Running a One Person Business (Paperback)

~ (Author), Salli Rasberry (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This book, like Mary Jean Parson's Managing the One-Person Business ( LJ 3/15/88), addresses the concerns of the very small organization. Standard business topics such as bookkeeping, marketing, and finance are discussed with the needs of the sole proprietor in mind. Additional matters unique to one-person businesses--planning for back-up help, preventing a sense of isolation--are also covered. Although a few topics are glossed over, the advice is generally sound, practical, and clearly presented. The chapters on time management and office equipment are especially help-ful. Most business collections should have either this book or Parson's.-- Wendy Allex, Lee Cty. Lib. System, Ft. Meyers, Fla. correction: Daniel Goodwin & Richard F. Rusdorf's The Landlord's Handbook (LJ 3/15/89), published by Longman, is not being distributed by Gale, as the review states. Books can be ordered directly from Longman.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

This new edition of the bestseller which showed how to set up and operate a one-person business contains updated information on the technology involved. Major parts of key chapters have been rewritten to include new material and follow-up interviews with successful one-person business owners are featured. Photos.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press; 2 Revised edition (May 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898155983
• ISBN-13: 978-0898155983
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #373,904 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Covers subjects that no other biz book addresses, September 17, 1997

By	Jan Zobel "tax preparer" (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There are many new small business books being published but this is truly one of the classics. Rather than emphasizing information about getting permits, writing a business plan, etc., Running A One Person Business discusses how to keep from being isolated, how to separate your work life from your personal life, how to go on vacation when you're self-employed, etc. I recommend it to my small business students. Jan Zobel, EA, tax preparer/lecturer and author of Minding Her Own Business: the Self-Employed Woman's Guide to Taxes and Recordkeepin

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Basic Information for the True Novice, March 3, 2007

By	Joe Waynick (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you haven't a clue about running a small business then this book is for you. For more advanced topics - look elsewhere. This book is good for what it is; a treatise on the ins and outs of managing the small enterprise. You'll find many helpful suggestions but much of the information is quite dated. Still there aren't very many books that tackle the unique problems of the one-person business. So for a unique perspective on your fledging operation, check it out.

5.0 out of 5 stars The best business book I've ever read!, September 2, 1999

By A Customer

I loved reading this book. It gave clear and concise methods of running a small business yet also inspired with ideas of how to do what you really love. The book gave good arguements why this is the only way to live and told many stories to back it up.