Effective Small Business Management (9th Edition) (Hardcover)

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Product Description

This book provides you a pathway to launching a new, small business successfully.

The edition provides information on the right way to launch and mange a small business with the staying power to succeed and grow.

This book is for the new venture entrepreneur who wants to explore the possibilities, the challenges, and the rewards of owing a business.

From the Publisher

This text offers practical, hands-on advice for all areas of concern to the small business student -- e.g., business plans, financing, location and layout, marketing, advertising and promotion, purchasing, inventory, crime, computers, human resource management, business law and government regulation. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 928 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 9 edition (April 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0136152708
• ISBN-13: 978-0136152705
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #107,154 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Have Your Instructor Standing By, October 11, 1998

By	Matthew England (Spanaway, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Effective Small Business Management (Hardcover)

This is a great book if your just getting into business, however if you already know the basics you may want to try something a little deeper. There are quite a few questions this book just won't answer so make sure you go to class. As a supplement to in class lectures and hands on study you will be able to gain alot from reading this text. It offers alot of valuable information in an easy to understand format. I hope you like reading though because it tends to get a little dry.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for Entrepreneurs, October 27, 2004

By	Martin J. Mcdermott "FranchiseInterviews.com" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Effective Small Business Management (Hardcover)

As the President and CEO of FranchiseInterviews.com, I have read many books relating to entrepreneurship. I think the authors did a fantastic job at writing this book. They use many examples and cases to help you easily understand the topics.

I highly recommend this book for aspiring entrepreneurs as well as schools that offer a program in entrepreneurship.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is truly awesome, January 13, 2009

By	Young Investor (Phila, PA) - See all my reviews

I recently used this book for an online class I was taking at a local community. I regret not taking enough business classes while in college. This books is full information. If you pace yourself and read the chapters you'll know alot. You'll learn how to do business valuations, cash flow management etc. It assumes you have little business experience and gives you years of business school experience. I know as much or more then most business majors I stay in contact with when I graduated.

Compared to the previous version, this has removed the kinks or maintaining a good flow. You'll also learn the basics to a business plan and how to do real financial projections. This will make a contractor or small store owner; very powerful at growing and managing their business. I'm so glad I took this course that required the 9th version of the text. The previous class used the 8th and had problems comprehending the process and how to build off of things. The ninth is the best.