff that seems practical. However, there are some points here that may be a little difficult to apply into the business. But all in all I think it is a good book to have if you have your own business.

I gave this to a friend that does not have any business training (formal or informal). He really likes it, so I am assuming this is a great starter book.