The Start Up Guide: A One-Year Plan for Entrepreneurs [Paperback]

David H., Jr. Bangs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1996

Here is everything you need to get started in your new business. With this multimedia kit you are able to create your own 12-month interactive start-up, identify your largest source for credit, access all the interactive management, bookkeeping, marketing forms, and necessary worksheets, discover successful ways to deal with bankers, vendors, and investors, get the financing you need, and get inside tips and insights from a former banker. System Requirements: PC with a 386 or higher processor (486 or higher recommended); Windows 3.1 or later; MS-DOS 3.1 or later; double-speed CD-ROM drive; Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device; VGA monitor with a 256-color driver (SVGA recommended); 4MB RAM (8MB recommended); 10MB free HD space.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

COUNTDOWN TO SUCCESS!

"The Start-Up Guide" is your 12-month action plan for creating your new business. In the previous two editions, bestselling small business author David H. Bangs introduced a complete step-by-step 12-month plan for starting a successful small business. The new third edition of this Upstart classic builds on the author's tried-and-true methods with an updated resources section and helpful tips on using the Internet to find low-cost resources.

In this edition, you'll learn how to research and test ideas inexpensively, define and identify ways to reach the best markets, and forecast sales and expenses.

"Bangs shows entrepreneurs exactly what they should be doing at every important step of the prelaunch effort..." (In Business)

" The Start-Up Guide' is a one-year step-by-step timetable for organizing a business...all the while offering practical, realistic advice." (Booklist)

"A fresh look...one of the best business start-up books to be published in quite a while." (New Business Opportunities)

"Presents a powerful message...it's the stuff of dreams." (Patricia Peacock, Ed.D. director, Rutgers University Regional Small Business Development Center) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

David H. "Andy" Bangs, Jr. is a longtime entrepreneur, founder of Upstart Publishing Company, bestselling author, and former banker. Calling himself "Writer, Sailor, Appreciator" (not necessarily in that order), Bangs's genial insights on building businesses have made him one of the most sought after experts on business planning.

From his home base on the coast of New England, he has penned such perennial business classics as The Market Planning Guide and The Start Up Guide and has coauthored numerous others. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 162 pages
• Publisher: Dearborn Trade Pub; 2 Pap/Cas edition (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793116643
• ISBN-13: 978-0793116645
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,711,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise step-by-step helper, March 24, 2000

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Elaine Perea (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Start-Up Guide (Paperback)

This book has a good, concise layout to help you decide which business to pursue and how to go about getting to day one. Perhaps less pointed than a "How to Write a Business Plan" manual, it is more of a self-help book to find support in the community, think through ideas carefully, and get to day one. This book can make you a well prepared entrepreneur and more likely to be successful.