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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting Your Own Business (The Complete Idiot's Guide) (Paperback)

by Ed Paulson (Author) "Bill and his friend were walking through a mall doing some last-minute holiday shopping..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The revised second edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting Your Own Business, by author and entrepreneur Ed Paulson and marketing consultant Marcia Layton, is an extensive handbook of small-business basics for those who already have the desire and drive mandatory for launching an individual commercial enterprise--but it does not include all of the specific day-to-day skills that significantly increase its chances for survival. The book begins with plainspoken advice on matters such as choosing a business, setting goals, and initiating the plan that makes it all happen. This is followed by material on sales and marketing and developing business structures, which is bolstered at appropriate intervals with useful definitions, additional resources, and warnings about potential pitfalls. The next two sections on finances and growth, however, may ultimately prove most valuable. The best information here includes sections about evaluating competition and defending against potential incursions; why business bankers reject loan applications and how to make them your allies; and why production plans are critical. This book also looks at the "secrets of success," suggesting ways to cope with the ups and downs that any entrepreneur will inevitably encounter. --Howard Rothman

MacMillan General Reference
This is the perfect get-started guide to opening a business. In a lighthearted, friendly format, this book helps you act on your dreams of starting a business, and provides expert advice on business plans, financing, legal concerns, and marketing issues. It explains all you need to know and do to be your own boss. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 392 pages
  • Publisher: Alpha; 2nd edition (March 18, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 002861979X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0028619798
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.2 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,648,781 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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